Chinese Level 1

Thursday

Chinese Level 1

Course Description

Level 1 Classes: This course is suitable for people with no prior knowledge of the language, who would like to use it for holiday and/or work-related purposes. By the end of the course, you will be able to formulate simple sentences in a conversational setting and understand written and spoken language at a basic level.

Term duration 9 x weekly classes on Thursday evenings, 18:15 - 20:30

No class on Thu 19 Feb. Your last class will finish at 20:15

Key Language

Learn to write and read Pin Yin. Practice the four tones

Numbers, months and days of the week as well as greetings

Ordering drinks, asking for availability

Family members (e.g. mother, father, elder brother, younger brother, elder sister, younger sister)

Asking where people are from. Names of countries and professions

How to ask someone’s name, how to introduce yourself, and how to ask for permission

Asking for directions, looking for people, expressing gratitude and saying goodbye

Learning what to do when you don’t understand what another person has said and how to make suggestions.

Singing a Chinese song and reading a Chinese poem

See uealanguageprogramme.org for more information