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

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,

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:58:08 +0000

All done with Uni? Isn’t it nice that we can just quit now? ; )
Good luck on the self-study. I’m currently using the chinesepod/flashcard program (zdt)/occasional book triple attack method.

By the way, if I don’t head back to the states during Spring Festival, I’m thinking of making a bike trip from Shanghai to Nanjing, stopping along the way. Suzhou being first on the list, think you would be interested in grabbing a beer? (That’s if my out of shape-ass isn’t dead already)