Certificate in Chinese Languages

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Overview of Certificate in Chinese Languages Courses

Foundation Chinese Course consists of three multi-levels courses. This series of progressive courses, with a comprehensive coverage of oral, reading and writing skills, help you to build up your foundation, prepare for higher learning and finally master the language for professional purposes.  Course  Description  For Whom Certificate in Elementary Chinese (Levels 1 & 2 )  Foundation course. Learn to read and write Chinese. It covers the fundamentals such as Hanyu pinyin, basic grammar, basic  power, character writing, strokes and stroke order.   Anyone who can speak and understand simple Mandarin  Certificate in Intermediate Chinese (Levels 1 & 2)  A refresher course for anyone who has completed secondary school Chinese (or equivalent) and would like to brush up his/her Chinese for higher learning.  Anyone who has lower secondary* Chinese standard  Certificate in Advanced Chinese  Advanced course to master the Chinese language. Minimum Chinese standard required for entry into China universities or job market.  Anyone who has at least upper secondary* Chinese standard *The 'lower' and 'upper secondary' Chinese standards mentioned relate to the general Chinese standard in the Singapore educational system.

 

Introduction
This is a foundation course for anyone would like to learn to read and write Chinese. Adopting standard Mandarin (Putonghua) as the benchmark and adapting it for local usage, it helps learners to build a firm foundation in the Chinese language. This course uses imported textbooks published by China universities for overseas Chinese learners.

Course Goals
This pragmatic course aims to help learners to build their foundation in the Chinese language so that they will be able to speak, read and write in Chinese. Learners will acquire sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself on most topics pertinent to his every life (e.g. interests, family, work).

• Able to recognize and write 3000 Chinese vocabulary
• Able to apply Chinese grammar to form sentences applicable to real life situations.
• Able to apply recognize and produce the sounds of the Chinese language (e.g. finals, initials, tone patterns)
• Build up sufficient vocabulary for you to read newspapers and write short passages. 

In each level, you will focus on a particular area:

Level 1: Build up your foundation
Level 2: Improve your reading ability
 

Level 1 Build up your foundation ! For Whom Anyone who can speak and understand simple Mandarin Course Objectives Emphasis is on building foundation & building your vocabulary power so that you will be:  Able to recognize & write 400-500 Chinese words  Able to read short passages with the aid of Hanyu pinyin Able to write short essays (120 words)

Level 2 Improve your reading ability ! For Whom For anyone with *LOWER PRIMARY Chinese standard or equivalent Course Objectives Emphasis is on reading articles and perfecting your pronunciation so that you will be: Able to recognize and write 500-600 Chinese words Able to use 50 Chinese idioms Able to read simple Chinese articles (with stress marks but no Hanyu pinyin) Able to write an essay (250 words)

Course Content Introduction to Chinese Phonetics   (Hanyu pinyin) Basic Character Writing (400-500 words) How to Use Chinese     Dictionaries Basic conversational skills Short Passage Reading Short Essay Writing  (~120words)

Course Content Revision of Hanyu pinyin & character writing New Vocabulary (500-600) Introduction to idioms (50 idioms) 4 Perfect your pronunciation: Speak standard Mandarin Read simple newspaper/magazine articles 6. Write an essay (~250 words)

*The 'lower' and 'upper secondary' Chinese standards mentioned relate to the general Chinese
standard in the Singapore educational system.

 Trainers Profile

 Professional Language Teachers who have many years' of experience in language teaching.