(A minimum number of 8 students is required to start a class, around 25 students with a similar level of Chinese language will study in the same class.)
Introduction of Intensive Chinese
The placement test will be arranged after the tuition payment. If the level is not appropriate, you can apply for adjustment within the 1st week, and the course is divided into six grades A to F.
A, B, and C levels are for beginners, and the course focuses on the training of listening and communicating skills, also on topics closely related to students' current life, study, and work in China, explaining and practicing the necessary grammar, vocabulary, and basic expressions and rules in communicative activities to improve students' oral and communicative skills; D, E levels are for intermediate levels, and the course features both listening and communicative skills and reading training, focusing on topics closely related to students' current life, study, and work in China, explaining grammar in detail and strengthening drills to improve students' listening and reading skills in a short period of time, and arranging a small number of writing exercises or assignments to equip students with basic writing skills; F level is for advanced levels, focusing on students' listening and reading skills and cultural knowledge to improve students' intercultural communication skills and comprehensive Chinese expression skills, and also includes phonics training.
This course is scheduled for four weeks with 3 class hours (1class hour = 45 minutes) every day from Monday to Friday.
LEVEL A
Target students: students with no experience in learning Chinese
Contents: phonetic training, most commonly-used vocabulary and sentence patterns, and basic communication skills in daily life.
Textbook: Quick Success in Oral Chinese: Introduction (Vol. 1)
LEVEL B
Target students: beginners mastering about 400 Chinese words
Contents: commonly-used vocabulary and sentence patterns, basic communication skills in daily life.
Textbook: Quick Success in Oral Chinese: Introduction (Vol. 2)
LEVEL C
Target students: beginners mastering about Chinese 800 words
Contents: commonly-used vocabulary, special sentence patterns, compound sentences and communication skills in daily life and on other social occasions.
Textbook: Quick Success in Oral Chinese: Basic
LEVEL D
Target students: intermediate level, mastering about Chinese 1500 words
Contents: frequently-used vocabulary, essential Chinese grammar and communication skills in daily life and on other social occasions.
Textbook: Quick Success in Oral Chinese: Enhancement
LEVEL E
Target students: intermediate level, mastering 2,000 to 2,500 Chinese words.
Contents: essential Chinese grammar and vocabulary, special sentence patterns and communication skills on more complicated social occasions.
Textbook: Quick Success in Oral Chinese for Intermediate
LEVEL F
Target students: upper-intermediate to advanced level, mastering around 2,500 to 3,500Chinese words
Contents: Focusing on cultural topics including traditional and contemporary Chinese cultures, cultural differences, etc., interactive teaching and learning around topics such as lifestyle, environmental protection, education, science and technology, management, cultural difference, etc. This level improves students’ intercultural communication skills by training them in discussion, speech, debate, reading and writing through an interactive approach. Understanding of these topics is deepened through discussion, speech, debate, reading and writing.
Textbook: Advanced Cultural Chinese (handouts)
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Business Chinese (Intermediate) - Introduction
1) Objective and prerequisites
This course is aimed to help upper-beginner level students mastering the essentials of Business Chinese and applying them to business-related situations.
Students should have mastered basic Chinese grammars and have a general vocabulary of 2,000-4,000 words and a working vocabulary of 1,000 - 2,000 words. Basic listening, speaking, reading, writing abilities and general communication skills are also required.
2) Learning goals and teaching methods
Students will gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of business-related Chinese, and will be able to use it in business-related activities and situations.
Teaching is carried out mainly in the form of classroom instruction and discussion, assisted by multimedia tools such as videos and recordings.
3) Textbook:
《卓越汉语公司实战篇》主编史中琦外语教学与研究出版社2010年6月第1版
ISBN 9787560096216
Business Chinese (Advanced) – Introduction
1) Aims and prerequisites
This course is aimed to help intermediate level students mastering the essentials of Business Chinese and applying them to business-related situations.
Students should have mastered basic Chinese grammars and have a general vocabulary of over 4,000 words and a working vocabulary of over 2,000 words. Intermediate listening, speaking, reading, writing abilities and communication skills to cope with more complicated situations are also required.
2) Learning goals and teaching methods
Students will gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of business-related Chinese, and will be able to use it in business-related activities and situations.
Teaching is carried out mainly in the form of classroom instruction and discussion, assisted by multimedia tools such as videos and recordings.
3) Textbook:
《卓越汉语商务致胜5》主编王惠玲、周红外语教学与研究出版社 2012年8月第1版 ISBN：9787513523530