Since it is possible for one Chinese character or word has various interpretations and hard to know the exact meaning when they are alone, you can see may Chinese language exercises demand the learners to fill certain words into the proper blanks according to the meanings of the complete sentences. For example, the character 该has different meanings […]
If you pay enough attention to what the Chinese people often say in daily talk, you may found some interesting expressions, especially the tones they carry. For example, when hearing people say 什么东西, those who study in intensive Mandarin course in China should know it is to show contempt for something or somebody, usually to curse somebody. […]
When dealing with Chinese friends, those foreign students who come to learn Chinese in China often need some help from their friends. In this article, several useful Chinese oral expressions in asking and receiving help will be introduced to the foreigners. For example, if your friends say 包在我身上when you ask for help, you should know that they […]
In order to expand the Chinese vocabulary of Chinese language learners and improve the ability of telling apart the similar words in Chinese, the following parts will focus on the explanation of three groups of words in meanings and application, namely, 交叉 and交错, 交换and交流as well as 骄傲and自豪. For the first group, 交叉means several lines of things of this shape […]
Generally speaking, when the foreign students start to study Chinese language, they need to learn characters firstly. After that, they should learn some basic but important language points to connect the characters together to express the complete meaning. Some students choose to study by staying in their own countries. But the best place to learn Chinese is in […]
When the foreigners ask their teachers how to study Chinese better, the possible answer they got might be to read as much as they can. In the following parts, several words such as 清单、功劳、清点、列、欢呼、爆炸、核弹头and毁灭are provided and the students are supposed to finish the sentences with blanks with the given words. Such type of exercise to practice reading is […]
When seeing the Chinese sentences with the pattern …到这儿 when the foreign students come to study in China, they should know it is used to stop a certain action like今天就练到这儿吧. When using it, the adverbs like 就and先are put before the verbs. Accordingly, you can also make sentence like 会先开到这儿，大家休息休息，下午接着开. In addition, the structure …倒好 is also […]
When the foreign students attend the intensive Mandarin course in China, they will come across some different kinds of interrogative sentences. Today we will talk about tow kinds of interrogative sentences. The two kinds of sentences are the non-interrogative sentence and specific question. Now let’s see them one by one. The first kind of interrogative […]
Learning the similar words in Chinese language together is a good method. But one point needs much attention is to tell apart the tine differences between the similar words. For example, the words明白and清楚are a group with similar meaning. However, each character in Chinese is unique and can’t be totally replaced by a certain word. Therefore, it is […]
A good way to improve the Chinese language ability is to practice more. However, before the learners need to understand the meanings and application of the actual language points. For example, the language point对于……而言 is equivalent to 对于……来说 and frequently appears in learning process, usually in the written language. It often functions as adverbial to indicate to see […]
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.
The teachers at Keats know how to read the students and how to help students learn Chinese language easily. They know the level of the students. I am a slow learner, but they managed to adapt to my learning. They made the class very fun, very exciting. I am pleased that not only I got to learn the culture and the language, but I also got to make amazing friends, really unbelievable, Chinese friends and European friends, American friends, from all over the world.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
My name is Sarah Fish. I am 81. I knew very little Chinese when I arrived. How was I going to survive 2 weeks of intensive Chinese course? I have to laugh when I think of that now. What a positive experience this has been! I really wish we could be here a little longer. The teachers are extremely encouraging, evaluating first how much someone knows, and then starting from there.