COURSES INTRODUCTION
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Since we started the adults, program funded by OCAC Taiwan, we have seven established classes offering lessons to different levels. For those who already have some foundation in Mandarin , please contact us. We only teach traditional characters in TCML program.
Terms and conditions
1. ) Refundable deposit: The course is free but we required a fully refundable £50 deposit to join the course, which will be refunded on completion of the course if you have attended at least 10 of the 12 weekend sessions and completed at least 10 of the online assessments.
2. ) 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 the traditional character format, which is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities.
3. ) There will be NO makeup lesson if you miss it. There will be pass mark 75% to issue the certificate upon completion.
What's the course about?
This course is for Mandarin beginner learner (adults), it will help students achieve a good foundation, develop situational dialogues, pronunciation and reading writing simple Chinese characters.
What will we cover?
Greetings and introductions, numbers,
family, occupations, daily routine,
basic characters and PinYin.
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”
WHY WE LEARN TRADITIONAL CHINESE?
Beginners Class A
- Total beginners.
Materials “ Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words”
provided free from OCAC Taiwan
1. We target 10 themes related to daily life, so you can easily plug in useful phrases and speak Mandarin naturally.
2. The course includes live lessons for 2 hours per week, one hour online, including video clip for 10 units. There will be a speaking assessment during half term, students will need to carry out a solo presentation for one minute.
Target Learner
1. Any student with minimal Mandarin knowledge, or just starting with zero foundation.
2. Any one who wants to read and write Traditional Chinese characters.
Beginners Class B
- for those who have completed class A or have had some limited exposure to Mandarin.
Materials “ Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words”
provided free from OCAC Taiwan
1. We target 10 themes related to daily life, so you can easily plug in useful phrases and speak Mandarin naturally.
2. The course includes live lessons for 2 hours per week, one hour online, including video clips for 10 units. There will be a speaking assessment during half term, student need to carry out a solo presentation for one and half minutes.
Target Learner
1. Any student with some Mandarin knowledge, who can understand about 100-150 characters.
2. Any one who wants to read and write Traditional Chinese characters
Beginners Class C
- for those who have completed class B or have some exposure to Mandarin.
Materials “ Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words”
provided free from OCAC Taiwan
1. We target 10 themes related to daily life, so you can easily plug in useful phrases and speak Mandarin naturally.
2.The course includes live lessons for 2 hours per week, one hour online, including video clips for 10 units. There will be a speaking assessment during half term, student need to carry out a solo presentation for one and half minutes.
Target Learner
1. Any student with some Mandarin knowledge, who can understand about 200-250 characters.
2. Any one who wants to read and write Traditional Chinese characters
Contemporary
Chinese
This is an annual course , 12 weeks for 3 terms,
for total 36 weeks.
Materials “ Contemporary Chinese”
Published by Mandarin Training Center of National Taiwan Normal University , student needs to purchase a ebook online.
1. We target 10 themes related to daily life, so you can easily plug in useful phrases and speak Mandarin naturally.
2. The course includes live lessons for 2 hours per week, one hour online. there will be a speaking assessment during half term , student need to do a presentation for one and half minutes alone.
Target Learner
1. Any student with some Mandarin knowledge, can read about 450-500 characters.
2. Any one who want to read and write Traditional Chinese characters