The texts in teaching books for foreigner students to learn Mandarin are complied according to the syllabus and teaching goals. It reflects the comprehensive contents such as pronunciation, words, grammar, Chinese characters and culture. It is the materials for students who learn Mandarin Chinese to train the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as […]
The most difficult thing for the English speakers to do during the period when they learn Mandarin would be master the tones in Chinese language. Since there are no tones in English language, it is difficult for them to articulate the four tones in Chinese clearly and correctly. Most of them will be attracted as […]
For different kinds of language phenomena, teachers should tell apart the different aspects and make some choices. It means teachers should highlight the typicality of the application to avoid the confusion of the grammar phenomena in different levels and natures. Otherwise, the students who learn Chinese in China may be confused and fail to seize […]
In Chinese language, the set phrases and separable words are important points for those students who study in China to learn. Therefore, teachers should pay more attention to the two points. For the set phrases, teachers should make efforts to figure out some effective methods to gain their understanding and help them master the set […]
As a part of the idiom, the locution plays a very important role in Chinese language. It uses the simple words to express the rich contents. Therefore, it is commonly used in Chinese people’s daily conversation. However, the common locution becomes the barrier for the foreigners to learn Mandarin and understand the meaning. Therefore, the […]
When Chinese language teachers teach Mandarin language to the foreign learners, teachers they should take students’ receptiveness into consideration. The society needs elite education as well as universal education. Like other languages, Chinese language may be difficult and confusing for those second language learners. Therefore, how to train learners’ interest becomes the teaching point and […]
If the foreigners who are learning Mandarin Chinese in China have ever been to Singapore, they may find that the atmosphere of Chinese language learning is not as good as we expect. People in Singapore seldom read Chinese books or newspaper. For some of the children, it is difficult for you to let them read […]
In recent years, there are many more Japanese people come to learn Chinese in China. The main reason is that China‘s gross domestic product has exceeded that of in Japan. Most Japanese people may feel unbelievable. However, they all know clearly that China is the center of world‘ economic increase. Therefore, the importance of China […]
To learn Mandarin in China, many students are curious about Chinese culture. Today, we will introduce one important part of Chinese culture – Chinese engagement. The first step of engagement in ancient Chinese marriage – comparing vital information of a prospective couple: 1. Offering gifts ad proposing a marriage The pre-wedding period began with a […]
If you learn Mandarin now, you may wonder how Chinese numbers are thought in Chinese people‘s eyes. In the Chinese language, “七qī” represents the number “seven”. On July 7th on the Chinese lunar calendar, there is a festival called “Qixi Festival”—the Chinese Valentine Day. Some Chinese idioms formed with the number “七” and “八bā(eight)” are very […]
Jeg har virkelig kost meg med kinesiskkurset i Kina på Keats og med å møte lærerne her og studentene. Vi har det veldig gøy i timen. Det er en veldig flott skole å lære på, med gode undervisningsmetoder og en veldig god lærebok, eksempler og spill, og alt mulig.
Vi bruker mange spill for å lære grammatikk og nye ord. Vi har veldig flinke lærere, veldig tålmodige. Hun hjelper oss mye. Klassen vår er veldig hyggelig, og vi har folk fra hele verden, forskjellige land. Vi diskuterer ofte emner på kinesisk i klassen vår. Jeg bor i sovesalen til Keats. Det er veldig praktisk. Jeg trenger ikke å bruke tid på å reise. Du kan bare fokusere på å lære kinesisk.
Så i løpet av den første uken min på Keats turte jeg ikke å snakke noen kinesiske ord. Jeg fant ut at kinesisknivået mitt raskt hadde blitt bedre siden den gang. Selv om jeg har mange muligheter til å studere i Kina, for eksempel tilbyr noen andre skoler vertsfamilier, fant jeg ut at jeg kunne fordype meg og fokusere fullt ut på å lære kinesisk ved å bo på Keats.
Jeg har vært på Keats School for å lære kinesisk fire ganger nå. Grunnen til at jeg kom tilbake til denne skolen er stort sett at lærerne jeg jobbet med var veldig flinke kinesiske lærere. Jeg har en 5-årsplan eller til og med en 10-årsplan for å komme tilbake til denne skolen. Alle lærerne har metoder for å se på hvilke ferdigheter du har. De vet hvilket nivå du er på. Jeg tror det er verdt det for alle.
Jeg fant Keats School, og jeg er så glad for at jeg gjorde det. Når du lærer kinesisk i Kina på Keats, blir du tatt godt vare på. Læreren min er virkelig flott, og vi blir gode venner.
Listening and speaking in the classroom every day has improved my communication skills. After three weeks, my new words and sentences became more and more natural and fluent. Now I am used to thinking in Chinese, and I understand better what other people say, to be able to have real conversations with other people.
Jeg har studert ved Keats i to semestre. Jeg anbefaler Keats School på det sterkeste. Hvis du er veldig interessert i å ta et mandarinkurs i Kina, vil jeg foreslå at du kommer til Kunming. Folket i Kunming er veldig vennlige. Været i Kunming er flott. Så jeg anbefaler at du studerer kinesisk ved Keats i Kunming.
Dette er andre gang jeg kommer. I fjor var jeg også der i omtrent 12 uker. Denne gangen var jeg der i 13 uker med et sommerprogram i Kina. Grunnen til at jeg spesielt ønsker å komme til denne skolen var på grunn av én-til-én-undervisningen. Jeg klarte å heve nivået mitt og lære kinesisk raskere enn i gruppetimer. Hvis jeg får sjansen til å komme igjen neste år, vil jeg absolutt gjøre det.