Confucius Chinese

The Confucius Chinese specially caters for the needs of expatriates and non-Chinese adult learners from all parts of the world to learn the Chinese language and at the same time to understand the Chinese culture. The course is offered at all the Confucius Institutes across the world, thus providing a uniform platform for continual learning.

Course Objective: 
Learn Chinese phonetics, tones and rhythms.
Grasp basic skills on listening, speaking, reading and writing
Learn 200 Chinese words and 40 grammatical points per level
Each level involves more than 40 real-life situations

Target Audience: 
Expatriates, non-Chinese who wish to pick up the Chinese language.

Course Outline:

Selection of Course level:
- Fresh starters are encouraged to start from Basic Level 1
- For individuals who have prior knowledge of Chinese or have taken Chinese courses before, they will be required to take a placement test* in order for us to recommend them a suitable course level
* Please email / call us to arrange for a convenient time to take the placement test

Post-course Test:
There will be a post-course test at the final day lesson to assess the participant's progress. Recommendation to the next higher level will be based on the assessed results.

Medium of teaching:
Chinese/English

Course Duration:
10 lessons (3 hours each) per level over 10 weeks

Course Intakes:
1st Intake: Jan to Mar - Ended
2nd Intake: Apr to Jun - Ended
3rd Intake: Jul to Sep - Ended
4th Intake: Oct to Dec - Available

Course Dates*:
Weekday Morning session:
06 Oct - 15 Dec 2010 (Every Wed)
9.00am - 12.00pm

Weekday Evening session:
06 Oct - 15 Dec 2010 (Every Wed)
7.00pm - 10.00pm

Weekend session:
9 Oct - 11 Dec Sep 2010 (Every Sat)
9.00am - 12.00pm

*Subjected to changes. Please call or email to enquire further.

Course Fee:
S$500.00 per level  
15% discount for NTU staff, students and Alumni Club members

Venue:
Confucius Institute, NTU 
NTU @One-north campus
Executive Centre, #08-01
(near Buona Vista MRT station, besides MOE)

Contact details:
Jason Lee
Tel: 6592 7590
Fax: 6779 7859
Email: Jasonleecs@ntu.edu.sg