Course Schedule 课程大纲

A) BASIC

Major features include:
~Hanyu pinyin - phonetics and pronounciation of Chinese characters.
~Grammar syllabus - introduces simple grammar.
~Vocabulary syllabus - which focuses on key high-frequency word reading, writing plus dictionary training.
~Conversation - giving students the skills to deal with simple social settings.
~Exercise - revision on grammar, vocabulary and functions in the text.

* The course will enable you to carry out minimal activities of daily living. You should be able to handle routine shopping, order a simple meal, ask and give directions, deal with travel requirements, tell the time, and be able to introduce yourself.

B) Intermediate

Major features include:
In-depth treatment of grammar.
Systematic vocabulary syllabus.
Pronunciations integrated at appropriate points.
The four skills are developed in context.

At this level, it will enable you to interact with people in routine social situations and for limited work requirements. You should be able to engage in superficial discussions on current events, talk about yourself, your family and your work. You can handle limited work requirements such as giving simple instructions or simple explanations and descriptions. At Basic Level, most of the things you could say had been specifically prepared. By Intermediate Level you can speak extemporaneously (although in a limited way) about many topics.

C) Higher Intermediate

Intermediate is for those who need to improve their communication skills in Chinese, which takes a fresh and constructive approach in the way the students use the language.

The lessons are arranged to facilitate accumulative learning.Students will have progressed from Basic, Elementary, Intermediate to Higher Intermediate level, and will be able to interact successfully in social settings, writing documents and letters.

The course consists of broad communicative themes. Students are encouraged to try out a broad range of hands on communication activities, major features include:
- Active grammar appendix coving other areas of grammar, and exercises to practise them.
- Listening appendix, with tapescripts of listening comprehension tasks.
- The four skills are developed systematically and integrated through related tasks.
- Well-defined lexical syllabus with work on systems such as collocation, binomials. Each lesson comprises a text, which covers the main language points and new words, grammar, phonetics and numerous exercises including Chinese characters. Relevant information on Chinese culture and society is also included.

D) Advance

This level will enable you to use the language fluently and accurately with vocabulary that is always extensive and precise enough to enable you to convey your exact meaning. You can understand and participate in any conversation with a high degree of fluency and precision of vocabulary. Your speech is as effortless as your mother tongue, and you are always easy to listen to.

Advance Level will enable you to speak Chinese with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to satisfy normal social and work requirements. You can handle professional discussions within a specialized field. You can participate effectively in all general conversations, and you can discuss topics of interest with reasonable ease. Your vocabulary is broad enough so that you rarely have to grope for a word and you use the language well enough to establish close friendships.

E) Express Business

Business Chinese (Express) helps learner to develop their communication skills in speech and writing. Learner can conduct business in a Chinese language environment. The emphasis is placed on the usage of business terms in modern Chinese and on language proficiency in a business context as well as on business related social-cultural awareness.

Appendix in each lesson provide examples of business documents in Chinese as well as other useful information such as a Customs Declaration From, a Product Catalogue, an Order Sheet, a Letter of Credit, a Letter of Intent, a Contract and Common Chinese Signs etc. Some of them are duplicates of the originals.

Our Practical Express Business Chinese has developed 40 lessons in all to introduce some typical business activities and business-related social events in a Chinese business world.

F) Advance Business
This programme is most suitable for business people who intend to work in China and those who can speak and understand Chinese but can not read and write. Advance Business Chinese has developed 40 lessons in all to introduce some typical business activities and business-related social events in a Chinese business world. Each of the 40 lessons contains the following sections:

1. Dialogues
The dialogues in each lesson are set at various authentic sites in China. The scenarios are intended to be typical of those encountered by foreigners conducting business in P. R. China. Authentic language of modern Chinese, which occurs in realistic business contexts, is employed to the greatest extent in order to provide the most efficient examples for students to imitate and eventually enhance their Chinese language proficiency.

2. Reading Passages
The reading passage in each lesson is a long essay, in which the topic of the lesson will be further explored. The passages are intended to sketch some general pictures of cultural background in Chinese society and its business world.

3. Exercises and Activities
Exercises and activities are designed to reinforce newly introduced vocabulary and patterns as well as to help learners to understand the content of the dialogues and the passage in each lesson. Some questions posed in this section require learners to do research in business related topics by using various media sources, including the internet, while some questions are intended to lead learners into discussions of cultural differences.

4. Appendix
There are 5000 new words and thousand sentence patterns introduced in the lessons. Learners may attain an professional level or even higher in Chinese.