Comments on: Soochow/Suzhou University Mandarin Program – Contact Info

By: Maricel Langendonk

Maricel Langendonk — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:15:00 +0000

hi ryan!!! i am maricel, i live in suzhou with my husband. my daughter is 16 yrs old and she wants to study chinese language first before she go to the university here in suzhou. do you have any advice for me what to do? i heard they dont accept 16 yrs of age. but my daughter will finish high school in june. she dont want to stop studying until she reach 18. need some advice. thanks!

By: silvia

silvia — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:14:15 +0000

What is the name of the department of 苏州大学 that you attended? I want to try and find the page on their Chinese website, but I can’t figure out what the hell they would call that department.

Oh and thank you for putting this up. There isn’t all that much legit information about this university.

By: Tian

Tian — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:47:32 +0000

ANY KIWIS IN HERE??
Oy! Jamieson, you Kiwi or Aussie?

Sir Ed Hillary died, which may mean something to you if you’re Kiwi.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:35:50 +0000

@Ben: No kidding! It’s more of a “prestige” thing though, right? Soochow, as an example, has a history that goes back to before WWII and the Chinese ~~civil war~~ liberation… so I think that’s why they keep it – damn annoying though, particularly when you’re paying them to teach you Chinese.

By: Ben Ross

Ben Ross — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:23:40 +0000

Will somebody please tell these damn Chinese universities to get over the whole Wade-Giles thing…Your quality of education isn’t any better because you change your “zh” to a “ch” or your “q” to a “ts.” Wade-Giles is soooo Great Leap Forward…Are you listening “Tsinghua”?

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:06:35 +0000

I’ll check it out.
I think I first found ZDT by a simple search. It’s nice though. Functions well and has a built in dictionary. (thus avoiding having to put in all the definitions oneself.) Which is convenient.
Well, turns out that I am 回ing家! So, although I won’t be able to do the trip just jet, I’ll definitely let you know when I attempt it later this year.
(Better to wait anyway. I came up with the idea when it was freakishly warm for a few days…well, it’s cold as hell now!)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:26:35 +0000

@Jason: I’ll have to check out ZDT. Am also looking at some new software I’m reviewing for Lost Laowai – expect my full report over there some day soon. And definitely let me know if/when you’re going to be in town. I might be heading to Dalian for a few days (familial obligations and all that), but otherwise I should be around.

@Samantha: 我不是苏州大学的英语老师。以前我是苏州大学的学生。还是，也很高兴认识你。

@Guests: First, how many guests are you? Please don’t tell me there are groups of people randomly visiting Web sites and commenting en masse!

It’s not a secret at all, I’m simply too busy with other things to commit to the rather grueling demands that studying full-time at university entails.

By: Guests

Guests — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:33:16 +0000

If it’s not a secret, what’s the reason you dropped out?

By: samantha

samantha — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:00:12 +0000

nihao!
你好，你是苏州大学的英语老师吗？
我是一名对外汉语老师，很高兴认识你。

By: Jamieson

Jamieson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:27:35 +0000

G’day mate. Thought I would help with the complaining and all Found this lovely nugget of info and I could not help myself. At least I can get steak pies and sausage rolls at Skoob, about 500 m from home. Cheers, stay warm and dry. Shitty weather, eh ?

Yer mate,