MANDARIN (Level A1)

OBJECTIVES

At this level, learners understand basic words and expressions related to personal and everyday life. They can repeat, recite and copy familiar words and expressions with reasonable accuracy. They develop interest and confidence in learning Chinese. With the teacher's help, they begin using learning, communication, resource-use and cross-disciplinary strategies. They acquire initial knowledge of Chinese culture and intercultural awareness with an open outlook.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

No prior knowledge is required. Learners must be motivated to learn Mandarin.

COURSE CONTENT

Phonology:

Pronounce Chinese pinyin correctly
Begin recognising and pronouncing Chinese characters
Understand that Mandarin is a tonal language with four tones and a neutral tone

Vocabulary:

Master approximately 150 common characters across listening, speaking, reading and writing
Begin identifying the basic components and radicals of Chinese characters
Know basic strokes and stroke order
Gain an initial understanding of the relationship between characters and words
Use 300 basic words and expressions related to everyday life.

Grammar:

Know general word order
Know common sentence patterns, simple questions and negative sentences
Master common nouns, numbers and measure words
Know personal and demonstrative pronouns
Know basic expressions for describing a person or object
Know common verbs, adjectives and adverbs of degree

Communicative functions:

Understand common functions such as greeting, thanking, apologising and saying goodbye
Complete the simplest everyday communication tasks with the help of gestures or objects.

Topics:

Master the simplest and most essential communication expressions
Understand simple personal topics, including personal information, family circumstances, likes and preferences
Be familiar with simple everyday topics such as numbers, time, dates and money.

DELIVERY FORMAT

In person and/or online

DURATION

20–30 hours

FEES

In-company, in person: €90.00 excl. VAT / €1,080.00 incl. VAT per hour
Open group, in person: €40.00 excl. VAT / €48.00 incl. VAT per hour per participant; minimum 3, maximum 8 participants
Private tuition, in person or online: €80.00 excl. VAT / €96.00 incl. VAT per hour

MANDARIN (Level A2)

OBJECTIVES

At this level, learners understand and use basic words and expressions from personal and everyday life. They form simple sentences, explain simple matters and communicate at a basic level. They develop interest and confidence in Chinese, begin using simple learning, communication, resource-use and cross-disciplinary strategies, and acquire initial knowledge of Chinese culture and intercultural differences with an open outlook.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Pronounce pinyin correctly, identify basic character components, and know common characters and everyday sentence patterns.

COURSE CONTENT:

Phonology

Understand the importance of phonology in learning Chinese
Gain an initial understanding of common tone-use rules
Use reasonably correct pronunciation and intonation in everyday conversation

Vocabulary:

Master approximately 300 common characters across the four language skills
Begin recognising characters through pronunciation, form and meaning
Understand relationships between characters and words
Learn approximately 600 basic words and expressions related to everyday life

Grammar:

Understand and use
RMB, amounts of money and interrogative pronouns
Basic expressions of time, place and direction
More complex questions
Basic structures and functions of attributives and adverbials
Expressions of existence and intention

Communicative functions

Use everyday communication functions such as greeting, thanking, apologising and saying goodbye
Understand and use simple functions such as asking, introducing and explaining
Complete simple everyday communication tasks

Topics

Become familiar with topics closely related to personal and family circumstances
Become familiar with everyday life and leisure topics
Gain initial knowledge of simple school and workplace topics
Written assignment

DELIVERY FORMAT

In person and/or online

DURATION

20–30 hours

FEES

In-company, in person: €90.00 excl. VAT / €1,080.00 incl. VAT per hour
Open group, in person: €40.00 excl. VAT / €48.00 incl. VAT per hour per participant; minimum 3, maximum 8 participants
Private tuition, in person or online: €80.00 excl. VAT / €96.00 incl. VAT per hour

MANDARIN (Level B1)

OBJECTIVES:

At this level, learners understand and study everyday texts and use fairly complex sentence patterns to communicate and describe familiar topics in a structured way. They show real interest and confidence in Chinese, use basic learning, communication, resource-use and cross-disciplinary strategies, and have elementary knowledge of Chinese culture and intercultural awareness from an international perspective.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Understand and use basic words and expressions related to personal and everyday life, form simple sentences, explain simple matters, communicate at a basic level and have some knowledge of Chinese culture.

COURSE CONTENT:

Phonology:

Have sufficient knowledge of the Chinese pinyin system
Spell out unfamiliar words and sentences using pinyin rules
Understand phonetic variations in everyday speech, such as connected speech and tone changes
Use generally correct pronunciation and intonation in everyday conversation

Vocabulary:

Master approximately 450 common characters across the four language skills
Know the basic components and radicals of Chinese characters
Improve mastery of character pronunciation, form and meaning
Understand the meaning of words used in speech
Use learned vocabulary appropriately
Master approximately 900 words related to everyday life, study and work

Grammar:

Auxiliary verbs, modal particles and clauses
Basic comparisons
Expressions describing an event or action in progress
Basic use of the particle 了
Negative sentences using 没有

Communicative functions:

Use familiar communicative functions according to context
Use communicative functions to explain, narrate and describe simply
Complete simple communication tasks in everyday life, study and work

Topics:

Become more familiar with everyday topics and personal interests and preferences
Have basic knowledge of topics related to your surroundings, study and work
Know simple topics related to Chinese society and general culture

DELIVERY FORMAT

In person and/or online

DURATION

20–30 hours

FEES

In-company, in person: €90.00 excl. VAT / €1,080.00 incl. VAT per hour
Open group, in person: €40.00 excl. VAT / €48.00 incl. VAT per hour per participant; minimum 3, maximum 8 participants
Private tuition, in person or online: €80.00 excl. VAT / €96.00 incl. VAT per hour

MANDARIN (Level B2)

OBJECTIVES:

At this level, learners understand texts about social life and form sentences with a high degree of accuracy. They describe, explain and compare familiar topics, express themselves coherently and organise simple texts. They are interested in Chinese and confident in their studies, use general learning, communication, resource-use and cross-disciplinary strategies, and have general knowledge of Chinese culture and global intercultural awareness.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Understand and study everyday texts, use fairly complex sentence patterns to communicate and describe familiar topics coherently, and have knowledge of Chinese culture and intercultural awareness from an international perspective.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Company employees

DURATION AND SCHEDULE:

35 hours. Two hours per day, over 60–120 days, 1–2 days per week, depending on learners' availability and schedules

COURSE CONTENT:

Phonology

Master the Chinese pinyin system
Understand meaning through pronunciation, intonation and stress
Pronounce the four tones correctly and use connected speech and tone changes correctly in everyday conversation
Use generally correct, natural pronunciation and intonation in everyday conversation

Vocabulary

Master approximately 600 common characters across the four language skills
Know the composition rules of complex Chinese characters
Master character pronunciation, form and meaning
Have basic knowledge of Chinese word-formation rules
Use an expanded vocabulary of 1,200 words related to society, life, work and study

Grammar

Adverbs of time
The particle 过
Complements of duration and frequency
Sentences with 是……的
Pivotal sentences
Common complex sentences

Communicative functions

Use familiar communicative functions appropriately in interaction
Express feelings, attitudes and viewpoints effectively
Communicate in school, work and interpersonal settings

Topics

Become more familiar with topics related to social life
Become familiar with customs, culture, science, literature and the arts
Know current issues in China and the rest of the world.

DELIVERY FORMAT

In person and/or online

DURATION

20–30 hours

FEES

In-company, in person: €90.00 excl. VAT / €1,080.00 incl. VAT per hour
Open group, in person: €40.00 excl. VAT / €48.00 incl. VAT per hour per participant; minimum 3, maximum 8 participants
Private tuition, in person or online: €80.00 excl. VAT / €96.00 incl. VAT per hour