China bound :a guide to academic life and work in the PRC : for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences, American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council
附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
CHINA BOUND -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Opportunities for Research, Study, and Teaching in China -- RESEARCH AND STUDY -- TEACHING -- FOREIGN EXPERTS -- FOREIGN TEACHERS -- FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING -- AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES INVOLVED IN PLACING AMERICANS AS FOREIGN EXPERTS AND FOREIGN TEACHERS IN CHINA -- 2. Preparing for the Trip -- ARRANGING TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES -- PASSPORTS AND VISAS -- INVITING RELATIVES TO CHINA -- IMMUNIZATIONS -- MEDICAL INSURANCE -- MONEY, BANKING, AND CREDIT CARDS
Customs regulationsbaggage and shipping procedures -- income taxes while abroad -- teachers: hiring, international travel, finances -- suggested reading -- what to take for daily life -- clothing -- medications and toiletries -- food and cooking supplies -- electrical appliances -- office supplies, typewriters, personal computers -- radios and tape recorders -- cameras and film -- bicycles -- i.d. photos -- reading material -- games -- gifts -- what to take for professional life -- books -- equipment -- other scholarly materials
TEACHING AIDS3. Settling In -- ARRIVING IN CHINA -- THE TENOR OF LIFE IN CHINA -- THE DANWEI -- THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE -- THE QUALITY OF LIFE -- PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS -- RITUAL -- LAW -- THE FOREIGN COMMUNITY -- HOUSING -- HOTELS -- CAMPUS APARTMENTS -- STUDENT DORMITORIES -- ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMPANYING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN -- THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR -- 4. Research and Study -- THE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- THE RESEARCH INSTITUTES -- THE RESEARCHER'S EXPERIENCE -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH CLIMATE -- MEETINGS WITH COLLEAGUES
WORK SCHEDULESWORK-RELATED TRAVEL -- SHORT-TERM ACADEMIC VISITS -- PREPARATIONS -- SCHEDULES -- LECTURES AND SEMINARS -- EQUIPMENT -- STUDENT LIFE -- INITIAL MEETINGS WITH TEACHERS AND ADVISERS -- COURSEWORK -- FIELDWORK AND TRAVEL -- LANGUAGE STUDY -- ACCESS TO MATERIALS -- 5. Teaching -- THE BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE -- WORK LOADS -- WORKING CONDITIONS -- PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS -- SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS -- CHINESE-LANGUAGE LESSONS -- GENERAL ADJUSTMENT ADVICE -- 6. Services Available -- THE U.S. EMBASSY AND CONSULATES -- POSTAL SERVICES
CURRENCY AND BANKINGCABLE AND TELEX FACILITIES -- THE TELEPHONE -- MEDICAL CARE -- URBAN TRANSPORTATION -- RECREATION -- INTERNAL TRAVEL -- 7. Leaving China -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A Interinstitutional Agreements Between U.S. and PRC Institutions -- APPENDIX B Regulations Concerning the Admission of Foreign Students in Chinese Schools (1986) -- FOREWORD -- I. Categories of Foreign Students Eligible for Admission -- II. Application Procedures -- III. Entrance Examinations -- IV. Admission and Registration Procedures
