The situation that abstracts of some thesis on domestic linguistic or language teaching magazines translate “中文”，“汉语”or “普通话”with “Mandarin” in Mandarin language program will be seen sometimes. While the situation that books and official files published by our country use “Mandarin” to translate “中文”，“汉语“or ”普通话“ is seldom to be seen. Recently, a student who learn Mandarin […]
It is essential for learners study in China to know some rules and principles of writing Chinese characters after learning Chinese. In this essay, some writing rules will be learned according to the rules settled by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP). The rules come the first is that of writing the numbers. For the figures […]
The form-loaning means only the forms of the foreign words are loaned to the Chinese words, but not the pronunciation. When you learn Mandarin, you should know the meaning of the loanwords will be changed and different from the original meanings. Another thing you should know when you learn Mandarin is that the words after free translation are […]
As for the necessary communicative skills of target examiners who learn Mandarin in China , the following two questions can be researched and analyzed as key points: 1) How is the Chinese that target examiners receive and produce? 2) What kind of specific Chinese skills do they need? Through the research and analysis of these […]
There are many set phrases in Chinese language. Just like any other kind of language, set phrases inChinese language carry great cultural background. If students who study Chinese want to understand the meaning they should know the cultural background first. “昙花一现” is a well-known phrase in China, which is noted in “The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary” as “the broad-leaved epiphyll, […]
In Chinese language, the character is the unit for writing. As a result, the boundary of words and simple phrases are really blurry. It is difficult for some foreigners to tell them apart when they learn Mandarin Chinese. Chinese teachers often teach you to tell apart in three aspects to judge whether it is word or phrase. Firstly, we […]
During the process of learning Chinese, the overseas students may find it is difficult to learn Mandarin not only in the characters, words and the grammar, but also the punctuation marks in Chinese language. If foreign students can use the punctuation marks correctly when they write the Chinese language, most Chinese people will praise them for their natural and standard […]
As the fast development of Chinese economy, the increase of comprehensive national power and international position, China has more and more frequent communication on politics, economy and culture with foreign countries. Therefore, the need of learning Chinese language of international society is increasing violently. More and more foreigners chose take summer mandarin immersion program. Facing […]
When processing the practice of the words meanings guessing, it mainly depends of really “guess”. Therefore, some of the students may guess disorderly during the process of learning Mandarin Chinese. Then teachers should take measures to avoid it. Firstly, the students should be demanded to tell the reason of guessing like this. In this way, the […]
Nowadays there are thousands of characters in the world. And most of them are the alphabetic writing basing on the letters. However, a Chinese character belongs to non-letters type. Not all the students know how to learn Mandarin Chinese also the Chinese characters are Pin Yi characters. Why Chinese character is so distinctive? Alphabets are […]
It is very comfortable studying at Keats. The teachers are very friendly. I welcome you to come to study Chinese in China at Keats.
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.
I really enjoy studying Chinese in Kunming at Keats. The teachers are great and my classmates are awesome. It is an unforgettable experience for me. I also got the chance to travel to other places in Yunnan. Those places are amazing and you definitely need to visit these places when you study Chinese in China at Keats.
I have 2 teachers, and I do 4 hours a day. So I have got Dong Laoshi and Jin Laoshi. Both of them are very good. They made the experience very nice to me. They are willing to help you whenever, so if you ever have a question here, the teachers are always there to help you whether it is visas, whether it is getting around the city. Everyone wants to talk to you.
The best part of the school is the patience the instructors had and the time to focus on the fundamentals like pronunciation. I think it is very easy to skip over those and go to vocabulary. But by learning the pronunciation, I feel like it helped me gain a better understanding of the language.
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.
I come to Kunming because I think the environment in Kunming is better and I heard that Keats School is better. I like the small group Chinese class because my classmates study hard and our teachers are very good. I like the teaching method of Keats because I like the activities at Keats. I think Yunnan is a particularly beautiful Chinese province.