Xi'an Mandarin

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Xi’an, China (Language 100)

Learning Mandarin in the crucible of the Chinese civilization -

be stimulated for a life-long learning

Alternative Programmes:

Interdiscipline CAS

Why Xi’an?

Xi’an became China’s capital when it was first unified in 221 BC, and stayed as such for a major part of the 1st millennium AD until 907 AD – the end of the Tang Dynasty. Compared to Beijing or Shanghai, Xi’an was indeed the cradle of Chinese civilization. Xi’an will bring students back to the formative and consolidation years of “classic” Chinese culture, which is an important element for understanding the contemporary Chinese people.

Programme Features

Duration: 5 to 6 days
Suggested group size: 20 to 40
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Meals: About 1/3 of all the meals are in buffet style offering both Chinese and

Western cooking styles

Itinerary : Sample itinerary is available upon request. Contact us
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Developing a life-long passion for learning Chinese culture and language through gaining vivid knowledge about

the Chinese civilization

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Student's Comment: Clara, Student, Age 15

“I think that this trip was a very good experience, and I have gained a lot of confidence in my speaking and writing. We were able to experience ancient and modern Chinese culture in one trip.”

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Examples of Learning Outcomes

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Introduction:

Our Mandarin learning programme is highly adaptive to the need of your students. The case example below illustrates one of the various programme designs. As it lasted only for 6 days during the general travel week of the school, a classroom-based trip design would be too short to be effective. The focuses were therefore on:

practicing/learning Mandarin with local students along with reciprocating English teaching sessions to them
making vocabulary learning and sentence building fun and effective by doing exploring games in world-class heritage sites
developing a life-long passion for learning Chinese culture and language through gaining vivid knowledge about the Chinese civilization.

Making vocabulary learning and sentence building fun and effective by doing exploring games in world-class heritage sites

亨利的日记 Henry Salmon

二零一二年五月七日星期一

我最喜欢吃中餐了。我非常喜欢唐宫宴，因为面条很好和我很喜欢自助餐。我也喜欢喝“橙色的水”！

我很喜欢大唐乐舞，...

William Robinson

二零一二年五月九日星期三

今天是我最喜欢的一天。我很高兴，因为我不很累。我早上七点起床，我们八点吃早饭，但是因为我们迟了去陕西省旅游学校语言互动，我的老师很生气。我也与当地学生吃午餐。...

Michelle Jang

二0一二年五月十一日星期五

我们今天去语言学校，我们和学生交流。下午我们去旅游学校表演，我们唱“What makes you beautiful” 和“小星星”。我觉得我们唱得很好！然后我们去古城墙，...

MJ Xi’an Trip May 2012

第六天：

今天我六点三刻起床因为楊逸澄说我们要七点吃早饭，可是我问亨利，他说我们可以七点半吃饭，所以我很生气也很累。然后我们去博物馆，我觉得很不好玩儿可是我很喜欢Ｐａｎｄａ所以有一点好玩儿...

Sri Lanka

S.Kripalani, Humanity Teacher, South Island School

“I found the Xi’an trip very stimulating personally and I know the kids found it very rewarding in terms of the opportunity to form relationships with the local students. The kids had a smile on their face throughout and that was an invaluable thing.”

Moneer, Robert and Qi, Teachers, Kellett School

“Thank you to your company for organizing this wonderful trip, especially Helen for her help and care. All students enjoyed the trip very much and we received a lot of positive feedback from students and parents.”

Aleric Yim, Student, Age 14

“II think the idea of the workbook really new and fun. It helps us learn and it makes compete with other teams, which is a really good thing. Also, I like all the group activities we had, for an example the Muslim Quarter orienteering game.”

Ayden, Student, Age 16

“I like how it gives us the opportunity to learn more about Xi’an’s culture and history in an age appropriate and interactive way. This engages students and gets them interested, if not already. Also, it gives students an inside look on teaching, and also helps us to make friends. I didn’t know anyone a the start of the trip and had no confidence, but now it’s the opposite. ”

Clara, Student, Age 15

“I think that this trip was a very good experience, and I have gained a lot of confidence in my speaking and writing. We were able to experience ancient and modern Chinese culture in one trip.”

Daniel, Student, Age 14

“Although I have visited Xi'an for four times before, this trip was completely different from them. Not only we have visited some famous sites in Xi'an, We have been to many different interesting places where we could have learn many things from China.”

Sanders William, Teacher, Creative Secondary School

"They have been amazing. Our trip leader was able to step in and help us when needed, also they lead activities in a very efficient and engaging manner. I am very happy with everything. Great job, thank you."

Sarah, Age 15

"This was an interesting, fun and amazing trip to Xian. The food and choice of restaurants, allowed us to experience traditional cuisine. Our local guide provided us with lots of history and stories from the past, this helped me experience Xian culture even better. I value this knowledge because then I can reflect on it in the future, to remember how the oldest city in China lived."

Kaitlyn Zhang, Age 13

"Every aspect of this trip was unique. From the guides to the activities to the food, everything was wonderful. The guides were patient and delivered in depth information to us in a funny and engaging way. The activities were really enjoyable, and each one was filled with surprises. Overall, I loved this trip!!!"

Monique So, Age 16

"This trip was definitely an eye-opening experience. The rich and interesting culture that Xian city withholds is amazing, and being able to experience it is a great opportunity teaching kids allowed me to develop new creative skills as well as patience. The local food is one of the highlights."

Nicole Chong, Age 13

"There are a lot of activities, but some of them are really special that people can hardly have that experience in their life. I really treasure this trip because I know that in the future, I won’t have a lot of chance to go to school trip with my classmates, especially when this trip has a lot of interesting and rare activities. Overall, I feel grateful to have a great experience."

Mumtahina Maksud, Age 13

"The trip was very fun. We learnt a lot of things in a period of five days. The trip included both modern and historical sites and was very relevant to the place we went. We learnt about 3 dynasties in the space at 5 days. The explanation for everything was short and reverse so it did not bore us but made us more engaged. The trip leaders are really nice. The check if everything is okay and if we have any questions so the can help us. The workbook and stamp system made us more competitive so we were thoroughly engaged with the activities. Overall, the trip was really nice and fun. I hope to join it again."