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我進入了逢甲大學華語中心的時候，我已經在加拿大學了一年的中文。我那時候的語言能力雖然不算流利，但是我還能用中文辦簡單的事情，像去餐廳點菜、找朋友聊天等。我那時候擔心的是浪費時間學我已經學過的事。

開始上課之後，我很快就發現逢甲的老師不但能給我挑戰，而且會把我的中文水準提高得不少。現在跟朋友談話，我聊得蠻流利。我的閱讀能力也進步得很快：逛中文網站沒有問題，甚至於連小說我也能慢慢地看。

老師既熱心又友善。除了教書以外，老師也會讓學生們用中文討論今日的題目。老師也會提出台灣文化最奇怪的一些方面，讓異國籍的學生分享自己的文化。選修課也給學生機會正式地了解歷史和文化。

在逢甲大學華語中心，除了老師讓你更了解台灣的文化和語言，你也會學到你同學們的文化和想法。我沒想到我會跟日本人、韓國人、越南人、印尼人等用中文一邊分享加拿大的文化，一邊了解他們的國家！

When I began studying at Feng Chia’s Mandarin Training Center, I had already studied Chinese back in Canada for approximately one year. My Chinese was a long way from fluent, but I could deal with relatively straightforward situations — such as ordering food in restaurants or chatting with friends — in Chinese. I was worried that studying here would turn out to be a waste of time, and that I would spend most of my time going over material with which I was already familiar.

After attending my first class, I very quickly realized that the teachers would not only challenge me, but also be able to drastically increase my abilities in Chinese. When chatting with friends, conversation goes smoothly. I’ve also made very swift progress with reading: I can browse Chinese websites without problem, and I can even read novels written in Chinese.

The teachers at Feng Chia are enthusiastic and friendly. In addition to formal teaching from the textbook, teachers will give students a chance to use their Chinese to discuss current issues and problems. In the midst of learning language, students also get the chance to learn about some of the stranger features of Taiwanese culture and share perspectives from their own country. Complementary courses also allow students to study Chinese history and culture in a more structured way.

While studying at Feng Chia will, without a doubt, improve your Chinese language skills and increase your understanding of Chinese culture, you will also have the opportunity to learn about completely different cultures from your classmates, who are from all over the world. I never thought that I would find myself chatting with students from Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and elsewhere, learning about their countries as we communicate in Chinese!