I am starting a masters in Chinese studies in September, but have been unable to secure any funding as no one wants to fund an MA in Chinese studies (which to me seems odd with all the current emphasis on China). I have an option to do it part time, but the course is quite intense, even part time. Another option is a CDL, however I just hear negative reviews of them and people just seem to suck their breath in when I mention it.
I mainly need help to cover fees (£3000) because I've worked and saved a fair bit this year. But argh! I don't know. I really want to do this MA and worked my **** off to put myself through my undergraduate degree.
Would appreciate any words of wisdom and people's experience of CDLs
Ta
2007-06-10 22:09:07 · 3 answers · asked by xiaomoogle 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Hello, yes I'm not diddling around. I taught in China for 6 months, thank you very much and I've been learning it for 3 years. It's not like a European language. I plan to teach in china/taiwan after I graduate. My course will also give me work experience with an NGO in China which is what I want to do.
2007-06-11 21:56:50 · update #1
Instead of paying to learn Chinese, why not go to China and be paid to learn Chinese! You could teach English or work for an American or British firm....
You could learn more Chinese in three months in China than you could in three years in school. Get to China, take any job that pays you enough to live, and immerse yourself. Stop diddling around with school and get serious about what you want to do with your life. When you have spent a year or two there you can come back and be the Instructor for a Chinese course.
2007-06-11 01:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CDLs are granted only if the educational institution is approved by the CDL authority. Check this before going any further with an application. If registered, the institution will give you an application form.
If you wish to borrow £3,000 it will probably be worthwhile having either a student loan or a CDL because your income after qualifying should be over £20,000 a year, but ...
Are you really sure there are opportunities for full-time careers with an MA or MSc in Chinese Studies? A lot of people make assumptions and then discover they have few career opportunities. For eample, there are around a quarter of a million people in Europe qualifying every year with some kind of translators' and interpreters' degree but the number of full-time vacancies is only in tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands.
Check out your career options. It's possible that many firms that invest in China will employ Chinese people with degrees in English rather than the other way round.
2007-06-11 00:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by halifaxed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For any type of loan the important things to consider are the terms, such as interest rate, repayment terms, default protection, etc., and the reputation of the lender.
I'm in the USA, so I don't know about CDL's, but we have federally guaranteed student loans, etc.
2007-06-10 22:28:09 · answer #3 · answered by x4294967296 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋