Mandarin Language Class

At the Royal school you can sign up for one on one classes. I was thinking of doing this next week. Perhaps, if there were a few of us we could create our own class. What is the GLV program like? Do you have information on cost, class size and times?

All I could find on the GLV program is that it is a full-time, total immersion class, so I did not pursue it any further. There are some GLV teachers who use this site, perhaps they can comment?

And I would be happy to help start up a new class at Royal if there is enough interest. I would guess we would need 6-8 students at least. I am not interested in one on one, at this point.

I thought Zhuhai was known for all the universities. It is unfortunate that none have courses.

I don't know that they don't. That's why I was asking :-)

I posted this question in another forum months ago and got no reply. But from the people I spoke to the answer was no. It just seemed to me that these private schools you mentioned are a little too expensive considering the cost of labour and other things here. I hate the thought of being taken.

GG

I agree i thought Royal sounded expensive and the terms were unacceptable to me. As for the students (at bnu, bit, sun yat sen) i have given up as they always seem to learn far more english than i learn chinese.
T.i.e courses (like GLV's) are good but research would suggest a t.i.e is of limited value if you have no knowledge of the l2 being taught and for some it is extremely frustrating.

Oh thought i 'd better say i think a total immersion environment is excellent for students with some experience of the l2. I always insist my students (other than beginners or younger students)speak in english even when they are discussing what to have for dinner.

Thanks Spencer. I have language partners but these are a mixed bag. As my Mandarin is very basic it often ends up being just an exercise in speaking English. English ends up only being spoken. But I have not given up yet!

Someone should start a chinese corner cos most of the foreigners i meet here have pretty good chinese. I have been told that having a chinese girlfriend makes learning the language easier but that is not an option for me. Perhaps they mean more fun instead of easier?

As far as I know GLV is no longer offering Chinese classes, though that may have changed during my beach time in Florida---hehe. As for Royal, I had a positive experience with one on one teaching there and found it to be a good experience overall. It seems to be pretty much the only game in town these days...

And at Royal they only need 3 students to start a group class. You may get more info here:
http://zhuhai.expat9.com/atoz/learn-chinese---royal-education
And you can apply here:
http://zhuhai.expat9.com/node/2304