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Review of Keats Language School, Kunming China
I spent three weeks at the Keats School starting mid August of 2011 with four hours per day of one-on-one instruction. Classes and Language Instruction. The school makes a real effort to give students what they want. Lessons were tailored … Continue reading
Third Week of Classes – Review, Review and More Review
Keats Language School, Kunming China Written September 8, 2011 I imagine my teacher, MW, will be thankful to have a new student after I leave just so she can do something different. I didn’t want any new material the last … Continue reading
Learning Chinese in Kunming – Second Week of Classes
Written September 3, 2011 Keats Language School, Kunming, China Language learning can feel like a horribly slow process even in an immersion environment with four hours of class a day and a whole world outside the classroom to practice in. … Continue reading
Learning Chinese in Kunming – End of the First Week
Keats Language School, Kunming, China The first week of classes is already over! It may seem to some that we keep going over the same topics – giving directions, reading menus and ordering food, but it takes a lot of … Continue reading
Learning Chinese in Kunming – Language Lessons Continue
Keats Language School, Kunming, China After just a few short days MW and I have sorted out what I will be learning and how. It’s not so easy for a language teacher to develop lessons and activities that are both … Continue reading
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First Day of Language Class in Kunming, China
Keats Language School, Kunming China Four hours of speaking Chinese has turned my brain to mush. One-on-one classes are great for personalized instruction and provide tons of language practice, but they also mean that you are “on” for the full … Continue reading
Why I Love Pimsleur
Yes, Rosetta Stone is all the rage, making language learning so easy a caveman can do it. Or was that something else? Anyway, Pimsleur is what gets me actually using a new language. The all-audio program sears a conversational framework … Continue reading
