You are invited to join us for this month's FC Club (Beijing) Dinner and Keynote Speaker Event. It will be held on Tuesday 21 April at the Hard Rock Cafe and the topic is "Secrets of a US Olympic Interpreter"
Date: 21 April Time: 7:00pm Venue: Hard Rock Cafe Topic: "The Secrets of a US Olympic Interpreter." Cost: 200MB
Our speaker, Mr Andrew Carr, is a firm believer that necessity is the mother of inventions. At TsingHua University he had to try to balance a study load of remembering over one hundred new Chinese words per day with a gruelling rowing training schedule. The results of his perseverance were medals in national collegiate rowing competition: the development of a unique and effective method for studying the 4 skills of Chinese speaking, listening, reading, and writing; And the position of official interpreter for the US Olympic rowing team. He has promised to reveal his secrets to us and say that his methods will be of interest both to people looking for a proven method to remember Chinese vocabulary, as an active not passive vocabulary, and for teachers who daily face the daunting task of trying to teach foreigners the mysterious intricacies of the Chinese language. Andrew graduate with Honours from Cornell University after writing a thesis on the design of computer-assisted language learning for Mandarin Chinese. Andrew Carr is currently the Training and Development Manager at MeeQee, a language-instruction start-up in Beijing.
The cost: 200RMB includes a 4-course meal and a complimentary glass of beer or Shirley Temple or soft drink.
Special for FC Club participants beer at 20RMB all night.
A Happy Hour (50% off) Cash Bar is available all night for additional drinks.
Please RSVP as early as possible since places are limited and will be allocated on a “first come” basis.
Please feel free to phone 139 1109 8002 if you have any questions.
About the Venue:
Hard Rock Cafe Beijing was officially opened on 14th May 1994, by none other than the King of Blues, B.B. King and prior to the 2008 Olympics it underwent a major renovation. The Hard Rock Cafe Beijing provides customers, local Chinese, long-staying expatriates and international visitors, an authentic taste of American food, music and culture. Even the stars could not give this place a miss. Hard Rock Cafe, Beijing has played host to Yanni, David Copperfield, Julio Elegsias, KC and the Sunshine Band, Mike Love and many more.
Address: Hard Rock Cafe (Beijing) 8 North Dongsanhuan Road, Landmark Hotel, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004.
Our speaker, Mr Andrew Carr, is a firm believer that necessity is the mother of inventions. At TsingHua University he had to try to balance a study load of remembering over one hundred new Chinese words per day with a gruelling rowing training schedule. The results of his perseverance were medals in national collegiate rowing competition: the development of a unique and effective method for studying the 4 skills of Chinese speaking, listening, reading, and writing; And the position of official interpreter for the US Olympic rowing team. He has promised to reveal his secrets to us and say that his methods will be of interest both to people looking for a proven method to remember Chinese vocabulary, as an active not passive vocabulary, and for teachers who daily face the daunting task of trying to teach foreigners the mysterious intricacies of the Chinese language. Andrew graduate with Honours from Cornell University after writing a thesis on the design of computer-assisted language learning for Mandarin Chinese. Andrew Carr is currently the Training and Development Manager at MeeQee, a language-instruction start-up in Beijing.
Hard Rock Cafe Beijing was officially opened on 14th May 1994, by none other than the King of Blues, B.B. King and prior to the 2008 Olympics it underwent a major renovation. The Hard Rock Cafe Beijing provides customers, local Chinese, long-staying expatriates and international visitors, an authentic taste of American food, music and culture. Even the stars could not give this place a miss. Hard Rock Cafe, Beijing has played host to Yanni, David Copperfield, Julio Elegsias, KC and the Sunshine Band, Mike Love and many more.