Study Chinese While You Work!
Get more out of your Taiwan experience! Hess can help you to study Mandarin Chinese while you work. In most areas, we can arrange a practical series of Mandarin classes for you and other teachers. These classes vary in level and goals, based on the needs of the students and demand. Beginner classes will likely be more common in your area than advanced classes.
A little Mandarin goes a long way in helping you make friends and learn more about local culture.

The classes are taught by professional Mandarin teachers, and they can be held at a time that suits your working schedule. Classes are usually held two times per week, for 90 minutes each class. Each week you will learn 15-20 new words and associated grammar structures, and will get a lot of practice at using them.

Communicative speaking and listening skills are the major focus of these classes, but reading and writing of the associated characters can also be part of the class if the students wish to learn these aspects as well.

Hess arranges these classes and the Mandarin teachers. The students who take the classes must pay for the classes. Typical rates of study are NT$150-NT$300 (US$5-9) per hour, per student, depending on the number of students in each class (typically 2-5 students). You may need to travel to a nearby Hess branch to join your class.

A little Mandarin goes a long way in helping you make friends and learn more about local culture - not to mention the names of all that great food you come across

Learn Chinese on the Go!
Our Mandarin Chinese Survival Guide is now available on Apple iTunes as a free Podcast. Podcasting allows you to subscribe to your favorite online broadcasts which are then automatically downloaded onto your computer whenever new contents are available.
Step by Step Instructions

1. If you already have iTunes installed, click here and you're done. or
2. Get Podcasting Software Download and install a podcasting software such as Apple iTunes or Juice, both of which are free.

Download Apple iTunes here
Download Juice here

3.Subscribing to the Hess Mandarin Chinese Survival Guide Podcast:
‧ Refer to step 1 and it will take you to the podcast. If you want to manually add it on yourself, then follow the next bullet.
‧ In iTunes, select the 'Podcasts' genre within the iTunes Music Store
‧ Once you're in the Podcasts genre main page, select the 'Education' category and then select the subcategory of 'Higher Education'
‧ Scroll down and you will find our listing entitled 'Hess Mandarin Chinese Survival Guide'
‧ Click on the 'Subscribe' button
 
Alternatively, you may choose to key in the search word 'Chinese' in the search engine of the Podcasts genre homepage. You will find our podcast listing within the search results.
 
In Juice, paste the following link into the podcast directory listing:
http://www.hess.com.tw/rss/rss2.xml
 
4. Begin listening to your podcast
Your podcasting software will automatically download new episodes when they become available. After an episode has been downloaded, you can listen to it with any media player that supports the MP3 format. Or transfer the file(s) to your portable audio player such as the Apple iPod
Special Benefits to Hess Native English Speaking Teachers

Individuals who have been hired by Hess as a Native Speaking English Teacher will receive the accompanying Hess Mandarin Chinese Survival Guide booklet and 3 CD audio set upon their arrival in Taiwan. The pocket-sized booklet makes it convenient for new teachers to carry around when exploring new Taiwanese surroundings or simply communicating with locals. A necessity for any newbie in Taiwan. If you are interested in applying for a position with Hess as a Native English Speaking Teacher, please do so here
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