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"I had a great time improving my Chinese intensively."

Elena Obukhova, etudiant de Russie

Mandarin Plus has such a good location. It is in a modern district next to different entertainments. I found my teachers qualified to teach a spoken language which was necessary for me. They were so friendly. I hated to get up early, but I did it because I really liked studying in Mandarin Plus. Courses were so intensive and helped me to learn a lot in a short period of time. It was a great time! Miss it.

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Qualité de l'enseignement
Installations scolaires
Activités sociales
Emplacement
Logement
Durée des études
1 semaine
Dates d'étude
15 Jul 2013 - 26 Jul 2013
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"Met none of my expectations"

Richard Frost, etudiant de Hong Kong

Postives:

1. Location of Language Centre in Sanlitun

2. Clean facilities with water and comfortable classrooms


Negatives. There are so many that I'll try and describe them all.

1. My language level. When I arrived I presumed they would want to try and find my current level by giving me some sort of test but instead was given a teacher and a book who was then surprised I could already speak some. The book she brought in was unsuitable and had to try and find another more appropriate.
Quote from your website: "You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Beijing

2. From the description f the course online I thought it was going to be small group classes so was surprised to find that I was the only student and it was to be 1-2-1 lessons. If I had known this I would not have signed up for the 6 hour intensive day course as it was too much for just one person. Also the course was nothing like the description which I thought would be structured. Spending time on all aspects of Chinese but in reality I was just using one book and going through page-by-page and was incredibly boring. I was hoping to interact with other students but there were none and most of the time I was the only student in the building.
Quote: "Course topics: Listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and activities
Not sure what the activities were..!

3. Use of a book. The language centre gave the teacher a book and I wasn't given any materials at all. Not a copy of the book and when I wanted to make notes and revise after hours at the weekend had to take pictures of the pages and then try to read it from my phone.
Quote from your website: Make progress step by step. Included in the language course are: - 30 hours per week of Chinese language instruction - Teaching materials - Weekly Chinese movie night"
There wasn't any movie night and the book was for classroom use only.

4. Quality of teachers: Very poor. The first day had a young girl who was at a college and therefore not a qualified teacher. For some of the day she spent it on here phone receiving calls and seemed totally disinterested. By the end of the day she told me that something urgent had come up at her college and she needed to go back and wouldn't be returning and they would provide me with someone else the next day. I left the language centre and the girl found me in a coffee shop and muttered something about she wouldn't get paid for that day!

Anyway, the next day I had another young lady who was at least more professional in her approach but still was not a professional teacher. When I had problems understanding she seemed at a loss of how to explain certain things and give me new examples and couldn't inspire as a teacher. Each day we would go through the book in a monotonous way and then in the middle of the second week my boredom level reached a new low as on Wednesday morning she was yawning, on her phone. I actually don't blame here, it was tedious for me and I am sure for her as well. At lunchtime I complained to the Language Centre staff about it and when I came back after lunch I sat with the teacher and a member of staff and told them if I were to continue I'd need to do something else. I suggested we do some other things when I came back on the next day. That day, I left at 1pm as I just needed a break from the place and was close to quitting and just going home.

I went back the next day, I bought some newspapers and other materials for us to look at.

Also on your website: A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
I didn't get one. Maybe I was so eager to get out of there they didn't have time to give me one.

So, at the end, I didn't progress how I wanted to. Actually, I think I learnt more from just chatting with locals online and also meeting them and generally chatting than I did in class. I guess my vocabulary improved from the classes but not much else.

I certainly would never go back. In fact on the weekend, I was walking round the hutongs and discovered a very nice language centre and in just 5 minutes there the staff seemed so much more professional.

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Qualité de l'enseignement
Installations scolaires
Activités sociales
Emplacement
Durée des études
1 semaine
Dates d'étude
2 Sep 2013 - 13 Sep 2013
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Logement

Mandarin Plus offrent les types de logement ci-dessous:
homestay

Chambre chez l'habitant - Chambre simple - Petit déjeuner

Fr. 135
hebdomadaire

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast

Emplacement: In the city center of Pékin
Type de logement: Chambre chez l'habitant
Type de chambre: Chambre simple
Plan repas: Petit déjeuner (7 repas par semaine)
Installations: Cuisine, blanchisserie, téléphone, internet sans fil, internet gratuit, tapis, climatisation, chauffage, et autres
Distance à l'école: 5 - 50 minutes
Disponibilité: janvier - décembre
Jour de l’arrivée: dimanche, à tout moment
Jour du départ: samedi, à tout moment
Fr. 135
apartment

Appartement - Chambre simple - Sans repas

Fr. 121
hebdomadaire

Apartment - Single-person room - No meals

Emplacement: In the city center of Pékin
Type de logement: Appartement
Type de chambre: Chambre simple
Plan repas: Sans repas
Installations: Cuisine, blanchisserie, internet sans fil, internet gratuit, tapis, climatisation, chauffage, et autres
Distance à l'école: 5 - 50 minutes
Disponibilité: janvier - décembre
Jour de l’arrivée: dimanche, à tout moment
Jour du départ: samedi, à tout moment
Fr. 121

Appartement - Chambre simple - Sans repas

Fr. 618
hebdomadaire

Serviced apartment

Tranche d'âge: 18 ans et plus
Emplacement: In the city center of Pékin
Type de logement: Appartement privé
Type de chambre: Chambre simple
Plan repas: Sans repas
Installations: Salle de bain privée, cuisine, téléphone, internet sans fil, internet gratuit, salle de télévision, climatisation, et autres
Disponibilité: janvier - décembre
Jour de l’arrivée: dimanche, à tout moment
Fr. 618
A serviced apartment is accommodation of the more luxurious type. Comfortable living room, bathroom and kitchen. Typically located in a compound with guards, an inner garden and often a fitness room or other sports facilities. Your house will be cleaned once or twice per week, depending on the compound available.
hotel

Hôtel - 2-personne en chambre partagée - Sans repas

Fr. 363
hebdomadaire

Hotel - 2-person shared room - No meals - 2 students must book together

Emplacement: In the city center of Pékin
Type de logement: Hôtel
Type de chambre: 2-personne en chambre partagée
Plan repas: Sans repas
Installations: Salle de bain privée, blanchisserie, téléphone, internet sans fil, internet gratuit, tapis, climatisation, chauffage, et autres
Distance à l'école: 5 - 50 minutes
Disponibilité: janvier - décembre
Jour de l’arrivée: dimanche, à tout moment
Condition: Les 2 étudiants doivent s'inscrire ensemble
Fr. 363
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Assistance visa

Nous ne pouvons pas faire de demande de visa au nom des étudiants. Cependant, l'école peut vous fournir tous les documents dont vous avez besoin pour préparer votre demande.

Votre lettre d'acceptation sera envoyée à votre domicile par la poste sans frais.

Vols et transfert à l'aéroport

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Pékin based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Assurance voyage

Etudiez a l'étranger sans souci avec notre assurance maladie et voyage. Lorsque vous réservez un cours avec nous, vous pouvez opter pour l'achat d'une assurance internationale qui couvre non seulement le coût des soins de santé, mais aussi la perte de vos affairs personnels. Vous devez réserver votre assurance à l'avance lorsque vous vous inscrivez.

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Sanlitun SOHO, B1-535
Beijing

China

Emplacement

Mandarin Plus propose des programmes linguistiques de grande qualité en chinois et en anglais avec un programme conçu pour maximiser l'acquisition de la langue seconde. Nous cherchons à améliorer la compréhension entre les cultures, faisant de notre centre de Pékin un lieu convivial et accueillant pour les étudiants de tous âges et de toutes nationalités.

Notre personnel et nos enseignants sont des professionnels de l'éducation expérimentés qui créent un environnement d'apprentissage dynamique et chaleureux pour tous les membres de notre communauté. En plus d'assister aux cours de langue, les étudiants sont invités à se joindre à nos nombreuses activités culturelles, y compris des soirées cinéma hebdomadaires, des événements à thème et des visites locales.

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Questions? Notre personnel ainsi que les anciens étudiants de Mandarin Plus y répondent.

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"Are the text books included in the course fee?"

DAMIEN EDWARDS, etudiant de Etats-Unis
Mark Gruendemann, personnel de l'école Taiwan Mandarin Institute Taipei

As regards to course materials, this is compulsory and can be purchased via LI. Please refer to LI website for details.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui

"Would you please give more information about the type of activities?"

DAMIEN EDWARDS, etudiant de Etats-Unis
Mark Gruendemann, personnel de l'école Taiwan Mandarin Institute Taipei

There are regular social activities in the evenings and also during class. The cost varies depending on the activities. The activities varies from week to week. The students normally look at the notice board in the school to see the activities on that week.

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"I noticed that the express mailing fee listed by your school on our website is 0. Does that mean you do NOT provide visa supporting documents to students?"

Cora Fu, personnel de l'école Mandarin Plus

We provide visa assistance to students.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui

"I just want to clarify the express mailing fee. Because you provide visa supporting documents to student, do you charge any fee on this or the fee is included?"

Cora Fu, personnel de l'école Mandarin Plus

We don't charge any fee for our invitation letter.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui

"How about for sending the letter by express mail (DHL or FedEx) to a foreign country?"

Rosalie Lutfiyya, etudiant de Chine
Cora Fu, personnel de l'école Mandarin Plus

We don't usually send out the original version because Chinese embassy accept printed invitation letter for visa application.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui

"Is it a private apartment?"

Richard Frost, etudiant de Hong Kong
Cora Fu, personnel de l'école Mandarin Plus

Usually one apartment has 2 bedrooms and one bathroom.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui

"Does the single-person apartment of Mandarin Plus have its own bathroom?"

Richard Frost, etudiant de Hong Kong
Cora Fu, personnel de l'école Mandarin Plus

No it doesn't.

Est-ce que cela a été utile? Oui
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