Intensive Chinese
Course
In Edinburgh
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Duration
10 Weeks
This programme is designed to give beginners a good foundation for further study in speaking, writing and reading Mandarin Chinese. With two evening classes per week ensuring that prior learning is more easily consolidated, this course offers beginners a reasonably fast paced introduction to Chinese.
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About this course
No pre-requisite required.
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Teachers and trainers (2)
Bei Ye
Chinese Language Tutor
Ye Bei graduated from the Chinese Language & Literature School of Nanjing Normal University. She holds a B.A. in Chinese language & literature (2000) and an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (2003). She has worked as a lecturer in Nanjing Normal University for five years. She
Didi Bai
Chinese Language Tutor
Bai Didi graduated from Tianjin Normal University as a Master of teaching Chinese as a foreign Language. She has taught principally in the International Education College of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine since 2002, delivering courses on Chinese grammar, listening, reading, w
Course programme
This programme is designed to give beginners a good foundation for further study in speaking, writing and reading Mandarin Chinese. With two evening classes per week ensuring that prior learning is more easily consolidated, this course offers beginners a reasonably fast paced introduction to Chinese.
The emphasis is on developing practical listening and speaking capability though the course will touch on reading and writing in the later classes. Students will learn the tonal system and emphasis will be placed on proper pronunciation. Pinyin and characters will be studied while basic grammar will be introduced.
In addition to the four hours of classes each week students will be given homework.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should:
Teacher: Didi BAI, MA Teaching of Chinese as Foreign Language
Class size: The minimum class size is six; the maximum class size is 12
Course materials: New Practical Chinese Reader Vol.1. The textbook, workbook and CD can be pre-ordered from the Confucius Institute at a price of £40.00.
Chinese 2 - Intensive
This course provides a natural continuation path for students who have completed CIS Chinese 1 Intensive or equivalent.
The four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, will be further developed. More grammatical concepts and sentence structures will be introduced enabling students to communicate across a wider range of everyday and social activities as well as some particular situations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to
Students who wish to continue with their studies after completing this course would be advised to enroll in a CIS Chinese 3 class.
Teacher: Bei Ye, MA and Certified Teacher of Chinese as a Foreign Language
Class Size: The minimum class size is six; the maximum class size is 12.
Course materials: New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 2. The textbook, workbook and CD can be pre-ordered from the Confucius Institute at a price of£40.00
Intensive Chinese