Immersion Lessons @ BSC

I finally blogged after two weeks. During these few days, we were having immersion lessons with the China Chinese students in BSC. Initially, we thought that they were unfriendly and cold just like how some teachers described them. But we were proved wrong the moment we stepped into the class. Some of them were applauding and some were smiling at us. It turned out that they were rather friendly.

So we had lessons like History, Geography, PE, Mathematics, Politics, Chinese, etc. I like Geography and PE lessons because I take E.Geog in Nan Hua and I can exercise during PE lessons. It was a nice experience learning with them and learning the same subjects we have in Singapore but using a different language that we are not used to. It was hard for me to digest what the teachers said because they were all using Mandarin to teach. Gradually, I was used to their accent and teaching style, although sometimes I still don't really know what the teachers were saying because of their accent. Nevertheless, I enjoyed attending their lessons.

On the second day of our immersion lessons, we were introduced to the class during break time. What we did was that we wrote our name on the board using chalks of different colours. We might look silly to them, but we rarely have the opportunity to actually touch the chalk and write on a blackboard, which is something that we won't be able do when we are in Singapore. They were laughing and smiling at us and they always lend us a hand when we need help.

Next monday would be the last day that we attend the immersion lesson. I hope that I can have the opportunity to come to China and learn with the students here.

-Kee An