Reviews of East China Normal University | China

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May B

University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Make sure you revise for the placement test to ensure you are not put in a class too low for your language level

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

We only studied language from 8.30am-11.45am. It would be better to offer a variety of optional courses for the international students to pursue in the afternoons (instructed in the target language)

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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“My review on ECNU.”

RomyNard M

China, Undergraduate
, 2023

Overall

East China Normal University has allowed me to learn and improve my Chinese and English with the dual language program. Teachers are quick to assist the students. The teaching method is dynamic, and with the new online courses, one can learn at one's own pace. Most of the courses are rich in content and easy to understand. The homework load is enough to keep you active and engaged. I would recommend it.

Campus life is fantastic and diverse. The campus where I study is located in the city center, close to restaurants, metro stations, shopping malls, etc. The personnel at the student center service is welcoming and always helpful.

Careers

The school provides career advice as well as internship opportunities.

Pros

Student focused.

Cons

They could improve by hiring native international teachers for the English program

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Be Z

University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Chinese city life is very centralized so if the campus is located within the city or closer to the main sections of the city, the easier it is for transportation. Shanghai has everything anyone can ask for. Shopping streets, sightseeing, museums, and shows. Nightlife tends to end around 3 or 4 in the morning, but there are many pockets of bars/clubs around the city. You just have to pick your destination. Because the city is changing so fast, bars and clubs (as with shops and restaurants too) sometimes apprears and disappears without notice. But the ones that are quite big is most likely going to stay in one place.

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May B

University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: (first 3 months) then rented flat independentl

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I only decided to reside on the university campus for the first few months because it was an easy option for me to settle in. Once I felt more at home in Shanghai I moved out of the university accommodation and rented a flat independently. I would recommend this to future students because it gives you time to decide how to find a good apartment and know exactly where you want to live. It is also convenient living on campus at the beginning (meet new people, easy to find classes...)

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Roooms are spacious and modern and the university accommodation facilitates meeting other international (and domestic) students

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“I can speak Chinese and English languages. I can understand any Arabic accent.”

Zainab J

Turkey, Undergraduate
Language, 1994

Overall

Hello, my name is zainab and my Chinese name 宅娜, I'm from iraq but i growing up in Egypt and then after high school graduate i went to Shanghai to study my major is Chinese language, i have been in china since 2015 until 2020 because the covid till now we can not back to china but still now we are study online, my teachers all of them are Chinese, they are a very wonderful teachers, and the end of June I'm gonna graduate , i hope i can found a job here, thank you so much.

Pros

Speaking and writing on Chinese

Cons

I can't not speak Turkish but i hope to found a time to learn more about Turkish language

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

With students and teachers I spoke english but outside the campus I spoke chinese. In shanghai, it was difficult but in Beijing the people understand the Mandarin (Putonghua) more than Shanghai people. Because the dialect is different between chinese provinces.

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