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Beginner-Level I Mandarin Chinese Program

  • Beginner
  • 14 and older
  • $360
  • 231 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
  • 14 hours over 8 sessions

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  • $360
  • 231 S LaSalle St @ 231 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60604
  • 14 hours over 8 sessions
  • Price includes $40 registration fee.
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this basic chinese mandarin class:

FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM:

As a starting course, our Beginner-Level I Mandarin Chinese program helps learners to master Mandarin Chinese language systematically. This well-received course mainly focuses on speaking, reading and listening comprehension. Chinese culture & business etiquette are an integral part of this program.

STRUCTURE OF THIS PROGRAM:

This featured program is composed of 15 lessons, of which the first 10 lessons will be taught weekly online via Zoom (Each online lesson runs for about 1 hour 45 minutes). After your 10-week online lessons, we will provide you with 5 extra e-Learning videos which help you to learn 5 lessons at your own pace. 

TOTAL FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM:

Our seasonal offer for this 10-Week (15 lessons) Beginner-level I Mandarin Chinese program is $299.

WHAT ARE INCLUDED

  • 10-Week Live Online lessons (each lesson runs for about 1 hour 45 minutes)
  • 10 FREE e-learning videos highlighting key language points for each online lesson.
  • 5 E-learning lessons via recorded videos allowing you to learn at your own pace.     
  • 20 FREE short videos showing the writing and usage of frequently used vocabulary words (new offering).
  • A FREE published book "Mandarin Chinese Beginner-Level I" (Authored by Andy Zhang).
  • FREE Audio recordings for all text lessons contained in the book.
  • FREE flashcards of all text lessons in the book.
  • A FREE e-Dictionary covering the most frequently used Chinese characters.
  • FREE to make up any missed lesson when it is taught again (at different dates & times).
  • FREE shipping for the textbook.

SYLLABUS OF THIS BEGINNER LEVEL I PROGRAM

LESSON ONE

  • Introduction to Mandarin Chinese
  • Pronunciations (Initials, Finals and Tones)
  • Daily Greetings / (How to use Adjectives) 

LESSON TWO

  • Personal Pronouns/How to use Personal Pronouns
  • Meeting for the First Time / How to use Verbs

LESSON THREE

  • Introduction & Getting to Know Each Other
  • How to use Negation Words

LESSON FOUR

  • Asking for Help/How to use Nouns and Verbs
  • Substitutional Drill/How to use Interrogative Pronouns, Nouns and Verbs

LESSON FIVE

  • Talking About Mandarin Chinese Study/How to use Particles
  • What would you like to drink?/How to use interrogative pronouns

LESSON SIX

  • Talking about traveling / How to ask questions
  • Talking about Personal Hobbies in Music/ How to use prepositional phrases

LESSON SEVEN

  • Reserving a Hotel Room/How to use interrogative pronouns and adverbs
  • Asking Help to Call a Taxi /How to answer questions

LESSON EIGHT

  • Looking for a Restaurant for a Meal/How to express personal interests
  • Ordering Chinese Dishes at a Restaurant/How to ask recommendations
  • Chinese Food Menu/How to make suggestions

LESSON NINE

  • Talking about plan for business trip

LESSON TEN

  • Talking about life in China

E-LEARNING LESSON ELEVEN

  • Talking about weather condition 

E-LEARNING LESSON TWELVE

  • Asking for direction

E-LEARNING LESSON THIRTEEN

  • On the way to airport

E-LEARNING LESSON FOURTEEN

  • Talking about Chinese meal

E-LEARNING LESSON FIFTEEN

  • (A topic tailored to the the class participants' interests)

A Certificate of Completion will be issued for full attendance of this program.

Refund Policy

The paid tuition fee is non-refundable. But we reserve credit for the learner for one year if his/her schedule becomes available to join any of the paid program during the one-year period.

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