Monday, May 26, 2008

Language study

This is my fourth visit to China, and I can get around pretty easily. Now, it is possible to attend to the business of learning Chinese. One of Barry’s staff works with me two hours a day. We will be meeting at the recently renovated Kongzi (Confucius) Academy (See photo). Meanwhile, I ask lots of questions and try to use my (very limited) vocabulary. I also copy lots of Chinese off walls, drink containers, and monuments. It is so much easier than learning a language in a classroom.



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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, Dr. Gann! This is Yingjuan! How's everything going?I see you enjoy learning Chinese there. I hope you have a good time!

10:33 PM
nbta said...

What a blessing to be able to experience China! Hope you have a great trip and learn a lot. Here's a website you might want to visit to learn a little more about China's history.
http://www.chinasoul.org/e/cs-e.htm

Have a blast!

8:58 AM
Roz Raymond Gann said...

Hi Yingjuan!

Yes, I'm doing very well with the language study. You did a great job of getting me ready!

8:03 PM

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