Ready to build self-confidence, problem-solving skills, and a global perspective? During a gap experience with CET, get top-tier language instruction and take your skills in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, or Japanese to new levels. On internship programs, develop valuable professional experience with placements at organizations abroad. Learn Japanese in and out of the classroom through immersive housing with a local roommate and field-based assignments in Osaka. Navigate an international workplace and gain new skills with an internship at an organization based in Jordan. Explore Italy through language classes, an optional homestay, and engaging excursions in Tuscany. CET’s programs offer a range of academic coursework, while supporting students as they navigate cultural adjustment, explore career options, and gain a deeper understanding of their host community, the world, and themselves. CET Beijing: Intensive Chinese Language A full course load of intensive Chinese language classes alone could transform your Chinese. By why limit yourself? This program gets you out of the classroom and into the vibrant world of Beijing. Discuss political reform with Chinese university students. Befriend the owner of your favorite noodle shop tucked away in the hutong (alley). Get so lost in conversation with the person next to you on the bus that you miss your stop. Then tell your Chinese roommate all about your bus adventure as youre hiking along the Great Wall. CET Japan: Intensive Japanese Language Youll fly through your textbook alongside a small class of gap students and college undergraduates, uphold a limited language pledge, and participate in plenty of language activities that get you out the doorget ready to learn youve skipped a level when you head to college. Sound challenging? It is, but youll have the support of faculty and staff, your local roommate, CET peers, and even one-on-one hours to strengthen your Japanese skills. CET Jordan: Intensive Arabic Language Taking intensive language classes, volunteering with local organizations, upholding a language pledge, and meeting with a language partner its no surprise our students make incredible strides in Modern Standard Arabic and Jordanian Dialect. And with this kind of exposure before you even begin college, you wont just have academic credits to give you a boostyoull have the skills, cultural competency, and insight to inform your college experience and set you apart from your peers. CET Jordan: Arabic Language & Internship Get top-tier intensive Arabic language instruction and take on an internship with a local organization in Amman. Combined with field-based learning, language partners, and a housing setup designed to engage and acclimate you, its a full semester of learning tailored to your interests and goals. CET Shanghai: Chinese Language & Internship Explore a career abroad, enjoy the perks of living in a city that is both cosmopolitan and culturally rich, and start building an international network in Shanghai’s buzzing business scene. CET Shanghai students combine Chinese language classes with an internship at a local organization to make the most of their time in the city. CET Siena: Intensive Italian Language Take intensive Italian classes alongside college students, live with a Sienese family in a homestay, and explore your future in the gap student seminar. Not only will you return home with impressive language skills and international experience, youll leave feeling ready to take on whatever is next. CET Taiwan: Intensive Chinese Language With intensive language curriculum, small class sizes, and immersive local opportunities, your gap time in Taipei will result in significant Chinese language gains. Local Taiwanese roommates bring language and culture into your home life and it doesn’t take long at all before Taipei feels like your new home away from home. CET Student Testimonials This program was beyond helpful to my language skills, personal growth, and increasing my sense of responsibility, all of which have been and will continue to be essential in my journey to college. Clara G., Gap at CET Beijing, Summer 2019 I am finishing my gap year and I am so thrilled to have used my time at CET to learn an entirely new language. The program and staff are excited to be teaching Chinese and there are countless activities, excursions, and outings available through the program itself. Abigail W., Gap at CET Beijing, Spring & Summer 2018 About CET CET Academic Programs is a study abroad organization that has been developing and delivering innovative educational programs abroad since 1982. Originally China Educational Tours, CET began operations in Beijing, later expanding to other locations around the world. Today, CET offers a varied portfolio of semester, summer, and short-term customized programs around the world for college, high school, pre-college, and gap year students. Known for strong academics, professional program management, and supportive student services, CET strives to integrate students into their host communities, adopt environmentally conscientious practices, and promote diversity and inclusion across all programs. CET Beijing: Intensive Chinese Language Summer | Fall | Janterm | Spring CET Jordan: Intensive Arabic Language Summer | Fall | Spring CET Jordan: Arabic Language & Internship Summer | Fall | Spring CET Japan: Intensive Japanese Language Summer | Fall | Spring CET Shanghai: Chinese Language & Internship Summer | Fall | Spring CET Siena: Intensive Italian Language Summer | Fall | Spring CET Taiwan: Chinese Language Summer | Fall | Spring CET is committed to increasing access to study abroad for gap students and makes every effort to provide awards to deserving students. All students are eligible to apply for financial assistance through their online CET accounts. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.