Lecture #4: How to Improve Your Chinese

Special thanks to Shirly Wang from Education Learning Center for this opportunity.

如何提高汉语水平
How to Improve your Chinese

傅君恺(Carl Gene Fordham)

2022.01.27

内容要点 Presentation Overview

一、为什么要学习汉语? 1. Why Learn Chinese?

二、汉语学习的四大技能 2. Four Skills of Learning Chinese

三、 提高汉语语感的四大窍门 3. Four Tricks to Improve Your “Feel” for Chinese

四、问答 4. Q&A

Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #7 – Financial Counselling (Mandarin into English)

Briefing

A Mandarin-speaking man has come into the office of an English-speaking financial advisor. The Mandarin-speaking man is seeking financial counselling for his uncle who has been experiencing some financial difficulties.

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #7 – Financial Counselling (Mandarin into English)

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #6 – Online Police Report (English into Mandarin)

Briefing

An English-speaking police officer is talking to a local, Mandarin-speaking community about how to make an online police report. You will be interpreting for him into Mandarin in real time.

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #6 – Online Police Report (English into Mandarin)

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #5 – Bonsai Theft (Mandarin into English)

Briefing

An English-speaking police officer is visiting the home of a Mandarin-speaking woman. You have been called to interpret for them. The officer has asked the woman to describe her experience with the police who recently investigated the theft of a bonsai in her garden. You will be interpreting for the Mandarin-speaking woman in real time.

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #5 – Bonsai Theft (Mandarin into English)

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #4 – Renal Unit (English into Mandarin)

Briefing

You have been called to interpret at a hospital during a COVID-19 outbreak. The agency has asked you to interpret for a nurse at a renal unit. The nurse will be providing advice for people on dialysis.

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #4 – Renal Unit (English into Mandarin)

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #3 – Kidney Cancer (Mandarin into English)

Briefing

You have been called to interpet at a hospital. A Mandarin-speaking woman is talking to an English-speaking kidney specialist. She has asked you to interpret what she says into English in real time to the doctor.

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Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #3 – Kidney Cancer (Mandarin into English)

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