Mandarin / study abroad program in Wesleyan?

<p>I just realized that the most important thing i'm looking for in my college selection is study abroad/language program!!</p>

<p>I am going to start learning Mandarin as soon as i'm done with this college application crap and hope to become something close to being Mandarin-fluent by the time I graduate from college. And also I really wish to study in China through something like exchange student program. </p>

<p>How are Wesleyan Mandarin classes?
Does it have any study abroad program?
And if you can, would you please compare its programs with those of other schools?</p>

<p>Thanks A LOT!</p>

<p>you have to scroll down a bit, but, there seem to be several outside programs approved by the university:
[Wesleyan</a> University - Asian Languages & Literatures](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/all/specialprograms.html#studyabroad]Wesleyan”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/all/specialprograms.html#studyabroad)</p>

<p>I am fluent in mandarin and I’ve only been here for a few weeks, but I’ve met some people who are extremely good at speaking mandarin (I don’t know how good their reading and writing is). I think they’re only sophomores too. The language classes meet for about an hour each day, and I think it’s quite fast paced and effective.</p>