" I started studying Mandarin at the SCCIOB after a stint living in China during which I picked up basic conversational skills but I never had any formal training. I was initially nervous that I wouldn't be able to progress but quickly found that this would not be the case. The teacher understood the individual weaknesses of the students and was able to address our difficulties in a constructive and supportive manner. The course gave me the basic blocks from which I feel that I can comprehensively develop my study of the language. Having had such a positive experience with Gateway to Mandarin, I now feel ready to take up the challenge of learning to read and write! "
Catherine Bannon
Grace Wibowo
"Gateway to Mandarin" is a great course. It introduces conversational Mandarin through practical topics that are relevant to daily activities. The teacher, Mr Chun Sheng, is very professional. He always encourages the students to talk or ask questions in Mandarin. He also teaches us other new words besides those was stated in the materials that are relevant with the topic and daily activities. This course helps me to speak simple Mandarin to my daughter. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who has no Chinese foundation. "
Foundation Chinese
I have completed a total of 4 courses (Elementary Level 3 to Intermediate Level 2) clocking a total of 120 hours. The text books with DVDs, and workbooks are well designed and user friendly for foreigners learning Mandarin. Aspects of modern Chinese society, cultural background, as well as basic grammar and useful expressions of the language were well covered in all these learning materials. All the instructors are committed to their mission of teaching Mandarin. They show great passion and are very helpful throughout. Upon completion of the course, I am now able to comprehend with much ease the various Chinese media, such as newspapers, TV programs, magazines, books and other forms of entertainment!
Yuichi Nozawa
"Our instructor is Mr. Ding Will, formerly a journalist with the ‘Lian He Zhao Bao’ in Singapore. His training and experience enables him to deliver interesting historical facts and cultural changes of China. It was also a refresher course for me who had long forgotten those mythical and folklore stories told by my Chinese teachers when I was a student. It was also through this course that I was determined to read the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. They are The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Dream of the Red Chamber and Journey to the West.
Last but not least, I would not hesitate to recommend this course to anyone who has a passion for Chinese culture, history and literature. It will be a great learning experience!"
Hazel
Business Mandarin in Finance and Accounting Terms
" A great course in all aspects. The syllabus is relevant and useful.The course instructor is professional, has industry experience and uses a variety of teaching methods to encourage fun and creative learning for what would otherwise be a mundane subject. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who is a finance professional and who is keen on brushing up on his/her Mandarin skills. "
Adaline
Benedict Lo
" Language is not language until one has acquired adequate vocabulary, practiced speaking confidently and effectively understand the culture behind it. June has successfully imparted her knowledge of financial and accounting terms to us.
The use of translation practices, student presentations have helped put into practice the Chinese words we learn across wide and diverse fields like accounting, real estate, derivatives, tax etc; Therefore what used to be untranslatable jargon to us in Chinese has now become a part of our vocabulary which we can now confidently use for our careers and businesses.
Thank you June! "
Business Mandarin in Banking Professional
This class was very well organised - covering many essential items for any professional keen to quickly understand the ettiquette of doing business in China, and the technical naunces of the Mandarin language in the business context .
Although the class is scheduled for 3 hours on a monday evening, I never found it tiring and would look forward to find out more every week.
The teacher was very engaging and took initiative to help us make the materials relevant to our work.
There were some exercises and subjects that were very tough - but she always made it a point to explain it all very well.
It is a great blessing to have subsidised in learning mandarin in SCCIOB. I have fun and enjoy in learning my new language with good guidance from the lovely teacher, Joyce Wang. She teaches us with full passion and patience. She always encourages us to learn. Not only teach us the language, she also shares the Chinese’s cultures and traditions. It’s completely exciting and meaningful for me. Day by day, my mandarin is improving. Even though, I am not able to read and write a lot of the Chinese characters yet, but I can understand and talk simple mandarin with others. It really helps me in my working place and interacts with other mandarin’s speakers on my daily activities. Now, I am different then before. Thanks WDA and SCCIOB!
"I, Raja, Indian National, have been working in Singapore about 9 years. I set learning and speaking Chinese is one of the ambitions. Hence I started learning 3 years ago. But it seemed to be boring and I could not buid-up the interest .I started to loose my hope partly due to my laziness also. The teaching way was unable to create the learning interest among some other students who are like me also . There was no test or exam after you completed the course for certain period. So you cannot judge your level and no opportunity to take challenge also .. Subsequently I was searching for other Institutes with the hope that changing of institute will help to achieve my objective of learning Chinese. Fortunately my friend introduced SCCIOB in January 2009. After joined in SCCIOB, I gained the hope back. The teachers really know how to teach for working adults. The maerials are simple and good. I enjoy learning Chinese here with very low fees. Here , exam is conducted once the course is completed. This makes you to do some work in addition to what you do in class room.Now I believe strongly that I will never give up my Chinese learning. I honestly recommend to learn Chinese in SCCIOB for people who really want to take challenge or results for your work. Join in SCCIOB to enjoy learning Chinese."
Manickam Rajakumaran
Isak Rabin
"SCCIOB Business Mandarin was a great solution to help me learn Chinese within a very short period of time. The teachers I had were professional and took teaching Chinese very seriously. I was surprised at just how quickly I was able to not only learn, but actually adopt and use Chinese in daily situations outside of the classroom. From my perspective, I can certainly recommend SCCIOB Business Mandarin. "
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