My Classes at Zhejiang

I thought I’d take a minute and describe my language courses at Zhejiang. Language education in China is pretty old school, teasing out the separate skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. There is also a much higher cultural awareness of the difference between spoken and written registers in Chinese, and that can be seen [...]

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Zhejiang University Impressions

Sorry for the delay. Between figuring out my internet and generally getting situated I’ve been slightly busy. So far Zhejiang University (浙江大学) has made a pretty good impression on me. Despite a few hiccups in the registration and placement test, I’ve managed to get myself pretty much settled in. The quality of the dorms is [...]

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