Duration
60 hours tuition, 3 x 10-week terms, once a week, 2 hours per week

Who Should Attend

For students who have completed the Lower Intermediate Mandarin course or those have had 180 hours of classes and/or know about 1000 characters and about 2000 words. 

Description
The course is designed to further develop the language skills in Chinese based on the Lower Intermediate Mandarin. The course again consists of three terms (each term consists of 10 weeks) with a continued focus on developing listening, spoken and reading skills, but gradually moving on to use the Chinese language to express one’s ideas and viewpoints with a wider range of vocabulary on various topics. By the end of the course, participants should be able to engage in discussions of non-specialist current topics. 

The course uses the volume 3 of "New Practical Chinese Readers". It covers vocabulary, new expressions, grammar, sentence patterns, and pronunciations. Topic discussions, general conversations, role-play are an essential part of this course. Homework is set each week and there will be regular informal assessment and an end-of-term exercise towards the end of each of the three terms.

Course participants are expected to spend at least 2-3 hours each week outside the class on preparation, homework and revision.

Class Size

The number of participants is between 6-12 to allow close involvement.

Course Fee
The fee for each ten-week term is £249 payable in advance

Timetable
Classes will be held once a week for 30 weeks, divided into three 10-week terms. See our timetable page.