The Chinese Teaching and Learning Dictionary is a good tool for foreigners to learn Mandarin, which is often used by the foreign adults who have language ability and sound thinking ability of acquiring their native languages. Besides, all of them can learn Mandarin initiatively with clear purposes. But Chinese learningis different from the study of native languages. Therefore, the […]
ZHOU Jian and TANG Ling (2004) thought: “The main text of this lesson is Trying to Take Drugs. At the foundation of learning text, students who learn Mandarin in China have the specific guidance above, which can make them complete the assignment of paragraph expression with words they have learned more easily.” When we are training […]
As the number of foreigners who learn Mandarin is increasing, the teachers who teach Chinese as a foreign language is also improving. It was reported that there were 17 thousand volunteer Chinese teacherssent to the Confucius Institute around the world by the end of 2010. The excellent Chinese teachers are not only distributed in foreign countries, but also the domestic […]
Although it also emphasizes on the discrimination of the in-class exercise study for the students who learn Mandarin in China and the outside-class exercise, ZHOU Jian and TANG Ling (2004) have different opinion with ZHENG Rui (2001). They think that the in-class exercise pattern should be convenient to have communication activity between teachers and students who study […]
Grammar plays a very important role in any one language. In the following parts, some beneficial methods will be discussed to help students to learn Chinese in China more effectively. In order to train students to master the usage of the specific interrogation, we firstly help students learn Chinese language by play the game named “get to the bottom […]
Compared with the ordinary Chinese testing for the students who learn Mandarin in China , the specific Chinese testing has features as following: 1. High homogeny of examiner source Specific Chinese testing in Chinese Lessons is often facing to a certain field. Thus the target examiners are usually from a specific field or interested in […]
For every language, there are many certain ways of calling a specific things or people. If you learn Chinese in China, you will hear the words “靓女” very often. To understand this word, students should learn someChinese culture. In the very ancient China, the word “靓女” has been mentioned in “诗经•邶风•静女” : 静女其姝，俟我于城隅。爱而不见，搔首踟蹰。 静女其娈，贻我彤管。彤管有炜，说怿女美。 自牧归荑，洵美且异。匪女之为美，美人之贻。 Students learn […]
This is a hard-won truth that when people learn a second language, they can be affected by the mother language especially the students who learn Mandarin in China. However, there are some controversial questions about this fact all the time. How does the language transfer? How does the language transfer affect the process of learning […]
The analogue method is also called the method of pattern. During the process when foreigners learn Mandarin, they may know it is different from the comprehensive approach and deductive method because it resolves the grammar rules into some sentence patterns and then standardized the sentence patterns into some example sentences. After that, the learners who learn Mandarin can […]
According to the dating methods of twelve animals in Chinese Lunar Calendar, the year of 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. In Chinese culture, there are many set phrases and idioms related to animals. In the following parts, some idioms related to the rabbit will be learned. For students who learn Chinese in China, some set […]
I can’t tell you how much I liked it. The thing I liked about the teachers and the teaching method is that there is so much flexibility. The other thing I liked about the teaching is the combination of classic textbook learning and going outside. I loved it! I like getting to know other students. Everybody shared the same goal and that’s making their Chinese better. Kunming is a big city, but it is very safe to live here. Another thing I liked about Keats is the idea that people here help you. I can’t recommend it enough. I think it was a valuable experience. Looking forward to coming back!
The visa application was really straightforward, because Keats School helps us a lot with that. Keats has a big emphasis on conversational practice, so we learn a lot of vocabulary and daily life plans which is very convenient for us to go around town and speak with Chinese people which is the whole point of learning Chinese in China.
It doesn’t matter what level of Chinese you have, or even you can start from the zero level. Your teacher will prepare the lessons according to your requirements. The advantage of living in the school is that you will have your tutoring, you will have your private accommodation with your own bathroom and all the meals provided. I highly recommend everybody to actually take the whole package because you get to meet other students.
I found Keats to be very good, teachers are excellent and really take the students seriously. Kunming is the best place to learn Mandarin in China. The environment is awesome, no pollution. The air quality is great, good weather. The people here are very friendly. I come to take classes every day. I feel comfortable studying Chinese at Keats. I learned so many things, although I only studied at Keats for 2 months. I am really satisfied with my teacher. For us foreigners, Keats is the best Chinese school in China. Therefore, I would highly recommend Keats to all of you.
I am a graduate student working on my doctorate degree at Columbia University. We were able to really focus on speaking especially interview-style speaking and we are able to really up my Chinese reading and writing skills, so when I go back to Columbia, I can take formal Chinese classes. It has been a really good experience and I really love my teacher.
About studying Chinese here, I think the living condition is very convenient because the dorm is very close to the classroom. Our teachers really enjoy teaching Chinese. They are also very passionate. Compared with other cities in China, Kunming has really good weather.
I have been to Keats School to learn Chinese for 4 times now. The reason for coming back to this school is pretty much that the teachers I did work with were very good Chinese teachers. I make it a 5-year plan or even a 10-year plan to come back to this school. All the teachers have methods of looking at what your skills are. They are aware of at what level you are. I think it is worth for everyone.
So during my first week at Keats, I didn’t dare to speak any Chinese words. I found out that my Chinese level quickly improved since then. Although I have many options to study in China, for example, some other schools have homestay, I found I could immerse myself and fully focus on learning Chinese by staying at Keats.