Visit to Harbin Ice Festival and Chinese language learning!

[cynthia ding]

Visit to Harbin Ice Festival and Chinese language learning!

19-20^th January

 

I. Introduction:

Educare is offering a brand new way to learn Chinese in an enjoyable series of classes. Our first trip is trip to Harbin.

We will go to the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival .The Memorial Museum – 731 - which acts as a reminder to the world about the atrocities committed in what was Manchuria during the period leading up to and throughout the WWII era. Alternatively you could choose to visit the Tiger Zoo which contains more than 200 tigers. Our hotel will be set in the historical Modern Street or Russian Street as it is sometimes known.

The classes will teach practical Chinese from the moment we meet at the railway station. You will actually learn Chinese whilst shopping, visiting the sites or ordering dinner, lunch and breakfast.

Fee:

750RMB/850rmb (Tiger zoo) cover all the tickets fee (hotel, breakfast,), excluding dinner and lunch.

 

If you like to join us WITHOUT Chinese instruction, then the price will be 600RMB.If you want to choose Tiger Zoo on the second day, the price will be 700RMB!!

 

 

II. Itinerary (All times are flexible)

 Day 1   Stone Street & Ice and Snow World

   9:30 - 12:12 Arrive in Harbin and Check into hotel

   13:00- 14:00 self bought lunch (on the pebble walking street - the local specialist will be guided)

   14:00-16:00 Saint. Sophia church & shopping in the central street

   17:00-19:30 Ice and Snow World

   20:00-22:00 Dinner (classic Russian restaurant)

 Day 2 Visit 731 Museum or Tiger Zoo

   8:00-9:00 Breakfast

   9:00-12:00 Visit 731 museum or Tiger Zoo

   12:30-13:30 Lunch (Huamei Western Restaurant)

   15:40-19.00 Get back to ChangChun Train Station

III.Teaching schedule

1. Practical Chinese language (Five main topics of daily expression) including:

Greeting-- Self Introduction and how to make new friends

Sports ---all terms would be codes in ice festival :sports, feeling, art

Shopping-- Buying and Bargain in market

Eating-- Ordering food and Chinese eating culture will be introduced

Travelling--several useful phrases will be taught: way, taxi, train and hotel

2. Background introduction

1 History about the war in Manchuria

2 Chinese northeastern eating cultures

    3 Russian architectures and church

    4 Ice sculpture art

IIIV. During this travel you can get:

   Educare style classes will be illustrated in:

 Site classes:

  Performed in 5 real situations（ice world, hotel, restaurant, 731museum, St.Sophia church）

  Begun with 15 minutes class introduction

  Gavin by 1 handout including: 3 keyword+5 Chinese sentence phrases)

  Practiced between 1 Chinese teacher to 5-7 students

Life classes

  How to bargain (Day 1 /14:00-16:00)                                     

  How to take taxi (Day 1 /19:30-20:00)

  How to get train information (Day 1 /9:30 - 10:30)

  How to check in hotel (Day 1 /12:20 - 13:00)                                             

  How to check out hotel (Day 2 /14:200 - 14:30)

 Super classes

  5 top-famous local specialists will be introduced (snack bar, shopping mall, Russian bar &restaurant, cold drink shop), the class will be featured by the precious local features. Northeast dialect, local coat, dishes.

 Review class

   (A surprise)

You are in practical real life situations. The whole weekend will be structured in such a way you will not only be learning Chinese but also having a great time and experiencing a new city, we won’t have you feel frustrated on Chinese, and even push you if you choose to like it.

Tips:

The ice festival is SERIOUSLY COLD. Make sure you have good warm boots on! it is the  feet that go first!

 

Instructors:

Cynthia Ding – Master degree, graduated from linguistics Northeast Normal University, Harbin Chinese, language teacher in ChangChun University.

Ellen –Master degree, graduated from MPA Northeast Normal University, ChangChun Chinese, Administrator in Raffles ChangChun University.

Lily—Bachelor degree, graduated from Northeast Normal University with IPA, ChangChun Chinese.

 

Date: January 19th-20th^, 2013.if you have any problem, please E-mail us: [e-mail]

 

We warmly invite you to join us!

[Richard ridealgh]

I think this is a great idea, but unfortunately I have a winter camp to run at this time. I wish this goes well for all involved in this venture.