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dys31 -

hi..Anyone's heading for BNU next feb? I'll be there for a year program next feb. I don't really
know about the campus, can anyone share.



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extrapages -

i know ill still be here in february.
feel free to contact me when you get here. and until then, you can ask any specific questions you
have on the forum and youll probably get some quick and thorough answers.
i was really lucky to have met "jamoldo" when i FIRST got here. he helped me buy my cell phone and
get settled in without feeling bewildered and hopelessly confused. i probably would have cried
myself to sleep for a week if he and his friend werent so freaking nice to me.
itd be pretty awesome to be able to help someone new and keep the love flowing, na'mean?










sannomiya -

well, i just sent out my application form so i might be going there in feb. it was either bnu,
blcu, or tsinghua for me. chose bnu since a lot of people agree the quality of teaching is better
than the others. hopefully, i'll see you all there.










adrianlondon -

http://www.bnulxsh.com/flash/index.htm#

I think someone at BNU has too much time on their hands.

Oh, if you want the English language, click on the cheese ...










sannomiya -

it is official. just got my acceptance package in the mail. i am attending bnu.










gaikokujin -

Hi!

Does this University do chinese semesters for foreigners who would like to study mandarin?

Thanks a lot!










adrianlondon -

Do you mean ... do they teach Mandarin to foreigners? If so then yes, that's what we're all
talking about here.










Jamoldo -

Following extrapages' post, if anyone has any questions let me know, on this board or via PM and I
can try and help you, though I will be leaving BNU in mid January...










gaikokujin -

HI Jamoldo,

Thanks.

- what the average age /nationalities trends in the classes?
- how many hours per week? how many class levels are there?
- if you start the courses with more or less level 3 HSK, what can you expect after 6months
studying "normally"? after a year?
- can I take 6 months then swith to something more business oriented?

Cheers,
Gaikokujin










Jamoldo -

1. Average age, I'd estimate low 20s, but all ranges. From 17 years old up to 40, and maybe above.
That being said, most are undergraduate students, either from other countries, or foreign students
studying to get their B.A. from Beishida. With regards to nationalities, the majority of foreign
students are Korean, followed by Japanese. As you go higher in level the more Korean and Japanese
students there are (especially Korean). In the lower levels you also have a lot of Indonesians
(that's been my observation). Then there's a scattering of Europeans, Americans, Malaysians,
Africans etc.

2. There are 15 to 17 class hours a week (depending on if you go to the extra/optional tutoring
class that's offered). Class levels range from first year to fourth year. 100 (ni hao), 101, 102,
201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402.

3. One should progress "3" levels on the HSK per year ON AVERAGE. Depends on how much Chinese you
speak and how hard you study for the HSK. After all the HSK is a test that one has to prepare for.
I have met people who had trouble speaking Chinese but did very well on the HSK, and vice versa.
Different people progress at different levels, so it's hard to say.

4. You can study for 6 months, and then try to sit in and audit a business class. Most professors,
from what I hear would allow it, though I think I'd get lost really quickly, unless I was at a
decent level of Chinese. What you can do is during Newspaper reading class, choose to translate
articles reporting business and economics news, which is what I choose to do. I am sure you can
also find someone to tutor you for cheap, and help you with business and economics stuff.

Hope this helps.

Cheers












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