Chinese Course Level & Description
- Beginner 1
- Beginner 2
- Intermediate 1
- Intermediate 2
- Higher Intermediate 1
- Higher Intermediate 2
- Advanced 1
- Advanced 2
Be introduced to the basic strokes of Chinese characters, the four tones, sound discrimination, and pinyin (Chinese romanised spelling). Pinyin is used throughout the course while learners are still learning basic Chinese characters. This course enables learners to develop a solid foundation in basic Chinese characters, mastering more than one hundred Chinese characters by the end of the course. Learners will learn how to use computer software to input pinyin to write Chinese characters.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Greetings
- Asking what someone wants
- Asking for permission
- Introducing oneself
- Introducing other people’s names, nationalities and occupations
- Asking for direction
- Expressing gratitude and regret
- Saying goodbye
- Asking for clarification
- Making suggestions
- Accepting or declining suggestions
- Making simple comments
- Word order in sentences
- Yes-no questions
- Personal pronouns
- Negative sentences
- Chapters 1 - 6 of New Practical Chinese Reader 1
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
Learners start developing reading comprehension skills by reading short passages written fully in Chinese characters of the topics already learnt. Learners will practice a variety of dialogues to cope with daily communication needs. This continuing course will introduce learners to more than 150 new Chinese characters.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Describing family members
- Counting
- Birthday customs and Chinese zodiacs
- Shopping & bargaining
- Talking about likes & dislikes
- Asking the time
- Responding to compliments
- Asking for permission
- Describing health problems
- Describing need
- Apologising
- Sending regards
- Attributives
- Question forms using verb/adjective
- Particles
- Adverbs
- Conjunction
- Question tag
- Demonstratives
- Prepositional phrase
- Modal verbs
- Double predicates
- Chapters 7 - 12 of New Practical Chinese Reader 1
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
Learners will be introduced to 150 new Chinese characters.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Describing places
- Commenting on experiences
- Exchanging money
- Choosing clothes
- Making comparisons
- Transacting at the post office
- Expressing uncertainty
- Reminding someone
- Talking about art
- Celebrating the new year
- Different kinds of complements
- Particles
- Reduplication of verbs
- Numeration
- Comparatives
- Chapters 15 - 20 of New Practical Chinese Reader 2
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
Learners will continue building their reading comprehension skills while getting to know more about Chinese cultural aspects. Learners will be introduced to 120 new Chinese characters.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Conducting an interview
- Talking about directions
- Making an appointment
- Giving opinions
- Discussing plans
- Talking about scenery & weather
- Going to a restaurant
- Talking about living conditions
- Making complaints
- Expressing concerns
- Placing an emphasis
- Indicating past actions
- Action-measure complement
- Linking two contradictory statements
- Adverbs
- Complex directional complement
- Notional passive sentences
- Progressive aspect
- Particles
- Continuous aspect
- Resultative complements
- Conditional construction
- Chapters 21 - 26 of New Practical Chinese Reader 2
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
This level will introduce learners to 300 new vocabularies. Also, learners will be introduced to more Chinese cultures from calligraphy to martial arts.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Expressing one’s opinions
- Giving examples
- Comparing
- Presenting a gift
- Describing something
- Expressing modesty
- Emphasising an affirmation
- Indicating a change
- Making a summary
- Giving encouragement
- Asking about a situation
- Giving a vague response
- Guessing
- Explaining
- Particles 把, 的, 地, 得
- Adverbs 更, 最, 就, 还
- Separable verbs
- Compound verbs
- Rhetorical question
- Serial verb phrases
- Modifier-modified compound words
- Reduplication of adjectives
- Indicating existence
- Reduplication of compound verbs
- The constructions of 一边…一边…, 又…又…, 只要… 就…
- Chapters 27 - 32 of New Practical Chinese Reader 3
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
This level will introduce learners to 300 new vocabularies. Learners will learn more about the Chinese culture from geography to marriage customs.
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Indicating a possibility
- Bringing up a topic
- Making additional remarks
- Making emphasis
- Reproaching & questioning
- Refusing
- Making an explanation
- Talking about the climate
- Making a suggestion
- Expressing a surprise
- Congratulating the newly-weds
- Clarifying one’s point of view
- Comforting someone
- Making a decision
- Complements of possibility
- Extended usage of 出来 and 起来
- Reduplication of nouns
- Interrogative pronouns
- Fractions, percentages & multiples
- Affixed compound verbs
- Abbreviated words
- Constructions of 即…又…, 连...也, 就是…也, 除了…以外
- Chapters 33 - 38 of New Practical Chinese Reader 3
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Expressing necessity
- Praising and responding to praise
- Complaining
- Making a speech
- Expressing agreement
- Expressing a sudden realisation
- Festival greetings
- Expressing indifference
- Expressing regret
- Expressing doubt
- Word usages
- Detached phrases
- Double negation
- Constructions of 一天比一天，不是…而是…，要是…就…, 只有…才…, 不但…反而…, 不是…就是…
- Reduplication of verbs & adjectives
- Ways of expressing comparison
- Complex sentences
- Chapters 39 - 44 of New Practical Chinese Reader 4
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required
GENERAL COMMUNICATION
- Expressing satisfaction
- Applying for a job
- Making a promise
- Explaining uncertainty
- Expressing affirmation
- Making an estimate
- Persuading or dissuading
- Narrating
- Word usages
- Pivotal sentences
- Double interrogative sentences
- Constructions of 无论…都…, 在…下, 在…上, 要么…要么…, 即然…就…, 是…的，尽管…还是…, 一方面…一方面…
- Modal particles 吧, 了, 呢
- Chapters 45 - 50 of New Practical Chinese Reader 4
- 8 hours online lessons
- Additional lesson may be purchased if required