One Year Programs Gap Year China

Next Step China’s Gap Year China Programs provides participants with a great way to enjoy Beijing or Shanghai for an extended period of time. One year in China gives you the best chance of assuring fluency and developing long-lasting friendships and potential business contacts from all over the world.

Each university’s language program consists of studying 4 hours a day in a classroom setting with a 1 teacher to 15-20 international student ratio.

If you are interested in a one-to-one learning experience with an active exchange of Mandarin and Chinese culture, you can choose to add private tutoring sessions for 1 to 2 hours after your class.

 Next Step China’s University Gap Year China Programs has two options to choose from:

Spring One Year Program: February to January of the following year (11 Months)*
Fall One Year Program: September to July of the following year (10 Months)

*The Spring Term One year Academic Program pricing is higher than the Fall One Year Program as it includes accommodations for the summer. If you plan on returning home for the summer, we will match the Fall Gap Year China Program price.

All of the Next Step China programs include the following features:
NSC Standard Program Features
NSC Fun Activities

Below, we have provided a list of the universities that offer One Year Programs.

University Beginner Intermediate Advanced Duration   Spring One Year (11 Months) Fall One Year (10 Months)   Spring One Year (11 Months) Fall One Year (10 Months)     Spring One Year (11 Months) Fall One Year (10 Months)   One Month Two Months Three Months   Spring One Year (11 Months) Fall One Year (10 Months) One Month 5 weeks 6 weeks Two Months Three Months Custom Time Period** (Call us for a quote)

**All Next Step China Intensive Tutoring Program start dates are decided by you.  We only require one month’s advance notice.

What is my Mandarin level?

Next Step China provides an easy guide to know what Mandarin skill level you have reached. Keep in mind that the difference in studying back home vs. China is vastly different.

Beginner – You have never studied the language or you have done so at a university or language school for about a year totaling 100 hours or less. Beginners are also classified as those who know approximately 800 Chinese characters or less.

Intermediate – You are a conversational speaker in Chinese but still do not know many of the words and your pronunciation is still not perfect. You have probably studied for about two years at an international university or about 350 hours at a language school. At this level, you can recognize about 2000 to 2500 Chinese characters.

Advanced – You can communicate in more complicated discussions in Chinese, and you can comprehend the subject matter on a TV or radio station. Reading a Chinese newspaper is still somewhat difficult but you can recognize more than 4000 characters. Next Step China’s tutoring program is highly recommended, given the flexibility of the subject matter we can offer you.

Want to learn Mandarin faster?

Next Step China’s Intensive Tutoring Program teaches you Mandarin faster because of the level attention you receive. Our tutors and fine-tuned curriculum will help you improve fast and effectively. Below, we have provided a table of expectations if you were to elect our tutoring program for more than six weeks. Although results due vary we are confident that our tutors can help you exceed the expectations set below.