I passed the A2 exam!

A2 certicate and 20,000NT award from TSMC

Avadhoot’s Chinese name is 小虎 means "little tiger". Two years ago, after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in India, he started working at TSMC. Shortly after arriving in Taiwan, he formed a Chinese language class with his colleagues. To be honest, in that class, Xiao Hu wasn’t the fastest learner and was often teased by his classmates for confusing “you, me, him.”

Unexpectedly, after the group class ended, 小虎 told his teacher that he wanted to challenge the A1 exam within three months. One hour of class per week studyin with teacher was clearly not enough, so he dedicated all his free time to studying Chinese—listening to audio lessons while on the road, watching Chinese YouTube videos at home, and even striking up a few conversations with elderly folks at the market. Gradually, he mastered his own unique method of self-studying Chinese. Sure enough, three months later, he passed the A1 exam.

Next, he told his teacher that he planned to pass the A2 exam within three months. Frankly, this was quite an ambitious plan—almost none of his colleagues had ever achieved this. Working at TSMC is very demanding, and most students only reach the basic listening and speaking stage; moreover, it is practically impossible to cover all the A2 material in just three months.

After discussing it, we decided to stick with the self-study approach, using the time with the teacher to answer questions and focus on the key points and difficulties. In fact, the teacher never expected him to pass, but once again, 小虎 impressed his teacher by passing!

Today, he held his A2 certificate in hand, along with a NT$20,000 reward, and happily announced that his next goal is to pass B1 in three months! He says that through studying Chinese, he has experienced many of the joys of life in Taiwan, gradually broadening his horizons, making more friends, and learning more about the culture. This has made him feel that all the efforts he’s put into learning are truly worthwhile.

Among the his peers at TSMC, no one has yet attempted the B2 exam, and he hopes to be the first. His teacher also sincerely wishes him success!

我通過A2考試了

Avadhoot的中文名字叫小虎，兩年前從印度理工學院IIT畢業以後來台積電工作。到台灣不久，就跟同事一起組班學中文。說實話，當時在班上，小虎不是學得最快的，也常常因為分不清‘你我他’ 被同學開玩笑。😂

沒想到，團班結束之後，小虎跟老師說，想在三個月內挑戰A1考試。一週一個小時上課的時間肯定不夠，於是小虎把平時的休息時間都用來學中文，路上聽音頻，回家看中文YouTube，遇到菜市場的老人家，也要湊過去聊幾句。慢慢地，他掌握到如何自學中文的獨門技法。果然，三個月後他通過了A1。

接下來他跟老師說，要在三個月內通過A2考試。說真的，這是一個蠻有野心的計劃，幾乎在前面的同事中沒有人做到過。台積電工作很忙，大部分學生止步已于基本聽說的階段，而且三個月的時間根本不可能學完A2的內容。 經過我們的討論，決定繼續使用自學的方案，跟老師見面的時間變成解答問題，專攻重點和難點。其實老師根本就沒指望他能通過，不過這一次小虎再次讓老師刮目相看，他又一次通過了！

今天，小虎拿著A2的證書，開心地說，接下來的三個月他想通過B1！他說，透過學中文他感受到很多在台灣生活的樂趣，一步步打開打開視野，交到更多朋友，了解更多文化。這讓他覺得，所有為學習付出的努力都是值得的。 目前在台積電的學生中，還沒有人去挑戰B2考試，他希望自己成為第一個。老師也衷心祝福他早日成功！