Languages & Certifications

Learn the basic Mandarin alphabet, words, numbers, directions, vocabulary, and grammar

Topics

• Introducing Name with Jiào
• Introducing Family name with xìng
• Expressing Age with suì
• Using Particle ne
• Compared with èr and li?ng
• Understanding y?u
• Telling the Time
• Saying and Writing the Date
• Different Ways of Saying “Days of the Week”

Grammar

• w?
• n?
• t?
• t?
• w?men
• zhè/zhèr
• nà/nàr

At this level learn how to describe people, things, situations, etc. Learn grammar and vocabulary to the next level

Topics

• Master pinyin and the mandarin phonetic system
• Develop a speaking vocabulary of 200 of the most commonly used words.
• Be able to write 150 Chinese characters
• Exchange everyday greetings
• Ask and respond to simple questions including dates, age, nationality, locations, and weather.
• Develop knowledge of 50 basic grammar points.
• Understand simple Chinese etiquette and customs

Grammar

• Xiànzài
• J?nti?n
• Míngti?n
• Zuóti?n
• Z?oshàng
• Shàngw?
• zh?ngw?

Get familiar with talking about stories, sharing ideas, conversation, and more. Learn about prepositions with verbs, degrees of adjectives, time structure, etc

Topics

• Develop a speaking and listening vocabulary of approximately 600 words (vocabulary)
• Understand a passage of about 300 words with 80% comprehension (listening)
• Talk about hobbies, habits, experiences, travel, etc, in the future, present, and past tenses (speaking)
• Read an article of about 400 words with 75% comprehension (reading)
• Write a composition of about 180 words with reasonable accuracy (writing)
• Understand basic Chinese etiquette and customs related to the course content (culture)

Grammar

• Xiàw?
• W?nshàng
• Di?n
• Xi?oshí
• F?nzh?ng
• Nián
• Yuè
• hào

Learn about clauses, negative sentences, participle, etc along with discussions on the world economy, childhood problems, and more

Topics

• Develop a speaking and listening vocabulary of approximately 1000 words (vocabulary)
• Understand a passage of about 500 words with 80% comprehension (listening)
• Learning how to do a presentation (speaking)
• Read articles of about 800 words with 85% comprehension (reading)
• Understand more Chinese etiquette and customs related to the course content (culture)

Grammar

• Short adjectives
• Conditional clauses
• Subjunctive mood
• Verb aspects in the future
• Instrumental case with prepositions
• Negative structures
• Participles
• Passive structures
• Adverbial participle

At this level, learn to read and discuss newspapers, magazines, Chinese literature, and cultural issues. Learn advanced grammar and its usage

Topics

• Develop a vocabulary of approximately 2000 words
• Conduct in-depth topic discussions
• Comprehend and write Chinese articles
• Understand more Chinese social issues and philosophy of life-related to the course content

Grammar

• Verbs
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Verbs + prepositions
• Imperfect of subjunctive
• Linking words + subjunctive
• Reflexive verbs
• Masculine x feminine words
• Different kinds of superlatives
• Future of subjunctive + linking words
• Subjunctive + clauses
• Contraction of prepositions
• Indefinite pronouns

This level will hone your language skills and help you acquire proficiency in Chinese. Learn grammar and its usage at a higher level

Topics

• Be able to pass the official HSK 6 exam easily
• Be able to pass the HSKK exam
• Develop a vocabulary of approximately 4000 words
• Conduct in-depth topic discussions
• Communicate with a degree of spontaneity and confidence on a wide range of social and abstract topics with Native Chinese
• Catch the primary meanings of authentic Chinese news announcements on TV and on Radios
• Understand the speech of native speakers
• On a wide range of topics discussion
• Read authentic Chinese writings beyond your textbooks.