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KSU 2009 Study Abroad (May 8-24)

KSU 2009 Study Abroad (May 8-24). CHINA. Agenda. Hand out passports Cell phone numbers Departure At Pudong Airport of Shanghai Address of East China Normal University Money issues Luggage What to pack The course requirement Others.

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KSU 2009 Study Abroad (May 8-24)

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  1. KSU 2009 Study Abroad (May 8-24) CHINA

  2. Agenda • Hand out passports • Cell phone numbers • Departure • At Pudong Airport of Shanghai • Address of East China Normal University • Money issues • Luggage • What to pack • The course requirement • Others

  3. Arriving at the airport at least two hours ahead of the departure time • Meet at the south Terminal of the Atlanta International Airport around 12:00noon. (inside the hall at luggage check-in desk) • If you are late, we will not wait for you. • NW 5801 (Atlanta  Tokyo) 2:10pm, May 8. • Make sure you have your passport, airline ticket, money, and address of ECNU with you on the way to the airport.

  4. At Pudong Airport • NW 27 will arrive at Pudong airport at 9:40pm, May 9. • Please go through the Customs quickly, do not get out of the hall, and wait for the other members in the hall. Local guide will meet us in the hall. You can change $ to RMB there. • If you get lost and cannot find any other members of the group, then you need to take taxi to ECNU.

  5. First stop -- Shanghai We will stay in Guest House of East China Normal University: International Students’ Domitory No.2 Address: 3663 Zhongshan Road (中山北路3663号) Phone at the front desk: (011-86-21) 62235035

  6. Important Addresses • Changsha University: 98 Hongshan Road, Changsha, Human, P.R. China • Hotel in Xi’an: Xi’an Garden Hotel NO. 40 Yan Yin Lu, Da Yan Ta, Xi’an , Shaanxi , China . Tel: 011-86-029 -87601004 • Hotel in Beijing: Best Western Premier Beijing 15 Dong San Huan South Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100021, China Tel: 011-86-10-67626655

  7. Money Issues You may need to pay ($50-100) 1. Extra tips (room service + luggage) 2. Bottled water on road ($0.5/bottle) 3. Calling cards (SIM cards) 4. Meals if you do not like the ones provided 5. Admission fees to places not organized 6. Fee for overweight of your luggage 7. Taxi fare

  8. How much? At least $100 Recommend $250 • Bring more cash if you like to shop in China • Small stores do not accept credit card • Bring a credit card in case you need extra cash. To withdraw cash through ATM, you need to pay service fees

  9. Should I get RMB here? • Do not get RMB from local banks here • They charge too much and the rate is not good. • You can do it in Shanghai Pudong airport and/or banks in China, or at 4 star Hotels (Xi’an and Beijing) (Minimum $100).

  10. How to Pack • From Shanghai to Changsha to Beijing, you can only have a check-in luggage and a personal carry-on luggage. Size: Check-in: (15.74in x 23.62in x 39.37in, 44 lb) Carry-on: (7.87in x 15.74in x 21.65in, 11 lb) From Beijing to Atlanta, you can have two pieces of check-in luggage (50 lb) and a personal carry-on luggage (9" x 14" x 22“) Delta Baggage Information Remark: you can go shopping at Xian and Beijing.

  11. What is in personal carry-on luggage? • Passport (always be with you) • Airline ticket • Money (always be with you) • MELATONIN • A heavy cloth (it is cold in the airplane) • Things you need for the first day if your luggage is delayed

  12. Climate in Shanghai • Weather in May is cooling and the range is from 18.6C to 23.5C (65.5F --- 74.3F) • Get ready to hand wash your clothes

  13. Electricity • Electricity is supplied at 220 volts, 50 cycles • Check your chargers for Cellular phone and laptop PC • You can get a converter in China

  14. Emergency Call Numbers • Police 110 • Fire Services 119 • Ambulance120

  15. Room Arrangement • In Shanghai, two students share a room in International Students’ Domitory No.2. • At Changsha Univeristy, two students share an apartment, each has a single room. • In Xi’an and Beijing, stay in 4 star Hotels. Two share a room.

  16. Course Requirements • (40%) Attend each activity (class, group photo, social events) • (5%) Ask questions during invited lectures • (25%) Read five articles in Part I on the following webpage on Chinese education laws: http://math.kennesaw.edu/~jji/resources.htm For each article, you come up with 5-10 questions and provide their answers. (due: May 15, 2009) • (30%) A final project: A comparative study of a subject taught in middle or high school (statistics, vector, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, etc.) or something else. (due: June 30, 2009) • Grade: A (90-100); B(80-89); C(70-79); D(60-69); F(0-59)

  17. Yuan and other renminbi units Renminbi (RMB) 人民币 (Chinese) The base unit of the renminbi is the yuan. This character has two forms — a common simplified form ( 元 ) and a formal form ( 圆 / 圓 ) used to prevent alterations and accounting mistakes.

  18. Renminbi units • One yuan is divided into 10 jiao ( 角 ) • One jiao is divided into 10 fen ( 分 ) • 3.45 yuan would be spoken of as "3 yuan 4 jiao 5 fen"

  19. Symbol of RMB • Although shop prices in the PRC are usually marked with 元 after the digits, a Y with two crossbars (¥) before the numeral digits is also common. The mark below indicates 9元

  20. RMB series • The denominations available are ¥0.01, ¥0.02, ¥0.05 ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5 ¥1, ¥2, ¥3, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100

  21. Learn to Count We learn to count ten basic numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

  22. Import words Hello Ni hao knee how Good Bye zai jian zi gen Thank you Xiexie she ah shen Please quin Water shui sh waay Beer pijiu ma Coke Kekou Kele How much duoshao No not so Bu Shi Yes Shi de Help! I am in trouble! jiu ming! I am sorry dui bu qi Excuse me Laojia

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