Chinese Mandarin Beginners

• Mon 10 Feb
  Eight Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Presenters: Hiu Fai (Dodo) To
  

  • TEC-subsidised course fee for qualifying learners $50.00 incl. GST
  • $155.00 incl. GST
  Session information

  Sessions

  Session 1

  Mon 10 Feb 19:00 - Mon 10 Feb 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 2

  Mon 17 Feb 19:00 - Mon 17 Feb 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 3

  Mon 24 Feb 19:00 - Mon 24 Feb 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 4

  Mon 03 Mar 19:00 - Mon 03 Mar 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 5

  Mon 10 Mar 19:00 - Mon 10 Mar 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 6

  Mon 17 Mar 19:00 - Mon 17 Mar 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 7

  Mon 24 Mar 19:00 - Mon 24 Mar 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 8

  Mon 31 Mar 19:00 - Mon 31 Mar 21:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.
  Register

  Please note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.

Description

Course fee subsidy

This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the TEC for:  

• NZ citizens
• Those who hold a residency-class visa
• Individuals granted refugee status
• In some cases spouses of NZ citizens and permanent migrants may also qualify - please contact the office to enquire.

Conditions:

• Registrants must be aged 16 years or older
• Registrants must not be currently enrolled at a secondary school
• You should attend at least 80% of your classes to qualify for a fee subsidy
• We need to collect extra information such as age, ethnicity, educational achievement and gender for statistical purposes.
• You must provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency or refugee status 

If you are unable to meet these conditions, please contact the office to discuss your situation. The subsidised course fee is $50.

Course outline Chinese Mandarin Beginners

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:

• an introduction to the Chinese pronunciation system
• introducing yourself and basic communication for travel and everyday living
• telling the time
• numbers
• an introduction to simple Chinese characters.

Vocabulary and phraseology covered in the course includes:

• conversation about self, introductions, family
• time, weather, directions
• travel, accommodation and food
• introduction to basic reading of Chinese characters
• introduction to basic writing of Chinese (Pinyin and simple characters)

Expected learning outcomes

On completion of this course, we expect learners to be able to:

• understand some simple Chinese words and phrases related to travel, work and everyday situations
• have basic understanding of the Chinese pronunciation system
• count low numbers, tell the time and give the date, count money
• introduce themselves and their family and give some basic personal information
• greet others politely in Chinese
• recognise some simple Chinese characters

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.

Comparison with HSK levels

The Selwyn Community Education courses from beginners to level 4, courses are around HSK 1 level.  Selwyn Community Education students who finish these four courses will be able to take the HSK 1 exam. 

Prerequisites

The class is designed to teach adults who are without any Chinese language knowledge who have an interest in Chinese language and culture.

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Testimonials

Dear Team ,
We wanted to send through a big thank you for putting all the effort into organising the variety of courses at Selwyn College. We loved attending the "Chinese for Beginners" Course and were able to learn about Chinese culture and their language. We especially want to thank our teacher Dodo who taught us a variety of knowledge through her fun and interactive teaching style. Thank you so much and we will definitely be back next year, eager to learn something new.
Thank you, C Family