1 Month At Middlebury Chinese Immersion Program (Level 3 Student) | 一个月在明德全浸式中文课程 （三年级学生）
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Week 3 and 4 were tough. I started to feel like I was drowning in work and the amount of characters and grammar to memorize felt so overwhelming. Luckily the environment is still super positive and the Teachers, Students and Staff are amazing! At the beginning, we tried to have "study groups" of friends who would study together, but everyone is at their own level and pace.
At this point, most of us have gotten into the habit of studying solo, or with maybe one or two other people at times, just to check things over with.
I had many times where I would work on stuff on my own, but surrounded by others such as in the special area of the library, cafe, or in the common areas of the residence halls. It's nice to be working with others around you, motivating you. Although I definitely had my fair share of staying up till 2 or 3am in my room or other locations just trying to finish everything the best I could.
My third and fourth week at Middlebury's 2 Month Summer Chinese Immersion Program as a Level 3 Student! This video is meant to document my experience as a Level 3 Chinese Student. This episode features less of studying, and more on the fun things we'd experience in this crazy Chinese Vermont. (Also note that my Chinese is not perfect, but I hope you'll see an improvement week after week as this series progresses!)
This episode concludes at the mid-point all language school party where we were allowed to speak English for the first time in 4 weeks! It was really a shock to the system, and I think some people found it difficult to switch back to Chinese at the end of the night. Once you leave the party, you're not allowed to speak English again until the conclusion of the program.
This program is a serious investment of time AND money, so I wanted to make this series to help those who are interested learn first-hand what the experience is all about.
Catch Episode 1 here: • My First Week At Middl...
This is actually my second time in the program and took place Summer 2019. The first time I went to Middlebury's Summer Chinese Immersion Program was the summer of 2015 when I was a Level 2 Student. The different levels are as follows from least to most advanced: Level 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4. There is a large jump between each level, which is why a Level 2.5 exists.
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience both times, although this program is NOT for the faint of heart. You cannot communicate in any other language than the target language (Chinese) the entire time, and the 2 month course is equal to an entire academic year of experience at a University Language Program.
Any questions, please comment on the video below! I'd be happy to answer them as best as I can!
Episode 4 will be coming. Stay tuned!
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SONGS USED:
Outro: Shoob Lastings: "Bop Down"
Other Songs: RUclips Free Audio Library & Audioblocks
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Great video buddy! What's you mother tongue btw?
Thanks so much for enjoying the video! It's hard to get good footage when you're so busy studying in a tough program like this. I did my best with the editing. :/
My mother tongue is English. How about you?
@@EdVenturesVlog man the editing is great!!! Cool! I'm a Portuguese native speaker. Best regards from Brazil ;-)
@@o_felipe_reis Thank you so much! I tried to make it interesting at least. Are you interested in learning Chinese or do you speak any other languages besides Portuguese and English?
@@EdVenturesVlog I do! I speak German (between B2 and C1- intermediate plateau ;-( ..), Spanish (C1) and French (rusty B1).
@@o_felipe_reis That's awesome, so many languages. I speak some Spanish and can understand more than I can speak, also know some Hindi and am currently learning to read Korean.
Did you do any immersion programs, or did you learn in school, or were self-taught?
I learned how to speak Chinese by watching this.
I too learned how to speak Mandarin by watching this.
现在我是一年级的学生。两周前吃午饭的时候，我和我的同学们自己介绍了。现在我觉得我的中文进步进得很多了。如果您们正在考虑去明德大学的中文学校，我鼓励你去。这是一次了不起的经历！谢谢，Ed! Your videos were a huge part of my decision to attend, and I don't regret it one bit!
感谢你！That means so much that you said that, it really made my day! Thank you so much for watching my videos and I'm honored that they had a positive effect on you. I wish you well in your Chinese learning journey! If you ever want any advice or want to trade 明德 stories hit me up on my instagram! haha
@@EdVenturesVlog 谢谢！
Hey Ed, do you think its worth doing the Middlebury program or travelling to china for 7-8 week classes? What motivated you to do the Middlebury program instead?
I've done less intensive classes in China twice. One was a 3 month program and one was 6 months. The Middlebury Chinese immersion summer program was better than both of those. The reason I say that is because you are in a 24/7 Chinese environment. All of your activities, meals, your living environment, everything is all in Chinese. When I was actually in China, I found it difficult to actually befriend Chinese people and spent most of my time with other foreigners. If you care about learning the language as fast and efficiently as possible, go with the Middlebury summer program, if you want to experience China itself then go there. You get exposure but it's not as intense as Middlebury. And it is INTENSE. Middlebury is not for the feint of heart or those who aren't really committed to learning Chinese.
Dang. That rain is insane.
Yes it was lol
Do you also attend Middlebury College? or did you just participate in the summer intensive program?
I attended the summer program twice, I've never been a Middlebury undergad. Once while I was an undergrad at a different college and once right after graduating college.