Mandarin Chinese
WHAT YOU GET DURING EVERY LESSON
- Online lessons from a teacher living in China
- Cultural training
- Customized training on the subjects that you’re interested in
- The chance to meet your teacher when you arrive in China
- Tips from your teacher who lives in China
- Modern and interactive learning content
- Recordings of each lesson for practice
- Idiomatic expressions
WHAT YOU LEARN IN EVERY LEVEL
BLOC 1
- Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation
- Basic conversational vocabulary
- Greetings and introductions; where you’re from
- Ordering food and nights out
- Likes and dislikes
- Athletic clubs
- Taking a taxi and giving directions
- Bargaining
- Rent
BLOC 2
- To speak about appearance and personality
- Making phone calls
- Giving directions
- Bargaining at the market
- Different business types
- Occupations and professions
- Expatriate clubs
BLOC 3
- To open, hold, and close a conversation naturally
- To speak with the bank
- Talk to the doctor
- Book tickets
- Navigate airports & train stations
- Check in and out of hotels
- Give orders
- Negotiate at the Canton Fair or with customers & suppliers
BLOC 4
- Intermediate vocabulary & language structures
- Expanded Chinese cultural knowledge
- Giving and receiving information effectively
- Describing tasks and chores
- Offering advice
- Shanghai expatriate clubs
- Speaking appropriately at work
- Business customs
- How to handle a Chinese business dinner
BLOC 5
- Expressing opinions and emotions
- Opening holding and closing meetings
- To converse in your field of work
- Proper business etiquette and forms of address
- How to give a speech
- Understand and discuss Chinese business situations
BLOC 6
- To use complex language in your field of work and interests. Topics will be given and students are expected to express themselves freely on different types of businesses including large corporations, entrepreneurial companies, manufacturing, finance, marketing, sales, and HR.
- You will be able to effectively communicate your ideas in a natural way, as if you’ve been speaking Chinese for years.
BLOC 7
Topics are customized based on your personal and professional needs.
- Introductions
- Meetings
- Conference calls
- Extending invitations
- Business dinners etiquette
- Networking
- How to chair meetings
- Fine tuning the business speech
