What I want to write in this post is about how inconvenience it is to not be able to interact or communicate in Chinese language. Half of my students from both classes are Chinese. I wish I did learnt Chinese Language such as Mandarin instead of French or Japanese during my first year in University.
This way, I can use Mandarin to interact with my Chinese students and more importantly, if I know their language, I will be able to know what they are thinking as well as what they are talking among themselves. During my class, most of my Chinese students will talk with their friends using Mandarin. What usually happens after I talk or ask questions to them is they will turn to their friends and they will discuss or ask anything using their Mandarin and then reply back to me in English.
Sometimes, when they are not satisfied with what I said or asked them to do, they will talk using Mandarin which I don't understand. As they know I didn't understand what they are talking about, I'm pretty sure they are expressing their unsatisfactions toward me and gossiping about me. This is one of the reason I wanna learn Mandarin more than any other languages in the world. In addition, able to communicate in Mandarin can be very advantageous as Malaysia is a multiracial country with Chinese as one of the races in Malaysia.
Besides knowing what they are talking about, we can approach them naturally and chatting with them about other things besides talking about English. This way, they will feel more attached and comfortable being with us. In addition, they will be more open when talking with us if we know how to use Mandarin with them.
This way, I can use Mandarin to interact with my Chinese students and more importantly, if I know their language, I will be able to know what they are thinking as well as what they are talking among themselves. During my class, most of my Chinese students will talk with their friends using Mandarin. What usually happens after I talk or ask questions to them is they will turn to their friends and they will discuss or ask anything using their Mandarin and then reply back to me in English.
Sometimes, when they are not satisfied with what I said or asked them to do, they will talk using Mandarin which I don't understand. As they know I didn't understand what they are talking about, I'm pretty sure they are expressing their unsatisfactions toward me and gossiping about me. This is one of the reason I wanna learn Mandarin more than any other languages in the world. In addition, able to communicate in Mandarin can be very advantageous as Malaysia is a multiracial country with Chinese as one of the races in Malaysia.
Besides knowing what they are talking about, we can approach them naturally and chatting with them about other things besides talking about English. This way, they will feel more attached and comfortable being with us. In addition, they will be more open when talking with us if we know how to use Mandarin with them.
I hope by the end of the semester, you know few chinese words. - Mr. Ghazali
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