Originally Posted by
Braindrain
"Good" Chinese is subjective. I guess it's all about the level you're trying to achieve. I know lots of people (HK immigrant children) who can speak Chinese but can't write. However, the polish and complexity doesn't get much further than an elementary school education (at best). I guess it's the same for every language, including English.
Yes, the OP won't need to worry about this on a 1 month course.
The "good Chinese" I was referring to = The ability to stand up and give a technical speech in Mandarin to a room full of native speakers; the ability to directly negotiate business deals and contracts without a translator; the ability to run operations with Chinese crews and managers in a factory or job site, etc.
That type of good.