China Bound, Revised A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC (1994) / Chapter Skim
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6. Study
6. Study
Pages 130-137
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There is some debate over where Chinese language study is best undertaken. Many former students and language instructors in the United States would argue that if learning Chinese is your primary goal, the quality of language teaching on Taiwan will better serve most students' needs.
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Students experiencing their first taste of China, and perhaps abroad for the first time, often have difficulty knowing how to negotiate the Chinese academic bureaucracy. Moreover, U.S-sponsored programs can work out rules governing dormitory behavior, including late-night noise levels, that lessstructured programs cannot, allowing students more quiet time for study in the dorm.
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Chinese friends hoping to study in the United States may call on you to
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Moreover, with no adviser and no rules governing dorm life, some dormitories are livelier than serious students prefer. Noise from latenight parties is a frequent complaint, and occasional quarrels break out when cultures and values collide.
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Many are openly moved to discover a foreign student who has taken the time and trouble to learn their language, traveled so far to study, and remains diligent despite the obvious difficulties. Thus, enrollment in a Chinese university is only for the serious and independent student who is willing to interact with the Chinese academic bureaucracy and with Chinese faculty with little outside help.
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The Chinese you learned in the United States may suddenly seem hopelessly inadequate, and what you are learning in the classroom may not meet your immediate communications needs. You may find the single telephone on your floor difficult to use and discover that when you finally connect with the number you are calling you don't know what to say or how to say it.
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Visit an ethnic minority area and try staying off the beaten path. Many students report that travel provided both the most difficult and rewarding experiences of their stay.
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Or practice writing or learn to read cursive Chinese handwriting. Be clear about your own language goals, and explain them clearly to your tutor.
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