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Course
Levels |
Text
Topics |
Objectives
& Goals |
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Beginner I (30 hrs)
Beginner II (30 hrs)
Beginner III (30 hrs)
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Phonetics (Pinyin)
• Greetings
• Self-introduction
• Expressing thanks
• Making friends
• Asking directions
• At the restaurant
• Numbers & amounts
• Money
• Time & dates
• Shopping & bargaining
• Seeing a doctor
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Recognize about 600 basic words & 200 sentence
patterns
• Express oneself and communicate in a simple and
efficient way
• Able to survive in daily communication
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Intermediate I (30 hrs)
Intermediate II (30 hrs)
Intermediate III (30 hrs) |
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Describing work and family
• The weather
• Hobbies
• Arts and culture
• Locations and directions
• Traveling and transportation
• At the post office
• Making appointments
• Making suggestions
• Making complaints
• Expressing opinions |
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Recognize up to 1,600 words
• Can communicate comfortably
• More about routine needs
• Begin to understand native conversation
• Learn more sophisticated expressions
• Start simple characters writing
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Advanced I (30 hrs)
Advanced II (30 hrs)
Advanced III (30 hrs)
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Discussing issues
• Health & medical services
• Trade & business
• Joining an exhibition
• Negotiating price
• Entertainment
• Comic dialogue
• Current affairs in China
• Places names & others |
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Recognize up to 2,000 words
• Learn more idiomatic & sophisticated language
patterns
• Explore in depth a wide range of social, business
and cultural topics
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