明德暑校(Middlebury Language Schools)是由美國明德大學(Middlebury College)於每年暑假舉辦的明德中文暑校,是美國相當著名的暑期中文計畫。其最大特色是採取浸入式教學法,學生一入學就必須簽下語言誓約,嚴格規定接下來八個星期只能說中文,不能說其他語言,以利營造全中文的學習環境。明德暑校的課分為大班課、小班課、一對一輔導課,另外還有辦公室答疑時間、課外活動以及中文桌子等等。由於課程密集,加上學生嚴格自律,學習成效十分顯著。此外,明德暑校另有西文、法語、德語、阿拉伯文、俄語、日語等其他語言的課程,是暑期增進外語能力的好去處。 明德暑校網站提供課程、活動、人員及費用等相關訊息,此外亦定期更新歷年新聞及最新消息,讓使用者對明德暑校做初步認識。若需要更詳細的資訊,則可留下相關資料以獲得更進一步的資訊。
The Middlebury Language Schools is a summer immersion program of Chinese language at Middlebury College. Students are required to sign a language pledge to speak only Chinese for the duration of the eight-week program. Classes are either large-size, small-size, or individual classes. In addition to regular classroom hours, there are also office hours for questions, extracurricular activities, and Chinese Table. Since courses are intensive and students are well self-disciplined, effective learning is easily achieved. In addition to Chinese course, the Middlebury Language Schools also offer similar programs in Spanish, French, German, Arabic. Russian, and Japanese. Detailed course outline and fees are available on the official website.