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Class Details

Class Details:

• Beginner Level                                            Business Mandarin

• Elementary Level                                         HSK Training

• Intermediate Level                                       Chinese Cultural Lectures

 

5 month Academic Course from 09 February 2009 to 21 June 2009 or from 07 September 2009 to 10 January 2010. This course is aimed at students wishing to study Mandarin for a longer period of time or for students planning to take HSK Exam in the future.

Short term Group Class Schedule for 2009

Courses Dates

Courses Dates

03 NOV 2008

11 MAY 2009

17 NOV 2008

25 MAY 2009

01 DEC 2008

08 JUN 2009

15 DEC 2008

22 JUN 2009

29 DEC 2008

06 JUL 2009

12 JAN 2009

20 JUL 2009

09 FEB 2009

03 AUG 2009

23 FEB 2009

17 AUG 2009

09 MAR 2009

07 SEP 2009

16 MAR 2009

21 SEP 2009

30 MAR 2009

12 OCT 2009

13 APR 2009

26 OCT 2009

ˇ¤Minimum Size of Class:  2 people
ˇ¤Maximum Size of Class: 4 people

 

 

Group Class - Typical Daily Schedule (sample)

Time

Content

09:00 to 12:00 am

Chinese classes (with 20 minutes break)

12:00 to 14:00 pm

Lunch break

14:00 to 16:30 pm

Optional classes and Workshops

16:30 to 19:00 pm

Break and Dinner

19:00 to 20:30 pm

Evening activities (Chinese Corner, meeting with native Chinese speaker, Movies in Chinese, etc.)

Weekend

Tours and Outing activities.

 

 

Private Tutorial ¨C Starting Anytime


Afternoon Classes & Workshops

To increase students' language fluency and awareness of Chinese culture, optional afternoon classes and workshops are offered which are open to both students attending the school and Chinese pupils. Some classes will require a basic knowledge of Chinese Language. For details, please contact the office.

Afternoon Optional Classes & Workshops:
Free-hand Chinese character writing
Learn how to type Chinese using a computer
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Painting
Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi)
Chinese Kong Fu (Wu Shu)
Chinese Festivals
Chinese Movies
Chinese Gourmet Cuisine
Chinese Education System and Chinese students
Calligraphy

Evening and Weekend Activities
Chinese Corner (Language Exchange Program):
Getting to know the local people is an integral part of this program. It provides language and cultural interaction between non-Chinese and Chinese speaking people. The program provides the perfect opportunity to practice your Chinese and encourages cultural and social exchange. Participants can make a date to meet with one another at their convenience.
A wide range of activities with Chinese native speakers throughout the program provides further opportunities for immersion into Chinese language and way of life. There is no additional fee for these activities.
Tours and Excursions:
Half day or full day tours or excursions are held at weekends, to allow the participants to discover the major historical and cultural attractions in the city and its environs.