Lena Posted May 13, 2006 at 02:39 PM Report Posted May 13, 2006 at 02:39 PM Hiya. I'm wondering if anybody knows of a short course running in Beijing during January/Febuary? I'd be interested in a 4-6 week course. I'm currently at BLCU, and another university course would be great but so far I can't find one. Otherwise, i'd be keen on private tuition but am unsure of how to go about it (textbooks, finding a good teacher etc). Any suggestions? Quote
doumeizhen Posted May 13, 2006 at 09:10 PM Report Posted May 13, 2006 at 09:10 PM Check with private schools, like the Diqiucun school near the wudaokou ditie stop. Quote
amandagmu Posted May 14, 2006 at 01:08 AM Report Posted May 14, 2006 at 01:08 AM You could always hire a private tutor. One possibility is finding one of the regular professors tutor you. I know several people last summer that wanted a more professional approach to their learning and hired BLCU profs for that. The profs didn't have time in the mornings (since they were teaching classes) but they would often meet them from like 1-3pm in the afternoons. I think they paid based on experience, ranging from 50/60-80/90 kuai per hour. Yes, it's more than your average tutor (20-40 kuai an hour-hour and a half), but you might be in better hands. A good policy is to try tutors for a week or two until you find one you like. I was lucky enough that my first one was awesome -- she was cheap (30 kuai an hour-hour and a half) and had tutored native English speakers at Samsung for a while. Too bad she moved to England for grad school... it was clear in less than 10 minutes of our first session that she was way more experienced than the previous two people I had spoken with over the phone (after calling numbers from the BLCU bulletin boards). ~Amanda Quote
amandagmu Posted May 14, 2006 at 01:10 AM Report Posted May 14, 2006 at 01:10 AM Also, the ISC near campus had some programs for classes but I don't remember the name... I have also heard some good things from the school the other poster mentions, near the subway stop. Quote
venture160 Posted May 14, 2006 at 11:35 AM Report Posted May 14, 2006 at 11:35 AM you could try the CET Jan term, its fairly intense and a ton of homework, american run program, across from the zoo at XiZhiMen, alot of students from Middlebury and other top US colleges. http://cet.truepresence.com/www/docs/637 Quote
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