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CIEE Language and Culture Program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Exploration of issues concerning post-conflict reconstruction and nation building; development, urbanization and globalization; and social/environmental issues.
CIEE classes in English; five weeks field study in English at a Phnom Penh university; language tutoring program; volunteer and internship opportunities; choice of on-campus ac... read more
Exploration of issues concerning post-conflict reconstruction and nation building; development, urbanization and globalization; and social/environmental issues.
CIEE classes in English; five weeks field study in English at a Phnom Penh university; language tutoring program; volunteer and internship opportunities; choice of on-campus accommodations or homestay.
Educational excursions throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos; reimbursement for cultural events, activities, and performances.
Culture
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
The academic program includes local day trips as well as longer excursions to places of historic and cultural interest throughout Vietnam. In the Vietnam-based component of the program, study trip destinations may include the Mekong Delta (Can Tho or My Tho), the coastal town of Phan Thiet (Mui Ne), Buon Ma Thuot in Vietnams Central Highlands, and the Viet Cong guerilla base in Can Gio.
Two separate weeklong field trips allow students to explore the cultural variations in other regions of Vietnam. A one-week field trip to central Vietnam includes visits to the imperial capital of Hue, the old trading port of Hoi An, and the former demilitarized zone (DMZ). There is also an opportunity for interested students to visit the My Lai massacre memorial site.
A one-week field trip to northern Vietnam includes site visits to the Temple of Literature, the artisan printmaking village of Dong Ho, as well as other cultural and historical landmarks in and around Hanoi. A highlight of the northern Vietnam trip is a two-night homestay with a Dzao ethnic minority family near the China-Vietnam border.
In the Cambodia-based component, there are visits and guided lectures at the Angkor World Heritage Site. Students visit the ongoing Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal, the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and the Tuol Sleng (S-21) prison, the National Museum, the Royal Palace, and visit a rural Khmer village.
Cultural Reimbursement Program
To encourage students to enrich their study abroad experience, CIEE offers a Cultural Reimbursement Program, reimbursing students for their participation in local cultural activities such as tickets to local movies,
theater performances, traditional music concerts, and visits to local museums and historic places of interest.
Immersion
Volunteering
CIEE students are encouraged to volunteer at the local chapter of the United Way, the Agent Orange rehabilitation ward of Tu Du Hospital, or another suitable social service or charity organization.
Peer Language Tutors
As a supplement to all classroom language instruction, program participants are required to meet with tutors who provide them with extra conversational practice in Vietnamese, clarification of classroom material, and help with homework assignments. Less
