IF YOU JUST WISH TO EAT CHICKEN IN CHINA... Then the picture above is enough for you.
But if you wanna be a bit fluent in Chinese then you may join a course ASAP.
I’ve always promoted, and still firmly believe, that one does not need to spend time in China/Taiwan to master the language. That being said, there are a lot of benefits to doing so.
Immersion – Being present in an environment where the target-language is the most commonly spoken language around you will increase your learning efficiency. Outside of such an environment, you can still achieve similar results in a similar time frame, but it will require more work.
Comfort – Being out of one’s comfort zone is often at the root of many people’s greatest achievements. Being in a less familiar environment and being surrounded by a less familiar culture is a great way to get out of your comfort zone.
Travel – Studying away from home is a great way to see some new sites and experience new culture.
Where to learn Mandarin Chinese in Bangladesh?
Upon searching for where I should study in Bangladesh, I was shocked to see the handful of well established institutes. Most of them are situated in Dhaka. So, I’ll do my best to summarize everything and hopefully simplify this step for other’s who also decide to study Mandarin Chinese.
List of Institutes:
1) The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) <== CLICK LINK
Is an institute of the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh dedicated to teaching various modern languages including Bengali, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Urdu and Hindi. In 1948, the Department of International Relations was established at the University of Dhaka, where courses for Chinese and French were introduced the next year.
At present the Institute offers 1-year non-degree courses (120 hours each course) on Bangla (only of the foreigners), Arabic, Chinese, Korean, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish language courses.
2) Shield Language Academy Dhaka <== CLICK LINK
Established in 2013, offering over 14 different language, making it one of the most well known Multilingual institute in Bangladesh. Different types of courses are designed to meet the desired requirements of job holders, translators, businessman, and students.
The Academy offers 8-week intensive course, 14-week regular course and also online courses via Skype.
The outcome of the Chinese course:
Imparting communication skills in Chinese Mandarin for HSK Level 1. Teaching of basic Chinese Mandarin language to non-native speakers. A minimum of 150 Chinese words will be taught along with basic information on Chinese culture. The learners shall learn to greet and to introduce themselves in Chinese Mandarin, in the Chinese way.
Other Mandarin Training Centers
I chose to focus on the main training centers in Dhaka because they are generally the most distinguished and most talked about. Yet, I found it non-trivial to track down all the details and differences in order to make a decision on where one should study Mandarin Chinese in Bangladesh.