In our first article, we shared our thoughts about advantages and disadvantages of learning Chinese in 1on1 class setting. Today, we will look at the advantages and disadvantages of Group Chinese class studying.
Group Chinese Study: The Advantages
When a classroom of four Chinese students are put together in a classroom and they are matched fairly well, in that their language level is about the same, group study is quite effective for all parties. Your classroom peers may ask the Chinese teacher questions you never would have thought to ask. Teachers can also have fun coming up with fun dialogue activities and other activities to facilitate student learning. It is also very motivating to have other classmates to study Chinese with -there is an encouragement in knowing that when your going through times of discouragement in language, others are there "suffering" with you. Whereas learning Chinese 1on1 with a teacher can be quite intense and draining, group study is obviously less intense. Some students prefer this, and study more effectively in a less intense situation.
Group Chinese Study: The Disadvantages
In a group class situation, students will not get as much as attention from the Chinese teacher as one would in a 1on1 Chinese class setting. Therefore, the teacher may not be able to meticulously correct tones, pronunciation, and grammar mistakes. If you are wanting to dominate conversation time, this will not happen. Therefore, your speaking time in class will be reduced because of having to share that time with other students. Other types of suggestions you would want to make in class would first need to be agreed upon by other classmates. Therefore, depending on your classmates, there may not be as much flexibility to learn other things outside of the set curriculum.
Again, hope this article would be helpful when you come to learn Chinese in Beijing and you are welcome to visit our Beijing Chinese language school-1on1 Mandarin- http://www.1on1mandarin.com
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