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Where to do Chinese?
Gloamglozer:
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--- Quote from: Gloamglozer on February 17, 2010, 10:22:54 pm ---2. Since Chinese school is mostly comprised of background students, you may find that the teachers actually teach in Mandarin, not in English. So if you are not fluent to the language, it will take some time to get accustomed to it. I happen to unfortunately fall into this category and it was painful at the start.
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This should go in the advantages column...?
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I was thinking about this for a while but initially, I found it more of a disadvantage than an advantage because I had absolutely no clue what the teacher was saying. So really, I wasn't getting my money's worth. It wasn't until 3 terms in when I've built up a decent vocabulary and sharpened my aural skills till I actually could understand most of what was being said (or at least the general gist of things).
In all, if you're in my situation, it starts of as a disadvantage and then if you put the work in, it will become an advantage.
Liuy:
I reckon having lots of competition helps to some degree.
It gives you knowledge of what you need to strive for, thus making you work harder and achieve better
*ryan777*:
--- Quote from: Liuy on February 17, 2010, 10:39:11 pm ---I reckon having lots of competition helps to some degree.
It gives you knowledge of what you need to strive for, thus making you work harder and achieve better
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+1
just make sure the competition isnt too overwhelming or it could put you off completely (i realise its hard to judge this before you start at a school tho)
darkphoenix:
Yeah Gloamglozer summed it up nicely.
I actually get chinese assessed at my normal day school, and do Chinese school on weekends for extra practise.
Agreed that chinese school is significantly harder than your normal day school. And you get exposed to the competition and hopefully be motivated to work harder.
cltf:
It depends how good your school teachers are. In my opinion the more chinese you can fit in the better. So do normal day school and XJS, and score a VCE examiner as a tutor, then you're practically set for chinese
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