UK Tel: 01209 211 800
Intl Tel: +44 1209 211 800
CESA House
Pennance Road
Lanner
Cornwall
TR16 5TQ
Great Britain
t: 01209 211 800
Intl t: +44 1209 211 800
f: 01209 211 830
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Methodology
The Chinese Language School`s key concern is to get you to speak Chinese!
Of course you will cover the four core language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, with plenty of grammar and vocabulary work included in order to develop all the essential Chinese language skills. The curriculum is structured on five theoretical language levels, with a natural duration of between four and six weeks at each level. There are classes in grammar, oral and written exercises, practice with video and audio material and conversation on subjects of general, social and cultural interest.
Special importance is given to the communicative aspect of the language and its use in everyday life. For this reason, the Chinese School encourages students to speak Chinese in class, and whenever possible out of class as well.
Chinese language courses : Timetables
| Course Timetable | 30 lessons pr wk | ||||||
| Review | 09.00 - 09.50hrs | ||||||
| Vocabulary | 09.50 - 10.40hrs | ||||||
| Break | 10.40 - 10.50hrs | ||||||
| Grammar | 10.50 - 11.40hrs | ||||||
| Conversation | 11.40 - 12.30hrs | ||||||
| Lunch | 12.30 - 13.30hrs | ||||||
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Listening/speaking |
13.30 - 14.20hrs |
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| Break | 14.20 - 14.30hrs | ||||||
| Reading/writing | 14.30 - 15.20hrs |
Chinese Language Level Description
Elementary (Levels I - III)
You will learn Chinese phonetics, tones, basic words, grammar and sentence structure. Understand simple messages, instructions and directions. You will be able to talk about everyday activities and use basic grammar constructions.
Pre-Intermediate (Levels IV - VI)
Carefully selected topics allow you to quickly improve your spoken Chinese focusing on vocabulary, grammatical skills and sentence structure.
Intermediate (Levels VII - VIII)
Explore the cultural differences between China and your home country in the classroom. A deeper understanding of the culture will rapidly improve your understanding of how Chinese is used in real life.
Pre-Advanced (Levels IX - X)
Well on the way to fluency in Chinese. The skills and knowledge gained through teacher driven interactive classes will enable you to process conversation without having to translate back to your mother tongue in your head first.
Advanced (levels XI - XII)
Drastic improvements to your ability to understand the written word; from newspaper articles through to
contemporary Chinese prose. Idiomatically astute, you can converse on a wide range of topics without
language or cultural barriers.
In reality students chose to attend a short course or a longer “Languages for Life” Chinese course according to their linguistic goals, personal wishes and time constraints.