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The Student who Studied Classical Chinese

Classical Chinese is the form of written Chinese that was based off of Ancient Chinese. Classical Chinese is difficult for many Chinese when they learn Chinese, much less foreigners. However, this summer, a young American student named Daniel, with a particularly “traditional” Chinese name – Xunyuan Liu, came to our school. His Chinese was already very good, as he was an advanced student, and although our school’s intermediate and advanced students are increasing, he was special, in that he was interested in Classical Chinese. Thus, besides just trying to improve the accuracy of his pronunciation, he was mostly interested in studying classical Chinese.

At the beginning, we were worried whether or not a foreign student would be able to understand Classical Chinese, and whether or not they would come across too many difficulties. But after the first class, the teacher who teaches Daniel was surprised to discover that this young foreign student had an understanding of Classical Chinese that had surpassed all of our expectations, and had a clear concept of some of the grammar of Classical Chinese. His teacher said; “He has very clear goals and effective reviewing methods, even though during his first few classes his pronunciation had some relatively large problems. By going through a sequential set of lessons, his pronunciation has made large improvement every day, which is very difficult to do under most circumstances, because for most advanced students, pronunciation is already ingrained and natural, and not at all easy to change.”

Daniel said: “The reason I study Classical Chinese is because I’m interested in this country’s culture, as well as Ancient Chinese history and politics. Learning Classical Chinese is one of the best methods to understand these, as well as a way to improve my Modern Chinese at the same time.  After my four weeks here, I am going back to America to go to grad school, but I plan to continue studying as much as possible during this time.”

We were surprised that a student this young whose Chinese was this good, and gratified that a foreign student was this interested in Chinese culture and history. Now, we wish that Daniel’s studies go smoothly, and hope him all the best.

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Hitanshu | UK

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

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.

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David | Australia

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

It has been notable because I have met a lot of people who I met first time last year like me to come back to Keats this year. The teaching has been fantastic. The teachers carefully prepare each lesson. I think this one-on-one approach is really a great way to rapidly increase your level of Chinese and increase your confidence and fluency with the language.

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杜文宇 | Netherlands

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

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.

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Vanya | BULGARIA

Small Group Chinese Class

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.

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Robert | Netherlands

Small Group Chinese Class

Since last semester, we started studying Chinese at Keats. It was the best choice we can ever make. It is a really good school. The classes are a lot of fun, you learn a lot, but very interactive, so you talk a lot which means it is not just books and writing. Kunming is a really pleasant city to live in, especially if you compare it to other cities in the east. If you like to travel, if you like to study Chinese in a fun way, Keats has the best Chinese language program for you.

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Josh | USA

Small Group Chinese Class

I really had a wonderful experience at the school. The teachers are very very friendly. In my class, we practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing. We play games and other fun activities. We have trips around town. The staff at Keats is phenomenal. My teacher is one of the best teachers I have ever had in my educational experience. She comes in with a smile every day.

星河明 | Japan

Intensive One-on-One Chinese Classes

I took the one-on-one Intensive Chinese class for 6 hours a day. The classes are very interesting. The teachers are caring and the content the teacher teaches me is suitable for my level. It is an easy way to learn Mandarin. I have a lot of time practicing Chinese in class. The food is great here. I have improved my Chinese through this program at Keats.

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Rients | Netherlands

Small Group Chinese Class

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.

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