PattyFlipper
Joined: 14 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| arioch36 wrote: |
Have you already studied Chinese? If your true goal is to become fluent in Chinese, I would suggest just studying the language for the first year. Every province has many colleges that offer Chinese classes. Tuition at many is fairly cheap, unless you go to a "famous school" |
The problem is that the Mainland Chinese often have little idea how to teach their language to foreigners, particularly at the beginning levels. If you have not previously studied Mandarin, you may find the "courses" offered by many of these "schools" to be rather heavy going and of very limited use. It would probably be better to have a grasp of at least the basics before you go to China, as this will enable you to learn much faster once you are in "total immersion" mode. Also be aware that there is a dearth of decent study materials available on the Mainland - again, particularly at the lower levels. You may want to take some with you from home. |
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