Chinese in two hours a week!

[muckefuck]

I keep forgetting to pimp this to you Chicago-area types: My Chinese teacher at the Chinese Mutual Aid Association, Liu laoshi, is starting up a new beginning adult class in (Taiwanese) Mandarin. The first class is 6 p.m. tonight, actually, but don't let that deter you: If this course is anything like the last one, it'll build gradually and she's very liberal about taking on new students after the start of the term. She teaches both speaking and reading/writing, so it would be worth taking even if you can already speak some Chinese but never learned more a few characters.

She's a wonderful lady. A bit conservative in her views, but that's hardly surprising in someone who fled the Communist takeover of the Mainland. The important thing is that she's flexible and very open to input from students. In fact, I think she was a bit disappointed that we didn't take on more responsibility for our instruction and push to do more challenging assignments, like oral presentations and such.

The fee is nominal. Unless you can find someone willing to tutor you in Chinese for free, I can guarantee it's the cheapest instruction you'll find in the city. And the location is good: Two blocks from the Argyle stop on the red line, in the heart of North Chinatown/Little Saigon. 為甚麼遲疑呢? (What are you waiting for?)

Comments

[tyrannio.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the Hyde Park-Uptown teleport booths.

[tanagers.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Can I get more information? I can't make it every other Monday (run a soup kitchen every other week), but I'd love to have some kind of class, and I really already speak fairly weel.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

6-8 p.m. every Monday, $100 for 14 weeks starting, well, yesterday. More than that I don't know, but you can contact Daisy Liu at CMAA for further details.