Course Description -- Conversational Intro to Mandarin Class
By the end of this course, you will learn how to pronounce Chinese with its four tones. Additionally you will receive an introduction of the formation, the basic radicals and the strokes of Chinese characters. Basic Chinese grammar and sentence patterns will be introduced to you through dialogues and examples. You will also learn how to count, present yourself and your family, greet people, ask simple questions and express age, dates, time and nationality. More than 100 Chinese characters and phrases will be introduced to you. Aspects of Chinese culture will be explained to you during this course. Our small class size - on average 6 students per class - will make the difference when learning Mandarin. You only can learn Mandarin if you actually try to speak it! With us you will have the opportunity to speak and practice at least 100% more as if you were sitting in a classroom with 12-15 students. Good language instruction depends on quality instructors and quality speaking time.
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