COURSES INTRODUCTION
Our Taiwan Centre for Mandarin Learning offers adults the opportunity to learn practical Mandarin in a friendly and supportive environment. With a strong focus on speaking and listening, students develop the confidence to use Mandarin in everyday situations while also learning Traditional Chinese characters and gaining an insight into Taiwanese language and culture.
The first Taiwan Centre for Mandarin Learning in the UK, Hua Hsia is proud to offer courses whether you are a complete beginner or looking to build on existing Mandarin skills, our experienced teachers provide an engaging and supportive learning experience for students of all levels.
From January 2024, funding from Taiwan's Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) came to an end, and our Adult Mandarin classes are now offered as fee-paying courses.
This change gives Hua Hsia greater flexibility in selecting teaching materials and developing courses that meet the needs of our adult learners. Our programme can now incorporate both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters, while continuing to place a strong emphasis on practical Mandarin communication.
Students can also continue to benefit from Hua Hsia's connections with Taiwan, including opportunities to apply for scholarships to study at universities in Taiwan and participate in short-term Mandarin programmes supported by OCAC Taiwan, where eligible.
All Adult Mandarin classes follow the Hua Hsia Chinese School academic calendar, with courses running for a total of 33 weeks each year.
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Terms and conditions
1. ) The classes will be focused majorly on oracy (comprehension and speaking), with a very minor element dedicated to writing and reading. Writing and reading will be taught in Traditional Mandarin characters, which is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities, however students will have the option to use either a traditional or simplified character textbook.
2. ) There will be NO makeup lesson if you miss it. There will be pass mark 75% to issue the certificate upon completion.
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What's the course about?
This course is for adults wishing to learn Mandarin (for all levels), it will help students achieve a good foundation, develop situational dialogues, pronunciation and reading writing simple Chinese characters.
What will I get?
2 hours weekly
In-person & online lessons
Certified results
Printed Certificates
Do I need to buy any material?
No, we will provide a free book which contains 30 chapters and we will choose 10 of the most useful to learn in this term, students are welcome to self-study the other 20 chapter.
In this book there will be dialogue and explanations of new vocabulary, each chapter has some Chinese characters to practice writing. We also provide some worksheets for extra practice.
Materials “ Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words”
