Learn Chinese

The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP), formerly known as the 'Stanford
Center, ' is now in its 16th year in Beijing on the campus of Tsinghua University. I remember hearing
the same thing about how we had to learn Japanese to compete when I was in high school in the
early 90s. And the BRICs, China is collapsing right on schedule as predicted, Brazil is overheating
before it explodes, and Russia is subsisting on Indian money from our arms purchases. Just like
Spanish as a second language here in the States, when you're able to speak more languages, you've
got the edge to reach out to more people out there. Despite being of Chinese descent myself, I am
not able to speak any Chinese languages or dialects, and people who can speak Chinese clearly have
the edge over me. Employers seeking out multilingual prospective employees might simply exclude
me from the list.
I failed to learn Mandarin as a child because two hours a week were not enough to build the
foundation. For Chinese, the basics are crucial: you must learn the four tones (which are often
indistinguishable to English speakers), master the Pinyin needed to pronounce the logographic
characters, and grasp other fundamentals such as the stroke order to form the characters. She then
switched to a less intense daily program, but credits her Chinese boot camp for giving her a
great foundation to work from.
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The CIEE Language Tutor program is a unique hallmark of our program and ensures that your
linguistic and cultural fluency progresses throughout your stay. You will be paired with a Peking
University graduate student, or CIEE staff trained in teaching Chinese as a second language, for
twice weekly one-on-one Chinese language tutorials, for a total of 90 minutes per week, and small
one-to-three group tutorials once weekly for 90 minutes, with more hours available upon request.
This question is based on the premise that while fluency would be ideal for all expat workers, not all
job roles in China necessary require full language proficiency. General managers of transnational
companies rarely conduct business meetings in Chinese and nor are English teachers expected to
translate Chinese documents into English as part of their job description. While survival language
skills are unlikely to feature on a job description, they would certainly make life working in China
easier. Advanced fluency entails the ability to conduct business in Chinese with an emphasis on
reading and speaking.

By the end of this level, you will be able to discuss a fairly wide range of topics in Chinese and
communicate with Chinese native speakers at a high standard. Join an existing course if you can
speak some Chinese already or if you're a complete beginner, start on one of the dates below. Before
your first class, you will take a chinese language schools Chinese evaluation on your reading,
listening and speaking skills.
His interest in Asia and China began early on and he wanted a better understanding of Chinese
culture because it has such a rich history and exotic appeal to it. And the knowledge of Chinese is a
great conversation starter. Ford believes his fluency in Mandarin and experiences in China has made
him standout against others from his degree, which consequently has provided him an advantage in
the demanding workforce. And for Imme the reason to study Chinese is due to the combination of
the four above.
Minutes from campus, students will find themselves in the heart of Wudaokou surrounded by a large
shopping mall, movie theater, grocery stores, and many restaurants serving Japanese, Korean,
Mexican and American cuisines in addition to a wide variety of Chinese cuisines. Founded in 1962,
the Beijing Language and Culture University (is considered to be one of the
nation's premier institutions for the teaching of Chinese language and culture to foreigners. The
majority of Chinese Language textbooks are written at BLCU by BLCU professors. These books are
used in Chinese classrooms across the United States and throughout the world. Students may also
opt to take one of the English-taught elective courses on offer during their term abroad.
Actually writing chinese characters is not too difficult as long as you know the strokes. This is why
we created an easy to use chinese stroke order dictionary that you can use and it is completely free!
You may not understand Tang poetry and the writings of Mencius in the original, but you can read
junior high school Chinese textbooks and understand most of what you read. Narrating my own
experience with learning Mandarin might be useful to people who want to know what it takes to
become fluent in Mandarin.

I doubt this is because no-one has told them, but I strongly suspect it's because they were taught in
Chinese and simply didn't get the point. Wasting time - Most of the time, using Chinese to convey

meaning is the point of language learning, but not always. If I correct your tones, I want you to be
really sure that you understood what I meant; I don't really care if you learnt the related Chinese
vocabulary along the way.

The purpose of this course is to help students progress from the intermediate level to the advanced
level of Chinese. Rigorous practice of written Chinese in complex activities enables students to gain
the ability to write Chinese at various levels of formality without grammar mistakes. Zoujin
Zhongguo: Gaoji Hanyu : (Meeting China: advanced comprehensive
Chinese). This course is designed to allow students to complete the entire Advanced II level in one
summer. Through sophisticated class activities, students learn new vocabulary specific to the subject
of each lesson and understand how to correctly apply it in different professional contexts.

Film students enjoyed a guest lecture from Professor Jeroen Groenewegen on the evolution of
reputado music from the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party through the present time.
He shared a fantastic selection of video clips highlighting each genre, including official Chinese
propaganda music, Miao ethnicity folk music, and performance in mainland Chinese talent shows.
The Alliance organizes a one-week field study trip for students during the fall and spring semesters
and a five-day field study trip during the summer term. Located on the Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai is
considered one of the most beautiful regions in China.