I sense multiple postings by aliases.

Like Laotou I doubt it was a real posting.

I thought I would start this 10th thread on soccer just to make a round number.

Jeez

The purpose of separating the students is to allow for different learning styles. It is extremely successful.

What does happen is that OS and local students (perhaps not even studying language) are dormed together.

I think the role of any education institution should be to provide the best teaching possible, for the type of courses taught. The Japanese students found learning to write, and recognising words in Hanzi very easy. Other students were holding them back. Asian students who were used to rote learning performed well in class, others just held them back. Non-Asian students were more interested in using functional language, and the 'deaf and dumb' students just held them back. Separate teaching favoured both groups.

Usually a 'Normal' university is a better choice. Normal Universities teach the teachers. And if the teachers have studied the 'Teaching Chinese to foriegners' courses, they will have learned some teaching theory and cultural differences.

The only uni that I am aware of the really has this sussed is in Shanghai. They don't teach European/American students with Asian students. They have separate programmes.

Most universities across China are crap when it comes to service. Management skills is not one of China's strengths.

They almost all use the 'Chinese teaching method', which is based on rote learning. This means that the teaching is crap as well.

I have never met a foreign student who was 'very happy' with any university or university Chinese course in my time in China.

On the flip side, some people are very happy with some of the Chinese training centres, others not.