| KAYELLE: "What is it like? I am going to study Chinese in Beijing for a full year in 2006 and my choice lies between BLCU and Tsinghua." I don't have any answers to that question I'm afraid - I'm actually considering that same option myself. Did you manage to find any info? (this is a long shot given that the post is from last year but I hope you read it..) From reading a lot of messages from different forums, seems that BLCU has more "progressive" teaching while Tsinghua apparently focusses more on rote learning. Whether this counts in favour of BLCU depends on whether you can rote learn in the classroom and will practise outside; the problem with BLCU seems to be that with so many foreigners, it can be difficult to get the opportunity for serious practice? The texts that BLCU uses is apparently superior to Tsinghua's. Then again, Tsinghua has name recognition, which might look good on a resume... post back anyone if any views or experiences! |
Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai?