About the Program
The Language Flagship leads the nation in designing, supporting, and implementing a new paradigm for advanced language education. Through an innovative partnership between the federal government and higher education, The Language Flagship seeks to graduate students who will take their place among the next generation of global professionals, commanding a superior level of proficiency in one of many languages critical to U.S. competitiveness and security.
What We Offer
The Chinese Flagship Center at Hunter College is an educational environment in which students are immersed in rich cultural and linguistic resources and global professional opportunities. We offer a dynamic program that enables you to achieve superior-level Mandarin Chinese proficiency in four years through content-based instruction, one-on-one conversation practice, community service, internships, and one-year study abroad in Taiwan.
Hunter's Flagship is an honors program for outstanding undergraduate students. It is one of eight Chinese Language Flagship programs in the country. The Program is a rigorous undergraduate program of study in Chinese language and culture that aims to enable highly-motivated undergraduate students to become global professionals. Gain a deep understanding of Chinese language and culture from national experts in the field. Participate in summer internships in New York City. Study Chinese and intern in Taiwan for one year. Obtain a Flagship Certificate, the highest honor awarded to Flagship students at the undergraduate level.
Is This for Me
Flagship students should have a long-term plan for learning Mandarin Chinese and have a genuine interest in pursuing Chinese language skill-related professions. Applicants must have a record of outstanding academic performance and leadership qualities. Our goal is to train students to achieve superior-level proficiency, as designated by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). This is equivalent to the ILR 3 level of proficiency in Chinese. Those who have a superior-level command of the Chinese language and culture are able to function productively in a wide variety of professional settings