START AT EARLY-INTERMEDIATE, intensive 6-months study

START AT EARLY-INTERMEDIATE, intensive 6-months study - RECOMMENDATIONS?
Jun 27, 2007 03:58
STEPHANKLEYKAMP Points: Join Date: Jun 27, 2007 Status: offline	I am looking for an intensive 6-month study (starting at early intermediate level) whereby I’m really submersed in Chinese, preferably in North-eastern China. • Have been working in China for 3 years • Must have had some 400 hrs with a teacher, studied part time for 1.5 years • Can converse rather fluently but am very limited in vocabulary and idiom • At my height I was at early/maybe-mid intermediate • Studied some 300 characters in 4 months, but must have forgotten 60% • Would like to share housing with non-English speakers (only speak Chinese!) • Study focus on conversation but also character study to enable the first • 6-months • Prefer a small city over a big city (want to limit chance to speak English..) • Starting September 2007? • Want to become more fluent using much more vocabulary, grow to upper intermediate level Have been thinking of Dalian or Tianjin, but am thinking of going to a smaller city (Have lived in Xuzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou and Shanghai). THANKS SO MUCH FOR ANY FEEDBACK, CONTACTS, IDEAS! STEPHAN

START AT EARLY-INTERMEDIATE, intensive 6-months study - RECOMMENDATIONS?

Jun 27, 2007 03:58

STEPHANKLEYKAMP
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Join Date: Jun 27, 2007
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I am looking for an intensive 6-month study (starting at early intermediate level) whereby I’m really submersed in Chinese, preferably in North-eastern China.

• Have been working in China for 3 years
• Must have had some 400 hrs with a teacher, studied part time for 1.5 years
• Can converse rather fluently but am very limited in vocabulary and idiom
• At my height I was at early/maybe-mid intermediate
• Studied some 300 characters in 4 months, but must have forgotten 60%

• Would like to share housing with non-English speakers (only speak Chinese!)
• Study focus on conversation but also character study to enable the first
• 6-months
• Prefer a small city over a big city (want to limit chance to speak English..)
• Starting September 2007?

• Want to become more fluent using much more vocabulary, grow to upper intermediate level

Have been thinking of Dalian or Tianjin, but am thinking of going to a smaller city (Have lived in Xuzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou and Shanghai).

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ANY FEEDBACK, CONTACTS, IDEAS!

STEPHAN

Jul 4, 2007 02:02	#1
MONICAMARS Points: Join Date: Jul 3, 2007 Status: Offline	early intermediate? aha, i think there is a web you will like. www.chineseour.com. it offers several levels online courses, from beginner to advanced. :)

Jul 28, 2007 03:45	#2
WINDENERGY Points: Join Date: Jan 24, 2006 Status: Offline	Stephan, First of all, you've got to make it out here......Knowing a little Chinese language will be helpful, but be warned...it will take a minimum of 2 years immersion into Chinese language to become close to fluent. Six month will help you improve your tomes and vocabularly, but you won't be able to understand the taxi drivers or waitresses in public, everyday talk. __WINDENERGY__

Aug 1, 2007 05:40	#3
BABYHARE Points: Join Date: Aug 1, 2007 Status: Offline	I have send you a message, please check it, thanks! Nancy

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