Language Courses
Chinese 2 - Code K3315
This term's class is Chinese 2.3. Students should have completed either Chinese 2.2 or acquired equivalent (approx 130 taught hours). The class will run on a Wednesday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
This course enables beginners, who have established basic foundations in learning Chinese, to further develop the four language skills. By the end of the course students should be able to grasp more grammatical concepts and sentence structures, which will enable them to communicate in more routine or particular situations, such as buying clothes, bargaining, taking a bus, etc.
To register for this course please click here.
Content of Course
- Expressing a duration of time
- Talking about hobbies
- Comparing things
- Asking for reasons
- Hurrying somebody up
- New Year’s greetings
- Emphasizing the time and location of past events
- Talking about matches
- Talking about direction and location
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- Understand frequently used sentences and expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
- Communicate more freely in particular social activities, such as taking a bus, posting a parcel
- Describe one’s thoughts and needs more clearly while interacting with people
Teaching method
The course is tutorial based with a combination of whole class activity and group work. Students will be provided with written and audio materials as learning aids.
In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, you will need to devote 1-2 hours out with classes to revision and homework
While the emphasis remains on developing practical listening and speaking capability this year will see students begin to learn to recognise characters. Students will also learn character stroke orders and have the opportunity to write characters.
Course Details 2009/10
- PRE-REQUISITE
- Completion of approx 130 hours of previous study
- TIMETABLE
- Wednesday evenings from 18.00-20.00
- Term 3: Wed 21 April 2010 - Wed 23 April 2010
- TEACHER
- TBC
- CLASS SIZE
- The maximum class size is 12
- PRICE
- £125 / £83 concession for ten weeks of two hour classes
- COURSE MATERIALS
- The class will follow New Practical Chinese Reader Volume 2. The textbook, workbook and CD can be pre-ordered from the Confucius Institute at a price of £40.00 using the course materials application form which can be downloaded here PDF (42kb)
- ONLINE BOOKING
- Please book online by clicking here
- QUESTIONS
- Please contact us on 0131 662 2180 or email info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk