Chinese
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Our Company
:::OUR COMPANY:::Chinese Lesson is a language school specialised in teaching english speakers the chinese language. We are run by a team of experienced and qualified chinese teachers. Unlike other language 'agencies' that include agency charges on top of the teacher's rate, our company only charges the standard teaching rate. We are responsible chinese language school that are passionate to teach our language and culture to english speakers. We pride ourselves by providing excellent & interesting chinese course at a affordable price. :::MANDARIN OR CANTONSE LESSON FOR YOU?:::Both our mandarin and cantonese classes are run by our native mandarin/native cantonese speakers. Mandarin is widely spoken in mainland China, while cantonese is the official language used in Hong Kong. In all our courses, we will teach chinese writing: simplified chinese in mandarin course, and traditional chinese in our cantonese course. Please see page 'Mandarin or Cantonese' and 'Chinese Writing' on the next side for more information.
Why learn Chinese
:::WHY LEARN CHINESE:::The number one reason is that Chinese is a widely-spoken language in the world. There are billions of people speaking mandarin and over tens of millions of people speaking Cantonese. You can communicate with millions of people around the world if you know Chinese. More reasons: •Business – China has a booming economy & its economy is the least adversely affected during the global recession. Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in tapping into the Chinese market. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese. We take it as a respect & appreciation of our culture if westerners use our language.•Travel – China and Taiwan offer exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese. •Culture - With thousands of years of history, Chinese culture is endlessly fascinating. Whether your interests are in history, architecture, music, or cuisine, knowledge of Chinese language will enrich your understanding of our precious culture.
Is Chinese difficult to learn
:::IS CHINESE DIFFICULT TO LEARN:::Written Chinese is difficult to learn because of the stroke order– even for the Chinese! But the spoken language is not as difficult as it sounds.Understanding the systemLike any other languages, chinese learning could be divided into written part and the spoken dialects. There are 2 types of written chinese: traditional chinese & simplied chinese. Traditional chinese are used in regions like Hong Kong, Singopore,Taiwan etc. Simplied chinese are used in mainland China. For the spoken chinese, there are also 2 types: Cantonese & Mandarin. Cantonese are used in regions like Hong Kong, Singapore. Mandarin are used in the mainland china. In many ways, Chinese is much easier to learn than the European languages. In chinese, we have:•no plurals •no conjugations •simple numbering system which is applied to dates and time expressions •simple conditional sentences •simple prepositions
Course Levels - Mandarin
:::COURSE LEVELS - MANDARIN:::Mandarin Beginner Level 1The aim of this course is to introduce Mandarin to complete beginners. Since Mandarin is a tonal language, particular attention will be paid to pronunciation and Romanisation (pinyin, 4 tones). As well as learning the spoken language, students will be expected to begin learning Chinese characters from the outset of the course. The objective of the course is to enable students to conduct simple daily conversations with mandarin speakers. The course will introduce:•Up to 50 sentence pattern / grammatical understanding•Up to 250 new vocabulary•Up to 750 commonly used sentence•Up to 75 Chinese simplified charactersPrerequisite: None (An interest in mandarin language)Mandarin Beginner Level 2This course builds on the vocabulary and structures covered in Mandarin Beginner Level 1, expanding students' abilities in each of the four main skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students should be able to:•Understand Up to 100 sentence pattern / grammartical learning points•Understand Up to 500 new vocabulary•Understand Up to 1500 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 150 Chinese simplified characters•Learn Chinese character classificationPrerequisite: Mandarin Beginner Level 1 (An interest in mandarin language)Mandarin Intermediate Level 1This course is designed for students who have already completed Mandarin Beginner Level or for students that can command the language as stated in Beginners Level (above). Students should already have acquired in Beginners mandarin a basic grasp of Mandarin pronunciation and will have no problems reading and writing pinyin. After revision of the structures, vocabulary and characters covered in Beginners Level, the course continues to develop students' ability in reading, speaking, writing and aural comprehension, building upon the structures already acquired during Beginners Level. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 150 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 750 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 2250 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 300 Chinese simplified characters•Learn some Chinese Idioms•Understand Short movie Prerequisite: Mandarin Beginner Level 2 or equivalent (An interest in mandarin language)Mandarin Intermediate Level 2This course is designed for students who have already completed Mandarin Beginner Level or for students that can command the language as stated in Beginners Level (above). After revision of the structures, vocabulary and characters covered in Beginners Level, the course continues to develop students' ability in reading, speaking, writing and aural comprehension, building upon the structures already acquired during Beginners Level. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 200 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 1000 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 3000 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 500 Chinese simplified characters•Learn Chinese Idioms / proverbs •Understand Short movie / Chinese song lyricsPrerequisite: Mandarin Intermediate Level 1 or equivalent (An interest in mandarin language)Mandarin Advanced Level 1This course is designed for those students who have acquired a basic facility in spoken Mandarin and some Chinese characters (between 100 and 300 characters). The course aims both to develop the student's writing skills, expanding students’ knowledge of Chinese characters, and provide training in the reading and fluency of mandarin. Students will further develop their listening and speaking skills, gradually attaining a more sophisticated level of expression in the target language, and the ability to engage with passages taken from broadcast media on relatively specialized topics. This is achieved by movie watching, and Chinese music listening and news reading. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 300 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 2000 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 4000 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 1000 Chinese simplified characters•Learn Chinese Idioms / proverbs•Understand Movie / Chinese song lyricsPrerequisite: Mandarin Intermediate Level 2 or equivalent (An interest in mandarin language)Mandarin Advanced Level 2This course is designed to build on Advanced Mandarin Level 1. It aims to raise students’ written ability and fluency in spoken mandarin to the level at which they have attained a degree of functional literacy in the language, allowing them to carry out a number of practical tasks which all those wishing either to live in or have regular contact with China for the purpose of work or study can expect to encounter. In addition, it will inculcate a greater degree of sophistication and flexibility of expression in the language. Moreover, as familiarity with the cultural context of language learning is essential to mastery of the target language, students will also be introduced to some of the background knowledge indispensable to this task. Students will be given opportunity to work on delivering presentations in Mandarin themselves. After the course, students should be able to:•Speak mandarin like a native mandarin speaker•Understand daily conversations, including movie dialogues/music lyrics•Know up to 2000 Chinese simplified characters•Read daily newspaperPrerequisite: Mandarin Advanced Level 1 or equivalent (An interest in mandarin language)
Course Levels - Cantonese
:::COURSE LEVELS - CANTONESE:::CANTONESE Beginner Level 1The aim of this course is to introduce Cantonese to complete beginners. Since Cantonese is a tonal language, particular attention will be paid to pronunciation and Romanisation (9 tones). As well as learning the spoken language, students will be expected to begin learning Chinese characters from the outset of the course. The objective of the course is to enable students to conduct simple daily conversations with mandarin speakers. The course will introduce:•Up to 50 sentence pattern / grammatical understanding•Up to 250 new vocabulary•Up to 750 commonly used sentence•Up to 75 Chinese traditional charactersPrerequisite: None (An interest in cantonese language)Cantonese Beginner Level 2This course builds on the vocabulary and structures covered in Cantonese Beginner Level 1, expanding students' abilities in each of the four main skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students should be able to:•Understand Up to 100 sentence pattern / grammartical learning points•Understand Up to 500 new vocabulary•Understand Up to 1500 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 150 Chinese traditional characters•Learn Chinese character classificationPrerequisite: Cantonese Beginner Level 1 (An interest in cantonese language)Cantonese Intermediate Level 1This course is designed for students who have already completed Cantonese Beginner Level or for students that can command the language as stated in Beginners Level (above). Students should already have acquired in Beginners cantonese a basic grasp of Cantonese pronunciation and will have no problems reading and writing pinyin. After revision of the structures, vocabulary and characters covered in Beginners Level, the course continues to develop students' ability in reading, speaking, writing and aural comprehension, building upon the structures already acquired during Beginners Level. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 150 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 750 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 2250 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 300 Chinese traditional characters•Learn some Chinese Idioms•Understand Short movie Prerequisite: Cantonese Beginner Level 2 or equivalent (An interest in cantonese language)Cantonese Intermediate Level 2This course is designed for students who have already completed Cantonese Beginner Level or for students that can command the language as stated in Beginners Level (above). After revision of the structures, vocabulary and characters covered in Beginners Level, the course continues to develop students' ability in reading, speaking, writing and aural comprehension, building upon the structures already acquired during Beginners Level. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 200 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 1000 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 3000 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 500 Chinese traditional characters•Learn Chinese Idioms / proverbs •Understand Short movie / Chinese song lyricsPrerequisite: Cantonese Intermediate Level 1 or equivalent (An interest in cantonese language)Cantonese Advanced Level 1This course is designed for those students who have acquired a basic facility in spoken Cantonese and some Chinese characters (between 100 and 300 characters). The course aims both to develop the student's writing skills, expanding students’ knowledge of Chinese characters, and provide training in the reading and fluency of mandarin. Students will further develop their listening and speaking skills, gradually attaining a more sophisticated level of expression in the target language, and the ability to engage with passages taken from broadcast media on relatively specialized topics. This is achieved by movie watching, and Chinese music listening and news reading. Students should be able to:•Learn Up to 300 sentence pattern / grammatical learning points•Learn Up to 2000 new vocabulary•Learn Up to 4000 commonly used sentence•Learn Up to 1000 Chinese simplified characters•Learn Chinese Idioms / proverbs•Understand Movie / Chinese song lyricsPrerequisite: Cantonese Intermediate Level 2 or equivalent (An interest in cantonese language)Cantonese Advanced Level 2This course is designed to build on Advanced Cantonese Level 1. It aims to raise students’ written ability and fluency in spoken cantonese to the level at which they have attained a degree of functional literacy in the language, allowing them to carry out a number of practical tasks which all those wishing either to live in or have regular contact with Hong Kong,China for the purpose of work or study can expect to encounter. In addition, it will inculcate a greater degree of sophistication and flexibility of expression in the language. Moreover, as familiarity with the cultural context of language learning is essential to mastery of the target language, students will also be introduced to some of the background knowledge indispensable to this task. Students will be given opportunity to work on delivering presentations in Cantonese themselves. After the course, students should be able to:•Speak mandarin like a native cantonese speaker•Understand daily conversations, including movie dialogues/music lyrics•Know up to 2000 Chinese traditional characters•Read daily newspaperPrerequisite: Cantonese Advanced Level 1 or equivalent (An interest in cantonese language)
Why study with us
:::WHY STUDY WITH US:::At ‘Chinese Lesson’, we teach people from all over the world and help them achieve their goal of learning conversational and written Chinese. Students of any age group, come to us for many reasons. Some want to learn languages as a hobby or for a challenge. Some want to improve their chances of passing the proficiency exam. A lot of students want to achieve a level that will help them get employment or work experience in China.No matter what your level, by taking part in one of our language courses you will be armed with an authentic accent and will soon be able to speak fluently and confidently, with understanding of the culture. You will get the best Chinese lesson using our unique teaching methods, guided by our native-speaking teacher.How is so special about our teaching programs?‘Chinese Lesson’ believes it is the quality of the lesson, quality of the teacher that can truly motivate the students, and in turn bring out the best of students’ learning capacity. Therefore we have constant training & review of the lessons quality. •Lessons by experienced & native Chinese teachers•Teaching STANDARD Romanisation •Teaching practical Chinese, NOT something out-dated!•Full set of teaching materials provided: this includes reading materials, audios, videos. Our teaching materials are based on different text books and also daily newspaper, advertisements etc. All materials have been reviewed by our teaching team to ensure they are appropriate for each course•Record Sheet for each lesson to record students’ progress•Homework given to the students, this includes writing and recording exercise.Take a look around the site to find a course that suits you. If you already know which course you would like to take part in any of the course, or you have any enquiries, please fill in the ‘contact us’ form. Our teaching team will give you a reply within 24 hours.
Proficiency Test Guide
:::PROFICIENCY TEST GUIDE:::'Chinese Lesson' encourages students to take Chinese proficiency test. The two most common ones are provided by HSK and CAL. Our experienced teacher will help students prepare for the exam. Below are the details of the 2 tests available:The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is China's national standardized test designed and developed by the HSK Center of Beijing Language and Culture University to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers (including foreigners, overseas Chinese and students from Chinese national minorities). HSK is divided into three categories: beginning level (HSK Basic), elementary to intermediate level (HSK Elementary-Intermediate), and advanced level (HSK Advanced).Successful examinees are issued a Chinese Proficiency Certificate for the examination they took.CAL provides Chinese Mandarin / Cantonese Proficiency Test (CPT) which is geared towards College students and the Preliminary Chinese Proficiency Test (PCPT) which is the High School level.
Recruitment
:::RECRUITMENT:::We would like experienced teachers to join us. We are looking for teachers with the following requirements:• Native mandarin speaker (mandarin class)• Native cantonese speaker (cantonese class)• > 3 years teaching experience to english speakers• Computer literate• Good communication skills • Degree holder with modules in chinese language study• Passionate to teachPlease send your CV to us with a photo and we would process your application.
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Our Service
:::OUR SERVICE:::6 Teaching Programs Available in ‘Chinese Lesson’We offer six different teaching programs for both Mandarin and Cantonese learning. All programs are specially designed to suit our students’ need. •Group Chinese Class •One-to-One Private Tutoring•Business-oriented Corporation Chinese Lesson •Children & Youth Programs •Intensive Learning Program•Online Learning ProgramFor further information about each program, please visit ‘Learning programs’ page below. All our Chinese lessons are delivered by our fully trained native & experienced teachers that have fantastic teaching techniques and are competent to teach. All our programs are well structured with clear learning objectives. Students’ progress is monitored by our teacher through homework, listening exercise, and audio recording. A progress record sheet is filled in every lesson to make sure our students are improving throughout the course.
Mandarin or Cantonese
:::MANDARIN OR CANTONESE:::To conclude, Cantonese is the official language in Hong Kong. Mandarin is the official language used in the Mainland China. So if you want to communicate with Hong Kong people, learn Cantonese. Otherwise Mandarin would be your choice. No matter you choose to study mandarin or Cantonese with us, all our language courses will include Chinese writing learning. As traditional Chinese is used in Hong Kong while simplified Chinese is used in Mainland China, we will teach traditional Chinese in our Cantonese course and simplified Chinese together with our mandarin course.What is Romanization (Pinyin/Yale)?Romanization is the system to transcribe the spoken dialects using the western alphabet and phonetics system. It enables English speakers to understand the correct way to pronounce each chinese character. Different spoken languages have different Romanization system. Pinyin is a Romanization system used to learn Mandarin. For Cantonese Learning, Yale/Jyutping/Sidney Lau Romanisation are the standard ones. All our teachers are native speaks and familiar with the standard Romanisation. Learning romanization is important as it provides a way to help English speakers effectively to speak & read Chinese without recognizing the corresponding Chinese character which is a major hurdle for most people who want to learn Chinese.
Chinese writing
:::CHINESE WRITING:::The Chinese writing system is quite a challenge, but this is another reason to learn it! Despite its difficulty, learning to read and write Chinese will give you a lifetime intellectual stimulation. Chinese calligraphy is also one of the treasures in arts. The real beauty of the language is revealed in the writing. There are thousands of Chinese characters, but they are not randomly constructed. There is a system to their design, and understanding that system makes it much easier to learn new characters.So take the challenge and learn Chinese Writing! It is your ticket to a lifetime reward. We have chinese writing lesson every Saturday at 9.00am. (See Class schedule)
Learning Programs
:::6 LEARNING PROGRAMS:::We offer six different teaching programs for both Mandarin and Cantonese learning. All programs are specially designed to suit our students’ need. •Group Chinese Class - Offered in Week-day Evenings or Weekends The Group Class focuses on helping you gain needed skills in Chinese language quickly and effectively. The Group Class, available at Beginner-Level I & II, Intermediate-level I & II and Advanced-Level I & II. Group learning is ideal for those who want to learn Chinese with friends. Our new classes enrol every Jan, mid-march, July, mid-October. Check out the class schedule and venue below. Each course comprises of 12 classes which come with clear learning objectives. We provide our own course material, listening exercise, presentation exercise, homework and tests. Alternatively, we offer group tuition at your preferred location & time that suit you best•One-to-One Private TutoringWe provide bespoke one-on-one private teaching program. We differentiate ourselves from other language schools which have been using the old-fashioned "one-teaching-materials-fit-all" approach. We set up our own teaching material based on different text books, online resources, and daily conversations. We can guarantee you that you are paying for a professional language training service tailored to your needs, not a dictionary or text books. We believe that the way that makes people learn the language is by teaching it in an effective & systematic way. We make use of different learning aids such as audio, video, excel exercise to keep the learning process easy and enjoyable. Our one-on-one private tutoring program is ideal for those who would like to learn Chinese in depth. We care your learning process. So this is what we are committed to provide a free 30 mins assessment/induction when you first join us. After each lesson, our teacher will fill in the assessment report so we could have a good tracking record of your learning process. This is a 100% customization program geared up to satisfy your needs and interests in a particular area•Business-oriented Corporation Chinese Lesson China's dramatic economic growth recently has generated a world-wide demand for learning Chinese language. We offer corporation excellent Chinese tuition programs. Seminar varies from 1 hour to 2 hours, lunch time session or after office hour session. The program will be specially tailored to your company profile with industry-specific terms, business related conversation dialogues and negotiation skills which enables you to improve the communication with the china companies, and to tackle the business problems arise from language & cultural barriers. Our professional staffs deliver unparalleled guidance and expert service to help corporations achieve a competitive advantage in the international business world. We also help individuals improve personal communication skills and understanding of the Chinese language, people, and culture.Our Business-oriented Chinese Lesson is best designed for china-linked business corporation that would like to develop their people in communication in Chinese. •Children & Youth Programs Children and Youth Programs are specially designed for students between 5-18 yrs. We recommend this program to those parents who would like their children to take Chinese as a second language. We offer both One-to-one private tutoring and group learning service at your preferred location & time.•Intensive Learning ProgramThis program is crucial for those who are planning to visit or relocate to China shortly. Lessons are offered at least four hours a week, 2 hours per session. This program highly concentrates on oral expressions and daily practical communications. Our objective is to help you familiarise in an accelerated & efficient learning process.•Online Learning Program‘Chinese Lesson’ is a London-based Chinese teaching centre. Our online learning program is ideal for students that reside outside London or have mobility problems. Lessons are conducted by experienced native teacher using Skype or web massager. Course materials will be provided. Minimum session duration is 1.5 hour.
Course Structure
:::COURSE STRUCTURE:::Induction/assessment session For our private 1-1 tutoring service, we offer a free 30mins induction session when you first join us. Our experienced tutor will discuss your learning objectives so as to enable us to integrate certain amount of customarised content to the program according to your needs. For our language class, we will send through an assessment test before the course starts to make sure our students are attending the right language level course. There is a 15 mins induction session at the beginning of each course.AssessmentYour progress is recorded in our assessment report at the end of each lesson by our teacher and your proficiency is analyzed across four skills:SpeakingListeningReadingWritingOnline SupportWe are always available for any language question you may have. We are pleased to answer any enquiries through phone and email after lesson. ResourcesEvery program will include multimedia to enrich your experience with the language. All course materials are prepared by our experienced teachers that have good records of teaching Chinese. Course materials include lecture notes, audio, video, online forum.
Class Schedule
:::GROUP CHINESE CLASS SCHEDULE:::Cantonese Beginners' Level Sat 10.00-11.45 Fri 18.30-20.15 Wed 12.45-13.45Cantonese Intemediate Level Sat 14.00-15.45Cantonese Advanced Level Sat 18.00-19.45traditional Writing Sat 9.00-10.00 Mandarin Beginners' Level Sat 12.00-13.45 Wed 18.30-20.15 Fri 12.45-13.45Mandarin Intemediate Level Sat 16.00-17.45Mandarin Advanced Level Sat 18.00-19.45Simplified Writing Sat 16.00-17.00
Online Tutorials
:::Online Tutorials:::At ‘Our Mandarin / Cantonese language course will make use of daily TV programs, advertisements as our teaching materials. We aim to make our lesson to be EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL & INTERESTINGMandarin Videos Cantonese Videos
Beginner Chinese lesson part 1
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Chinese Idioms
:::Chinese Idioms:::Chinese idiom (Zhōong guó chéng yǔu - Mandarin or Jung1 gwok3 sing4 yu5 中國成語 –- Cantonese) is one of the priceless legacies deeply rooted in traditional culture, making Chinese language more powerful, more functional and thus, more fascinating. Since each of the idioms is the precious fruit of repeating hammer-harden through history, they all bear extremely profound implications in them
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