dajaphonics Posted September 2, 2009 at 09:54 PM Report Posted September 2, 2009 at 09:54 PM Even though I lived in Taiwan for a year, I will probably starting from the beginner level classes because my written work is far below my spoken. With this said, I was wondering if the lower level courses are taught partially in English and transition to all Chinese or do they just start you off with all Chinese in the conversation courses? Quote
m000gle Posted March 30, 2010 at 02:56 PM Report Posted March 30, 2010 at 02:56 PM I've been studying Chinese since September (so 7 months at this point) and will be going to BNU this fall as a scholarship student. I'm curious about this too. I know there's a preparatory class (100-level), which I would assume includes everyone from absolute beginners to those with a 500-800 word vocab, but it would be nice to verify this and find out if its taught in English at all. Any other advice for beginner/novice language students at BNU would be a huge help. Quote
adrianlondon Posted March 31, 2010 at 03:21 PM Report Posted March 31, 2010 at 03:21 PM They pretty much start in Mandarin although the teachers will explain some stuff at the beginning in English. There's a chance not everyone in your class can speak English. The books have a vocab list and the questions are written in English and Mandarin. In 101 (the next level up) it's all done in Mandarin and the teachers will try to help you in English if you get stuck, but there's no guarantee that their language level is good enough to help you. Quote
victjai Posted April 14, 2010 at 03:03 PM Report Posted April 14, 2010 at 03:03 PM Im currently in a 101 class and to be honest my vocab level is somewhere between 100-200 words. If u speak a bit of mandarin they will put you in 101 Quote
adrianlondon Posted April 15, 2010 at 09:24 AM Report Posted April 15, 2010 at 09:24 AM 骑自行车既便宜又方便 I remember starting 101 also with a low vocabulary. The first "tingli" class confused me for ages! Quote
m000gle Posted September 10, 2010 at 12:13 AM Report Posted September 10, 2010 at 12:13 AM I don't mean to bump an old thread, but the 100-level does start pretty much at the beginning, right? I just wrote my placement test yesterday, by which I mean I looked at was pretty scared when I didn't recognize 90+% of it >_< From your descriptions I was thinking I may also start in 101, given a vocab of a few hundred words, but now I'm just hoping that 100 is basic enough. Did you have the same experience when starting at BNU? Quote
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