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Hours

16 hours

Duration

Notes:

4 Weeks

Term

Spring II/ Summer

Admission Requirements

1. 17 years and above/
Fees: $400 Candian





Mandarin:The Modern Standard Chinese

Whether you are planning to learn Mandarin to boost your business, to be comfortable in your daily communication, or are just learning it as a hobby, our professional faculty members are capable of providing you with a customized program to fulfil your needs. We aim to improve all language skills, including speaking, listening, reading and writing. We believe that language learning is not solely knowledge memorization, but a fascinating and passionate exploration of Chinese culture. Please allow me to invite you to board this journey of exploration, learning Mandarin while sipping Chinese culture.
 
不管您是想通过学习汉语来提高自己的商务和工作能力、拓展业务,还是想提高自己的汉 语日常交流能力,亦或只是把汉语学习作为自己的兴趣爱好,我们专业的教师团队都可以 为您提供个性化的专门课程,以提高您汉语的听、说、读、写能力。我们认为,与其说语 言学习是枯燥的知识记忆,倒不如说它是一次有趣的文化旅程。现诚邀您加入我们的文化 之旅,一边品味中国文化,一边学习汉语。
 
What will I learn?

Level 1: You will 
Use appropriate grammar, syntax and vocabs for daily interaction with family, friends, peers and your immediate surroundings.
Learn how Chinese characters are formed, in simplified versions.
Know the pronunciation of Mandarin and its tonal character

Level 2: You will 
Use advanced  grammar, syntax and vocabulary in more complex daily conversations.
Learn more about the Chinese characters and their role in the characters' pronunciation and meaning.

Level 3: You will 
Express yourself and ideas using a more complex vocabs and sentences.
Understand social and cultural etiquette better in spoken and written communications.
Develop a better understanding of the relationships among different chinese components and charactres. 
 
Required Materials:
T'ung, Ping-Cheng, and D. E. Pollard. Colloquial Chinese. Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, Boston. (ISBN 9781138950092 paper-back).
Some chapters should be covered for the learners' progress from one level to another. So far, three levels are offered to teach by a qualified teacher. 
Learners' are also expected to own the companion volume Character Text for Colloquial Chinese with the full-form characters (ISBN 950857203).  
Now classes are offered remotely (live through ZOOM) and can be delivered to you wherever you are. 

You will be placed at one of our available three language levels based on your placement test score.

Schedule:
Learners meet with their instructor twice a week for four weeks on Monday and Wedensday or Tuesday and Thursday during the day and all day during the weekends. Our instructor is flexible to arrange the time according to the majority of the students' needs.

Start Dates: 22/ 02/ 2021 or 22/03/2021