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 […]
Before I came to Keats School, I had no confidence in my Chinese proficiency. I did not have the confidence to speak Mandarin Chinese and chat with Chinese people. However, after 4 months of study at Keats, I become more and more confident in speaking Chinese now. Studying Chinese in China at Keats School has been the best decision I have ever made. There are many games in the class, and my teacher’s teaching methods are also very interesting. My experience at Keats School has changed my view of China and Chinese people.
Last year I started studying Chinese at University. The reason that I came here is that currently, I’m preparing for the HSK 5 test. Also, I heard that this is one of the best schools to study Mandarin in China. After I came here I realized that Kunming is a pretty cool city to live in and with regards to the teachers’ teaching methods, I think they’re very professional. And I think the language environment is good so now I’m ready to take the HSK 5.
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.
One thing I really liked was that I was able to work with my teacher to make an individual plan of study. Another really nice thing is that you live at the school, you feel completely safe. You always have a group of people who are willing to do things with you on the weekends or in the evenings. They are serving you all the 3 meals a day, the food was excellent.
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!
Kunming is a great place to learn Chinese in China because not many Chinese on the street speak English. Keats has been a great school for me and a lot of other foreigners who studied in China recommended it to me. I think they are all right. The study method here is really structured. They make learning Chinese really easy. There are also a lot of cultural and natural places to visit.
I’ve had an amazing time at Keats. I am amazed at how much I’ve learned over the last 3 weeks and I will be really sad to go. We are already planning on our next trip of coming back because we had such a fantastic time here. They really tailor the Chinese language course to you and your individual needs.
We use a lot of games to learn grammar and new words. We have really good teachers, really patient. She helps us a lot. Our class is really nice and we have people from all over the world, different countries. We often discuss topics in Chinese in our class. I live in the dorm of Keats. It is very convenient. I don’t have to spend time traveling. You can just focus on learning Chinese.