Welcome To Chinese
Department
Chinese Department of
International Language
College offers basic and advanced Chinese courses. The department combines the
latest audio and video Internet technology to provide international students
with high level and systematic learning environment in its online
"Virtual Classrooms".
Basic Chinese Course:
- Detailed background of Chinese language
- Brief introduction of Chinese culture
- Recognition of Chinese characters and tones
- Sentence structure
- Basic grammar
- Writing practice
- Reading practice
- Listening practice
- Everyday communication
Advanced Chinese Course:
- Detailed background of Chinese language
- Detailed introduction of Chinese culture
- Recognition of Chinese characters and vocabulary
building
- Sentence structure and analysis
- Detailed grammar rules
- Intensive writing
- Intensive reading
- Listening practice
- Everyday communication
- Focused discussion
- Movie watching
At the end of the both courses you
will learn how to talk to people in everyday situations such as:
- Going
shopping
- Starting
conversation
- Making
new friends
- Buying
a train ticket
- Chatting
online
- Going
to the post office
- Dating
- Hotel
Reservation
- Air
travel
- Socializing
- Restaurants
- Job Search
- Making appointments
- Telephoning
- Interviewing
- Negotiating
a job offer
- Office abbreviations
- Expressing approval and
disappointment
- Expressing concern and
giving advice
- House talk
- International
currency
- Banking
What do I need to study?
- A Computer
- A Computer headset (earphones with a microphone)
- Digital video camera (optional)
- Access to the Internet
- An email account
Why
study Chinese online with International Language College?
- Economical:
Study with International
Language College
at a fraction of the cost of having to go overseas to study!
- Convenient:
Stay home with your dear ones and save overseas traveling, lodging and
boarding expenses
- High
quality: structured and delivered by highly-qualified teachers.
- Meet
and speak face-to-face with your teacher online!
- No
overcrowded classrooms!
- Personal,
one-to-one relationship with teacher
- Flexible:
Chinese is studied with International Language College at a time and pace
that suits you
(you can complete it in your own time within a period of no more
than 6 months)
- High
quality: structured and delivered by highly-qualified teachers
- Speaking
skills: you can practice at the speaking skills you need for the Chinese
test by going live, online with your teacher - without having to leave
your home!
- Step
by step approach to learning
- You
only need to spend time on those things that you need to study (not other
student problems)
- Tips
and strategies: your teacher will give you lots of useful tips and
strategies for taking and managing the test
- Practice
test: at the end of the course you will do a practice test which will be
marked by your teacher.
Who will teach me?
- A highly-qualified, native-speaker teacher.
What are the Chinese course objectives?
By
the end of the Advanced Chinese course you will be able to:
- Listen
for specific information
- Infer
meaning from texts
- Manage
long texts
- Use
strategies to help with unknown vocabulary
- Talk
about yourself and your homeland
- Ask
questions to find specific information
- Speculate
about the future
- Describe
graphs and tables (Academic Module)
- Write
a short essay
- Write
a letter (General Training)
- Handle
negotiations
- Cope
with HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi--Chinese Proficiency Test) test.
What qualifications do I need to study Chinese?
- To
study on this course you will need to be familiar with the basic knowledge
of Chinese language and culture.
How will I study?
- By
communicating with your teacher online in the "Virtual
Classroom" and working through the course material, listening to the
recordings, viewing videos, doing your assignments
How many people will study with me?
- You will study privately, but there are usually
many (4-6) others studying at the same time.
For how long do I study?
- As long as you like, but generally 4 months is
long enough for the Basic Chinese and 8 months is enough for the Advanced
Chinese
Will I get a certificate when I finish?
How much does a Chinese course cost?
Basic Chinese
Advanced Chinese
Can I get some discount or special offer?
- Yes, if
you introduce 5 students you can study free of cost. For each additional student you will receive
USD100 for advanced-course and USD50 for basic-course or equivalent study benefits.
For
further information please contact our OFFICE
