As a beginning Mandarin student myself, four weeks of classes means absolutely nothing about fluency in the language (assuming the students are native English s

As a beginning Mandarin student myself, four weeks of classes means absolutely nothing about fluency in the language (assuming the students are native English speakers). It's a very difficult language to learn, and four weeks doesn't have you engaging in unscripted conversations with fellow students. The low n is understandable, but only four weeks of classes is pointless.