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? 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.

私はKEATSは、もう４回目です。この学校に戻ってきた理由は、先生が良かったからにほかなりません。私はこの学校に５年～１０年間は毎年来る計画をたてました。全ての先生が、生徒の中国語力を伸ばす方法を知っています。彼らは、あなたがどのレベルにいるのか知っています。みんなにおススメできます。

ここで、素晴らしい時間をすごせました。素敵な先生とたくさん勉強できました。KEATSはレッスンが機能するように、生徒と先生の関係性を非常に大事にしています。本当に学校を楽しんだし、また必ず戻ってきます。

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.

The best part of the school is the patience the instructors had and the time to focus on the fundamentals like pronunciation. I think it is very easy to skip over those and go to vocabulary. But by learning the pronunciation, I feel like it helped me gain a better understanding of the language.

I’ve had a really great time here. I’ve studied a lot with my teacher who was fantastic. Keats School tried very hard to match its students with really good teachers that their personality works very well together. I really enjoy the school and I will definitely come back.

Что касается учебы здесь, я считаю, что условия проживания очень удобные, потому что общежитие очень близко к классу. Наши учителя действительно получают удовольствие от преподавания. По сравнению с другими городами Китая, в Куньмине действительно хорошая погода.

Soy un egresado estudiando en mi Doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia. Somos capaces de enfocarnos en conversion especialmente en estilos de entrevístas orales y somos capaces de enfocarnos en la comprensión lectora y escrita, por eso cuando regrese a Columbia, podre tomar clases. Ha sido una gran experiencia y realmente aprecio a mi profesora.