Travel in Chinese is a 15-minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. The segment is a Chinese lesson.
Travel in Chinese is a 15-minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. The segment is a Chinese lesson.
The Chinese lesson segments is broken down into:
On occasion, the entire program is a review of past lessons with guests consisting of Chinese language students who will converse completely in Mandarin while Dashan responds in English. Typical students are usually not of Chinese origin.
The programme particularly focuses on aspects of the Standard Chinese language. Dashan usually points out many language points such as idioms that don't particularly translate to English and the use of the measure word.
Although anyone can start learning Chinese through this program, the program is geared for many levels from beginner to advanced.
Travel in Chinese succeeded Communicate in Chinese, the previous title, but also with Dashan as the host.
Some key differences in strategies between Travel in Chinese and Communicate in Chinese are:
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