This article is written by Anna Rugg, who is now learning Chinese in China at Keats School. On Monday, September 12th I celebrated my first Mid-Autumn Festival (zhōngqiūjié, 中秋节) here in China. It is also known as the Moon or Mooncake festival. This is a harvest festival which starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar […]
When foreigners attend to intensive Chinese courses in China to study Chinese language, they may be told that to help others for a just cause is a virtue in Chinese tradition. Recently, Yunnan provincial government rewarded those people who are willing to help others to encourage them and other people to offer the help to those who need […]
Daluo Forest Garden is a frontier garden opened since 1997. Locating at the Manjing Mountain of Daluo River, its garden gate is beside the Daluo Bridge. Some students who study in China may be told that it faces Daluo River at North and Daluo city at East. The South is economic developing area and the West is […]
Mount Jizu is one of the five famous Chinese Buddhist mountains, which against the northwest and facing the southeast. There are three peaks in front and one at back. When you come to study in China, you will be told the name comes from its shape like the foot if chicken. This mountain enjoys a quite […]
The Black Dragon Garden of Lijiang is also named the Jade Spring Garden, which is located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain of Northern Lijiang. When the foreigners who study in China walk along the Yu River about 1 kilometer, they will see the crystal Black Dragon Lake. It‘s very famous in home and abroad because of […]
The Cave of Bodhidharma has been the holy land of Buddhism visited by countless Buddhists since a long time ago. When you come to study in China, you should know that Qizong village at Tacheng Town of Weixi County is a Tibetan people village, which possesses a beautiful landscape. Fields and gardens were made along river […]
Yulong Bay is located at the west suburb of Kunming, where there is a Taiping Village besides Shilin- Anning Expressway. It is convenient for you to go there when you study in China because it is just 23 kilometers away from downtown. It looks like a fairyland with beautiful scenery like clear water and layers of forests. […]
Zhengying is located at Shiping County of Yunnan Province. When you attend to school to study in China, you may know Shiping County is not only the hometown of Yuan Jiagu, who is the champion of economy examination in Qing Dynasty, but also the hometown of Li Jiating, the former provincial governor. However, those who study in […]
The Tu Nationality mainly concentrated in Qinghai Province and Gansu Province. They speak the Tu language which belongs to the Mongolian branch of the Altaic language family. The Tu are good at dancing and singing. When you study in China, you will have a better chance to get to know the Tu ethnic minority better. They […]
1. Dreaming of West Lake There are many beautiful lakes in China, the West Lake is considered as one of the most beautiful ones. It has a special place in China’s history and it received the most praise by the greatest number of historical figures. Some say every rock beside the lake has its own story, […]
Det er meget behageligt at studere på Keats. Lærerne er meget venlige. Jeg byder dig velkommen til at komme og studere kinesisk i Kina på Keats.
Mine lærere er alle fremragende. De har uddannet dem så professionelt. Jeg synes, jeg lærer meget hurtigt med min lærer. De tager deres elever meget alvorligt, og jeg ved, at alle lærere er sådan. Jeg vil varmt anbefale, at du kommer til Keats, hvis du leder efter den bedste kinesiske skole i Kina.
Så i løbet af min første uge på Keats turde jeg ikke tale nogen kinesiske ord. Jeg fandt ud af, at mit kinesiske niveau hurtigt var blevet bedre siden da. Selvom jeg har mange muligheder for at studere i Kina, for eksempel tilbyder nogle andre skoler homestay, opdagede jeg, at jeg kunne fordybe mig og fuldt ud fokusere på at lære kinesisk ved at bo på Keats.
Min skole er fantastisk. Jeg anbefaler Keats School, fordi det er en mere bekvem måde at lære kinesisk på i Kunming.
Mit navn er Sarah Fish. Jeg er 81. Jeg kendte meget lidt kinesisk, da jeg ankom. Hvordan skulle jeg overleve 2 ugers intensivt kinesiskkursus? Jeg må grine, når jeg tænker på det nu. Sikke en positiv oplevelse det har været! Jeg ville virkelig ønske, vi kunne være her lidt længere. Lærerne er ekstremt opmuntrende, de vurderer først, hvor meget man ved, og starter derefter derfra.
Jeg synes, det kinesiske læringsmiljø her er fantastisk. Undervisningsmetoderne er også meget interaktive og sjove. Det, jeg især sætter pris på her, er, at min lærer ikke holder sig til lærebogen. Vi bruger meget tid på at diskutere generelle emner, såsom kinesisk kultur, verdensnyheder og typiske udtryk, der bruges af lokalbefolkningen. Vi diskuterer også sociale og økonomiske emner.
Før jeg kom til Keats School, havde jeg ingen tillid til mine kinesiske færdigheder. Jeg havde ikke selvtilliden til at tale mandarin og snakke med kinesere. Men efter 4 måneders studier på Keats School er jeg blevet mere og mere sikker på at tale kinesisk nu. At studere kinesisk i Kina på Keats School har været den bedste beslutning, jeg nogensinde har taget. Der er mange spil i klassen, og min lærers undervisningsmetoder er også meget interessante. Min oplevelse på Keats School har ændret mit syn på Kina og kinesere.
Jeg har nu været på Keats School og Kunming i en måned og har taget en-til-en kinesiskundervisning med to forskellige lærere. Jeg nyder det virkelig. Begge mine lærere er meget venlige og tålmodige. De har virkelig hjulpet mig med at forbedre mit kinesisk, både i læsning og tale. Jeg nyder også virkelig at studere kinesisk i Kunming. Denne by er virkelig smuk, og vejret er dejligt, og luften er ren. Det er en af de bedste byer i Kina at studere kinesisk i.