Japanese students from Nanzan University learn about Mandarin Chinese at NCKU - CNA
Japanese students from Nanzan University learn about Mandarin Chinese at NCKU
During summer break, the Chinese Language Center (CLC) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, is packed with international students who are eager learners for Mandarin Chinese.
A total of 20 Japanese students from Nanzan University are currently studying the language and sharing their Taiwan cultural experience with other international students who are also having a good time immersing into the local community of Tainan.
“Learning Chinese is trendy in Japan,” according to Kajiura Shogo, a sophomore from the Department of Policy Studies at Nanzan University, who is first time to Taiwan having a good time in learning about Mandarin Chinese at NCKU.
Another student of Nanzan University, Kuriki Sachika from Nagoya, Japan, who is also first time to Taiwan, said that Taiwanese people are gentle and very friendly to foreigners.
When being asked about the language learning in the CLC of NCKU, she said, “The teachers are helpful and I very much appreciate their patience in instructing me to understand everything here.”
“The class is little but the teachers are very good, young and dynamic,” said Prof. Raoul F. Holland from Nanzan University, who accompanies the Japanese students to Taiwan and helped them to fit in.
“What seems very good to me is after the course students have tutors who are Taiwanese students and also semi-teachers to help them in the afternoon to review what they learn in the morning which is excellent as well,” said Prof. Holland.
“The tone is the most difficult part for Japanese students to learn Mandarin Chinese,”
Prof. Xiao-Hong Liang, the other teacher accompanied with the students, adding that Mandarin Chinese is a musical language with 4 distinctive tons which is not easy for Japanese to identify.
Yuchika said that she enrolled the 5-week intense language program for Mandarin Chinese because she thinks that the economy in China is booming, and acquiring the ability to communicate with Mandarin is a necessity.
In addition to the language classes, CLC has arranged several cultural classes especially for the students from Nanzan University including Calligraphy, Chinese Diabolo, Chinese Opera, Foot Message, Chinese Cuisine, and Tea Ceremony.
The 5-week Mandarin Chinese learning program kicked off on August 5 and will last through to August 26.
During summer break, the Chinese Language Center (CLC) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, is packed with international students who are eager learners for Mandarin Chinese.
A total of 20 Japanese students from Nanzan University are currently studying the language and sharing their Taiwan cultural experience with other international students who are also having a good time immersing into the local community of Tainan.
“Learning Chinese is trendy in Japan,” according to Kajiura Shogo, a sophomore from the Department of Policy Studies at Nanzan University, who is first time to Taiwan having a good time in learning about Mandarin Chinese at NCKU.
Another student of Nanzan University, Kuriki Sachika from Nagoya, Japan, who is also first time to Taiwan, said that Taiwanese people are gentle and very friendly to foreigners.
When being asked about the language learning in the CLC of NCKU, she said, “The teachers are helpful and I very much appreciate their patience in instructing me to understand everything here.”
“The class is little but the teachers are very good, young and dynamic,” said Prof. Raoul F. Holland from Nanzan University, who accompanies the Japanese students to Taiwan and helped them to fit in.
“What seems very good to me is after the course students have tutors who are Taiwanese students and also semi-teachers to help them in the afternoon to review what they learn in the morning which is excellent as well,” said Prof. Holland.
“The tone is the most difficult part for Japanese students to learn Mandarin Chinese,”
Prof. Xiao-Hong Liang, the other teacher accompanied with the students, adding that Mandarin Chinese is a musical language with 4 distinctive tons which is not easy for Japanese to identify.
Yuchika said that she enrolled the 5-week intense language program for Mandarin Chinese because she thinks that the economy in China is booming, and acquiring the ability to communicate with Mandarin is a necessity.
In addition to the language classes, CLC has arranged several cultural classes especially for the students from Nanzan University including Calligraphy, Chinese Diabolo, Chinese Opera, Foot Message, Chinese Cuisine, and Tea Ceremony.
The 5-week Mandarin Chinese learning program kicked off on August 5 and will last through to August 26.
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