Showing posts with label spoken Mandarin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spoken Mandarin. Show all posts

22 August 2012


Mandarin World

Guest post by Principal Kevin Lewis of Mandarin World


Mandarin World is a newly opened Chinese language school in Shanghai - Pudong. We are offering group classes, online classes and also one on one tutoring. We can also aide people in getting student visas if they wish to study for a longer period of time in our school.

Our brand new school has five classrooms, two language clinics, a lecture room and an activity room, that also doubles as a TV room. We also have a beautiful lounge for students to chat in, a computer room for students to do self study, as well as a quiet study room. We have an English language DVD and Book swap service for our students and also a growing library of books on learning Chinese, as well as about China in general. Follow the link for some complimentary Chinese Language Learning Resources.



 
The whole idea of Mandarin World is that we don’t only provide students with a chance to study in the classroom, but also plenty of resources to learn outside of the classroom. I hope that students who come to our school will want to stay after their classes to make use of our facilities and to ‘hang out’ with fellow students and staff.




 
I have been told that there are approximately 200 schools in Shanghai offering Chinese language however I believe we have a few strengths that help us stand out from the crowd.  


  • Firstly thanks to our contacts with many local universities we can supply student visas.


  • Secondly we are foreign run so that we can try to offer foreigner friendly classes for our students.

Also when you are new like us, quality is the main focus - we care about every student - we’d be foolish not to! After hearing about many students’ complaints in relation to unhappy language learning experiences in other schools and colleges, I’ve taken those complaints to heart and we have tried to do our best to provide the best Chinese language service that we believe our students will be happy with.

However more importantly if you are not happy with our school, work with us to make the learning experience work for you.

To learn more about our school visit our website at Mandarin World


Want to know more contact Mandarin World 







06 July 2012

Australia a popular destination for Chinese Millionaires

Some points about wealthy Chinese Tourists:

  1. Australia is the third most popular destination of Chinese millionaires.
  2. 60% of Chinese millionaires picked travel as their favourite leisure activity.
  3. Approximately 30% of Chinese millionaires annual spending is used for travel.
  4. Australia is ranked number three in attractive places for Chinese millionaires to visit.
  5. Outbound Chinese luxury travel market is stable and set to reach 77 million tourists.
  6. China's emerging millionaires are increasing. 
  7. Chinese travellers are big spenders. Favourite purchases include watches and jewels as their most-favoured purchases.
  8. Chinese travellers prefer to travel in style flying business or first class and staying in five star (or higher) hotels.
Some questions relating to Chinese tourism in Australia :

  • Is the Australian tourism industry catering to the needs of this market by training staff in Chinese Mandarin and Chinese etiquette?
  • How many workers in the tourism and leisure industry are learning Chinese Mandarin?
  • Are Australian tourism employees and operators prepared for Chinese tourists?
  • Do those working in the Australian tourism industry know that arrivals from China jumped from 156000 to 536000 last year?
  • Are Australian tourism workers aware that the number of Chinese tourist visiting Australia has risen by 20% in the last 12 months?
The potential to revive Australia's tourism is here. 



Sources of information:

Australia a favourite among China's rich

Chinese Tourists to Australia Reach Record Levels

18 May 2012

Bilingualism Across the U.S. - Best Colleges Online

Bilingualism Across the U.S. - Best Colleges Online

This was recently sent to me by a blog reader.

I like this infographic. The overall benefits of bilingualism is interesting.

Bilingualism Across the U.S.
Via: BestCollegesOnline.com
Blogger Widgets