Mandarin
Chat Room is designed as an
in-house activity and training
session. Conversational skills
can be polished via general
discussions on a wide variety
of topics in a genuine Mandarin-speaking
environment.
Practice
speaking Mandarin by engaging in regular
conversations, without prior preparation
of scripts, is the only way to become
truly acquainted and fluent in the language.
In Hong Kong, however, a totally mandarin-speaking
environment can be rare.
The chat room purposely creates a Mandarin-speaking
environment within your company, where
your staff can gather together for casual
discussions on various topics, exchange
opinions, and perform a variety of special
activities. It is an informal occasion
where your staff is encouraged to speak
up and subconsciously learn the language
in a relaxed and fun-filled environment.
Gaining enough confidence to speak Mandarin
in a casual environment can, in turn,
enhance business talks in formal occasions.
Course
Content
Theme
topics
A wide variety of theme topics are chosen
for each chat room session, such as:
Chinese Food
Movies
Travel
Fashion
Health Eating
Christmas Party
BBQ
Toast Master
Chinese New Year Dinner
Mid-Autumn Festival
Course
Format
Each
session of the Mandarin Chat Room will
consist of the following activities:
Warm up activities
Introduce music or songs which highlight
the theme of each chat room
Thematic conversation
Role-playing, group discussions and
commenting on drills
Encourage the use of vocabularies, terms
and phrases, and subsequently improve
conversational skills in Mandarin
Language games
Incorporate the fun activities such
as card games, tongue twisters, etc.
into the process
of learning Mandarin
At the same time, enrich the participants'
knowledge in traditional Chinese culture
Feedback
With the use of evaluation forms and
follow-up phone calls, facilitators
will
collect feedback for improvements on
the next chat room session
Who
Should Attend
The
Mandarin Chat Room is open to staff
of all levels within your organization.
Students'
Comments from Past Chat Rooms
1.
It is helpful to communicate the PRC
office and clients in PRC;
2. Find it interesting and practical;
3. Keep a relaxing environment to
learn Mandarin;
4. Provide a relaxing environment;
5. Practice makes perfect;
6. Build up confidence to speak to
clients;
7. Two hours may be better;
8. A very valuable opportunity to
practice Mandarin;
9. Encourage people to participate;
10. It will be great to continue providing
sandwiches
11. It is very relaxing;
12. Relaxing atmosphere;
13. Opportunity to talk in Mandarin;
14. Excellent in learning;
15. It provides a chance for me to
practice Mandarin;
16. Well prepared and facilitated;
17. Try to involve participant and
had got everyone involved;
18. Relaxing environment;
19. Relevant topics;
20. Very relevant;
21. Very encouraging and friendly
(names of all teachers should be known
);
22. Enthusiastic knowledge;
23. Shorten the singing section.
Chinese Food
improve
conversational skills in Mandarin
