Courses

Chinese I

The course is designed as an introduction to Chinese for absolute beginners.  The emphasis is on developing basic communication skills in both speaking and listening. Apart from the language students will get an impression of daily-life in contemporary China. After completion of this course participants will be able to communicate at a basic level in the most common practical and social situations in China. You will also have learned basic grammatical structures and characters. This course is an ideal start for all those who intend to travel to China.

Course details
Instructor: tbc
Course fee: £60 (exclusive of teaching material); reduced rates (£45) available for students, retirees, and unemployed.
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm
Start date: Wednesday, 7th October, 2009
Venue: Confucius Institute, 27 College Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED
Number of participants: 4-10
Course material: available from the instructor
Registration: via e-mail: confuciusinstitute@lamp.ac.uk or phone: 01570-424879

Course content
Greeting people
Introducing oneself
Expressing time: time, year, months and date
Going shopping
Eating at a restaurant (order food, make a request and pay the bill)
Making and answering phone calls
Talking about the weather and climate
Talking about family, occupation and age
Asking directions
Buying tickets
How to describe one’s location
Talking about hobbies

The instructor
Tbc