Are you interested in speaking Chinese language? Are you working in an organisation which needs to deal with Chinese-speaking people? Are you going to travel in China or conduct business with Chinese? Join us to explore Chinese culture, and start your Chinese language learning journey. Course fee $50 or $155.
This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the TEC for:
Conditions:
If you are unable to meet these conditions, please contact the office to discuss your situation. The subsidised course fee is $50.
This course is appropriate for learners with no knowledge of Chinese who wish to gain an ability to understand and produce simple everyday expressions in Chinese. This course will provide a useful foundation for those travelling to China to be able to greet others courteously and introduce themselves.
The course covers:
Vocabulary and phraseology covered in the course includes:
On completion of this course, we expect learners to be able to:
Lessons are two hours in duration, once a week, over an eight week period. To achieve the learning outcomes, students are expected to undertake some simple homework exercises each week including a few minutes practice each day.
The Selwyn Community Education courses from beginners to level 6, courses are around HSK 1 level. Selwyn Community Education students who finish these four courses will be able to take the HSK 1 exam.

Open Hours
Term Time: Monday - Wednesday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm
School Holidays: When courses are running the office is open 9:00am - 4:00pm
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