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Chinese - Beginners 1

A practical introduction to Mandarin Chinese

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Details

Course structure and goals

The course focuses on speaking in Mandarin Chinese. Students learn basic sentence structures and grammatical rules, and acquire a vocabulary of 400 words used in basic conversation. Course texts are written in Pinyin, the widely-used transliteration system for Chinese characters. This allows students to focus on improving their communication skills, both speaking and comprehension. The class meets once a week and students are required to complete the homework assignments sent by the teacher after each lesson.

This course is for

Adult students (over the age of 17) whose native language is not Mandarin Chinese and who do not speak or read Mandarin Chinese.

Duration

Spoken Chinese 1: 15 weeks.
Spoken Chinese 2: 15 weeks.

At the end of the course the student will

Have acquired a vocabulary of 400 basic words that will enable them to conduct basic conversations on a variety of topics, including greetings, shopping, orientation, transportation and more.
Know all Chinese tones, which are vital to pronunciation.
Be able to construct simple sentences in Chinese using basic grammatical structures.
Be familiar with the Pinyin transliteration system used to transliterate Chinese.

Study kit for this course

Coming soon.


Schedule

Course Schedule

SemesterStartEnd

June 2013

 Sun, June 02, 2013 Sat, September 21, 2013
US East coast (EST)
  • Group No. 93 - Tuesday, 20:00 - 20:55
US West coast (PST)
  • Group No. 93 - Tuesday, 17:00 - 17:55
 

July 2013

 Sun, July 28, 2013 Sat, November 16, 2013
 

September 2013

 Sun, September 08, 2013 Sat, December 21, 2013
 

November 2013

 Sun, November 10, 2013 Sat, March 01, 2014
 

January 2014

 Sun, January 05, 2014 Sat, April 19, 2014
 

Testimonials

Below you can find just a few of the many expressions of positive feedback that our programs have received for this course

  •   WOW! What a class! Thank you for your brilliant sense of humour and patience! You are a WONDERFUL teacher! 
    Meintjes Charlene, South Africa
  •   I am amazed by Zhen Hua's ability to ''see'' our mouths when we are speaking. When I pronounce the word incorrectly she knows exactly how to tell me to adjust the shape of my mouth or location of my tongue - and she does it without actually seeing me. Very talented! 
    Reed Jim, USA
  •   The professor is very good. She is attentive to each student's performance and is very soft in the way she provides feed-back. She gives sufficient opportunities to practice and to ask questions, and she manages time very well. I much enjoyed my first two lessons and am willing to continue with the course. 
    Madzouka,
  •   Once again a wonderful lesson! Hua Zhen is a born teacher! She is so patient and friendly! Thank you so much!! 
    Meintjes Charlene, South Africa
  •   Ms Xie Wenting was very good, thank you. 
    Bav Estie, Australia
  •   I am really happy with the lessons and the progress I am making, already! My teacher is very helpful and very patient with us. I will definitely recommend this course to my friends!  
    Les,
  •   Good evening, I'm very satisfied and proud to dicide to be part of the students "beginners A group. Zhen Hua is the perfect teacher,the perfect person on the right place. 
    August,
  •   Thank you for this great lesson. 
    Gradussen Carlo, Netherlands
  •   I think Wei Ben is very good, at encouraging her pupal! She always has a smile and is very passion at times. She wants the best for her student, and is prompt in her response in testing. 
    Gregory,
  •   Excellent lesson! Very informative and engaging! 
    Wilber Thomas, Pennsylvania, USA
  •   Excellent teaching skills. Lots of patience. 
    Heble Dr. Samir, New Plymouth, New Zealand
  •   Excellent lesson! Very informative and engaging!  
    Wilber Thomas, Pennsylvania, USA