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| Survival Chinese Courses |
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These courses are designed for students who have busy schedules and
do not have time for a long term study plan. The course enables
students to survive daily life in China by focusing first on the
Chinese phonetic system called "Pinyin" and then on basic daily
conversational situations such as living, working and traveling in
China, the course enables you to easily ‘’survive” in daily life. You
can take a class level by level according to your specific situation
and requirement with the purpose of improving your ability in
Mandarin gradually. We offer part time (2-3 sessions/week) and
intensive group classes (4-5 sessions/week), with 2.5 or 3 hours
each session.
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Starting with Pin Yin, these courses focus on listening and
speaking abilities for daily life. Upon completion of the
three beginner courses, students will be able to conduct
simple daily conversations. |
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These courses focus on
natural Mandarin mainly
involving expatriates' day-to-day life in
China. Upon completion of
the courses, students will be able to employ appropriate
expressions within different contexts, and compose complex
sentences and paragraphs expressing personal opinions
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These courses help students expand their vocabulary, reach
native-speaker fluency and deepen their understanding of
Chinese culture and society. |
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| ◆ Beginner Courses |
The beginner level includes three courses – beginner I, beginner II & beginner III. These courses are suitable for students who have had no previous mandarin instruction. Upon completion of the beginner courses, students should have a command of more than 1,000 basic words and 200 sentences. This will enable students to conduct and understand simple communication in daily life, such as, greeting, self introduction, shopping, taking a taxi, making appointments, asking for help, ordering food, seeing doctors, booking tickets, communicating with housekeeper, etc.
Schedule for Group Class
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Beginner 1 |
40 hours |
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Beginner 2 |
40 hours |
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Beginner 3 |
40 hours |
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| Textbook |
"My Chinese classroom"--- This is the first series of Chinese textbooks published by a training school, specifically designed for foreigners living and working in Shanghai. Due to their popularity, these texts are published nationally and internationally.
What are the features of our textbook?
* Interesting and practical topics that are related to daily life
* CD of standard pronunciation attached, read by popular TV anchors
* Useful listening exercises |
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| ◆ Intermediate Courses |
The intermediate level includes three courses – Intermediate I, Intermediate II & Intermediate III. These courses are suitable for students who have achieved beginner level or possess a vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words. The courses focus on topics concerning the expat experience in China, whether it be living, working or traveling. As a primary classroom activity, dialogue exercises will be conducted so as to enable students to master different expressions within different situations. Upon completion of the courses, students should have a command of about 1,800 words, as well as the ability of speaking fluent Chinese in daily life using complex sentences.
Schedule for Group Class:
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Intermediate 1 |
60 hours |
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Intermediate 2 |
60 hours |
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Intermediate 3 |
60 hours | |
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Intermediate I, II, III
"My Chinese classroom"--- This is the first series of Chinese textbooks published by a training school, specifically designed for foreigners living and working in Shanghai. Due to their popularity, these texts are published nationally and internationally.
What are the features of our textbook?
* Interesting and practical topics that are related to daily life
* CD of standard pronunciation attached, read by popular TV anchors
* Useful listening exercises
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| ◆ Advanced Courses |
The advanced level includes two courses– Advanced I and Advanced II.
The course is suitable for students who have achieved intermediate level status or possess a vocabulary of approximately 2,000 words. The course focus on communication skills through the discussion of current issues in society, for example; the economy, culture, and other facets of Chinese society. The texts are mostly selected from magazines, newspapers and literature. There will be a unique topic in each lesson, such as, “Knowing Yourself”, “Leisure and Entertainment”, or “Human beings and natural science”, etc. Upon completion of the course, students should have a command of about 1,500 new words, including slang, phrases, and especially, the way how local people speak. In addition, students will acquire a better understanding of Chinese society and Culture and further perfect their language ability.
Schedule for Group Class
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Advanced 1 |
60 hours |
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Advanced 2 |
60 hours | |
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Advanced Spoken Chinese I, II |
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