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LearnChineseonlinefromthecomfortofyourhome,orinourvibrantclassroomsinChina
StudyChineseinShanghai,abustlingmodernmetropolisknownastheParisofOrient,whereEastmeetsWest
StudyChineseinChengdu,thecapitalofSichuanProvinceandhometoadorablepandas,whileenjoyingMandarintraining
StudyChineseinSuzhou,anancientcityknownastheVeniceoftheEast,andenjoyapeacefultimeamongornateclassicalgardens
StudyChineseinMilanwithexperiencedItalianandnativeChineseteachers
StudyChineseinMelbournewithexperiencedteachers
LearnChineseatyourownpace,anywhereyouarewithouronlineMandarinlessons
We’vedevelopedourownteachingmethodstomakeMandarinlearningeasier.
ChineseLinkWordstechniquehelpsinternationalstudentsmemorizeandretainnewwordsmuchfasterandmoreeasilythanviatraditionalChineselanguagelearningmethods.
Part-TimeGroupcoursesinclude4classesperweek.
IntensiveGroupCoursesinclude20classesperweek.
ClassscheduleforPrivateclassesisflexible.
Theclasscontentisbasedonthecourseyou'vechosen,andtheclassescanvaryslightlybasedontheteacher'spersonalstyle-butanaverageclassusuallyincludesareviewofpreviouslylearnedcontent,anengagingandstudent-centeredinputofnewwords&grammar,areading/viewingsection(ofarelatedarticleoravideo),andpractice,practice,practice-whichwillhelpyouconvertthenewlylearnedcontentintoyouractivevocabulary.
Mostimportantly,youwillbeencouragedtospeakChineseasmuchaspossible,andtheclasseswillbeheldinChinese.Formoredetails,readthenext2questions.WhatareyourteacherslikeAretheynativespeakersWehavehighrequirementsforourteachers,andonlyhire5%ofapplicants.AllourteachersarenativeChinesespeakersandareuniversitygraduateswithmajorsinChineselanguageeducationorChineseliterature.
TheyhavealsopreviouslyobtainedaTeachingChineseasaSecondLanguage(TCSL,orTCSOL)certificatebeforetheyjoinedusandsuccessfullycompletedThat’sMandarin’smandatoryTeachersTrainingCourse(TTC).
WilltheclassesbetaughtinEnglishAllofourclassesaretaughtinChinesetogivestudentsafullyimmersiveChineseexperience.Evenforabsolutebeginners,ourteacherswillonlyuselimitedEnglishtohelpyouunderstandthem.Ourteacherwillusepictures,videos,signs,andgesturestohelpyoulearn.
AsyourChineselevelprogresses,lessandlessEnglishwillbeusedinyourclassesandyouwillbeabletounderstandmoreandmoreChineseeveryday.
WhatmaterialsareusedduringclassesWeuseourownin-houselearningplatformNihaoCafeforbothonlineandofflineChineseclasses.
ForHSK1-3,thestandardcourseisbuiltaroundaTVserieswefilmedfeaturing64episodes,andthestorysetinmodernChinawithover70charactersin45locations.Studentscanwatchthevideos,readinteractivedialogues,learnnewwords&grammar,andpracticewithexercisesontheplatform.
ForHSK4,moreadvancedlearnerscanreadarticlesonvarioustopics:Chineseculture,modernChina,China’seconomy&jobmarket,dialoguesfromdailylife,andmanymore.Thislevelhasthesamesetofinteractiveexercisesasthepreviouslevels.
ForHSK5-6,ourteacherscustomizethelessonscompletelybasedonstudent’slearningstyleandgoals.Theychoosefromanextensivepoolofmaterialssuchasarticles,videos,comicbooks,translationclasses,HSKpapers,andmore.
Custommaterialsareavailabletostudentsofalllevelsiftheywishtocustomizetheirprivateclasses.
CanIcustomizemyclassesOfcourse!Basedonyourlearninggoals,youcanchoosetofocusonspecificlanguageskills—forexample,ListeningandSpeakingoverWritingandReading.IfyourgoalsincludepreparingforandpassingtheHSK,youmightalsowanttofocusonlearningmoreabouttheChinesegrammarandsentencestructures.
Ifyou'reinterestedinlearningChinesecharacters,youcanaddourspecialHanzicoursetoyourcurriculum.
Ifyou'dliketoworkonyourChinesepronunciation,youcanalsoaddourbrandnewPinyincoursetoyourschedule—whichisavailabletoalllevelsfromBeginnertoAdvanced,bytheway.
Ifyouareinterestedinaspecificfield,youmightchooseaspecializedcoursesuchasChineseforBusiness,Diplomatic,Medicalpurposesetc.
WhatwillmyclassmatesbelikeWherearetheyfromOurstudentscomefromallovertheworldandfromallwalksoflife!We’vehadstudentsrangingfrom5to60yearsoldasweofferavarietyofcoursesfordifferentagegroupsanddifferentprofessions.
CanItaketheHSKexamatThat’sMandarinYes,youcanregisterfortheHSKexamatourschool.WealsoofferHSKpreparationcourseswhichareextremelypopularwithstudentslookingtogetintoChineseuniversitiesorthosewhoareapplyingforajobandajobpermitinChina.