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Chinese Language II (intermidiate) Course

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Timetable and Tution fee

Winter Session:

Date: 13 Feb 2012 – 23 April 2012 (10 weeks)

Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Mon ,Wed,Friday)

TUITION FEE : 6,500RMB

BOOK FEE: 100RMB

If you are interested in the evening courses, here is the link:

http://www.educationshanghai.com/adult-education-courses/Speed-Oral-Chinese.html

Course Outline

While the basic level teaches phonetic system and basic characters necessary in basic daily situations, the intermediate level will develop learners’ speaking and listening skills by expanding their vocabulary and enhancing grammar awareness. The course is designed to achieve this goal in the form of more daily situations that foreign students may encounter. The appropriate and practical usage of the language is the central concern when choosing the conversations, which are entitled in idiomatic Chinese sayings. To arouse students’ interest, we have incorporated special activities like story-telling, jokes, singing folk songs, appreciating ancient poems, etc. Besides, students will also learn to write Chinese characters. Upon completing this course, students will learn around 450 basic words & phrases. With the added vocabulary, in this course you will add over 1000 words & phrases to your stock of vocabulary.

The following outline is subject to flexible reschedule and reorder as well as additions as the specific course progressing.

Unit 1 (Period 1-4) Learn how to confirm, comment and describe a city, change money at a bank Grammar: Preposition “从” adverb “就” particle “了”(2) Listening and speaking: More complicated greetings: Mention Cao Cao and there he is.  Cultural Notes: The Chinese Zodiac

Unit 2 (Period 5-8) Grammar: double verbs. Numbers: 100-10000 Chinese Characters Listening and speaking: Bargaining: The higher the price, the better the quality Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 3 (Period 9-12) How to borrow and return books in a library, make new friends and taking leave Grammar: adverb “就”(2), pronoun “自己”；“上,下” to indicate time sequence Listening and speaking: Dining: It’s to be my treat today. Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 4 (Period 13-16) Grammar: the simple directional complement, sentence with “把” Listening and speaking: Asking ways & transportation: Slow down first, look around and then pass. Cultural Notes: Learn from a classic poem

Unit 5 (Period 17-20) How to describe, compare and buy things Grammar: “来，去，到 极了，多了”; the combination of “了” (1) and “了” (2) Listening and speaking: Rendezvous: See you at One joke a day:

Unit 6 (Period 21-24) Grammar: “的” phrase；”比” in comparison Listening and speaking: Giving you a brand name watch as a gift. Story-telling: Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 7 (Period 25-28) At the post office, taking a bus; showing uncertainty and reminding Grammar: 些， 往， 咱们，大家，的phrase Listening and speaking: Being a guest and a host & presenting gifts: A Chinese Folk Song:

Unit 8 (Period 29-32) Grammar: 把 and 是 sentences Listening and speaking: Getting help: Depend on your parents at home, and on your friends outside. Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 9 (Period 33-36) How to talk about hobbies, compare things and exchange greetings Grammar: “还没（有）+V +呢”; “好” as a resultative complement; Question with “是不是”； “来+V/ Vp” Listening and speaking: Excursion & Scenery: Intellectuals like water, while the benevolent prefer mountains. An Ancient Chinese poem:

Unit 10 (Period 37-40) Grammar: “跟......不一 ” ; Sentences with serial verb phrases Listening and speaking: Likes and dislikes: Radish and cabbage, everyone has his preference. “拿…来说” structure, etc. A Chinese Folk Song: Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 11 (Period 41-44) Asking for reasons; Hurrying sb up; New Year’s greetings Grammar:  为…所以; …的时候; 或者 Listening and speaking: Long Distance Travel: The cart will surely find its way when traveling through mountains. To solve a riddle

Unit 12 (Period 45-48) Grammar ＆　review:　＂又＂＂再＂(1) Listening and speaking: Seeing sb off: See you sometime in the future! New words & phrases: 40 Cultural Notes: Expressing wishes:

Unit 13 (Period 49-52) How to talk about direction and location, sports games Grammar: Modal particle “吧”, Noun “以后”．　Preposition “离” Listening and speaking practice

Unit 14 (Period 53-56) Grammar: The constitution “是．．．的”，Location words and Sentences indicating existence Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 15 (Period 57-60) Making comments and appointment, looking for a job; talking about a past experience Grammar: “边”in location words; demonstrative pronoun “这么” and “有的” Listening and speaking practice

Unit 16 (Period 61-64) Grammar: Past experience; “虽然…但是/可是…” Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 17 (Period 65-68) Talking about plans; making suggestions; etc Grammar: adverb “就”； The construction “多+A/V+啊” Listening and speaking practice

Unit 18 (Period 69-72) Grammar: The appositive phrases; Passive voice Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: Learn from a classic poem

Unit 19 (Period 73-76) A review unit; listening and speaking practice.

Unit 20 (Period 77-80) Talking about changes, living conditions; Meeting sb and seeing sb off Grammar: 从…到…; 向; 还(3) Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: a line from Analects of Confucius

Unit 21 (Period 81-84) Talking about changed circumstances (1) Grammar: 不但…而且; Continuous tense Listening and speaking practice

Unit 22 (Period 85-88) Talking about an incident; Visiting a patient and making complaints Grammar: 被sentence; The resultative complements 到, 在; 如果...就 Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: Learn from a folk story

Unit 23 (Period 89-92) Talking about your life; recalling past events Grammar: 越来越…; preposition 对; adverb 才 Listening and speaking practice

Unit 24 (Period 93-96) Grammar: The construction ­在/ 在 + V +着(+呢); verbal predicate; The aspect of an action; complements, etc. Listening and speaking practice Cultural Notes: Learn from an old saying

Unit 25 (Period 97-100) A review unit with much practice of what you’ve covered in this course. Suggestions for your further learning.

ANNUAL HOLIDAYS *

There will be no lectures on scheduled Public Holidays

• Spring Festival Holidays
• 30 Jan-10 Feb
• Labour day Holiday
• 1 May-6 May
• Dragon Boat festival
• 4 Jun-7 Jun
• Moon cake festival
• 10 Sep -12 Sep
• National Day Holiday
• 1 Oct-7 Oct
• Christmas Holidays
• 18 Dec 2011-10 Jan 2012

* Subject to confirmation and change

Tuition fees may be submitted by cash, bank card or credit card. With the original receipt, a refund in full can be made if the prospective student notifies us in writing of his/her withdrawal from the course one week before the commencement date. If using a foreign bank card, a non-refundable charge of approximately 3.1% of the tuition fee (about RMB140) will be deducted by the bank to cover transaction costs.

For inquiry, please contact us at (86 21)6448 1620 6448 1768 or 64480011*1065, or send email to china-studies@hotmail.com.

Address: Room 106, No. 2088 Kaixuan Road, Shanghai (close to Panyu Rd. and Wuzhong Rd), 5 minutes walk from Yishan Rd. Station (Exit 4) or Hongqiao Rd. Station (Exit 2) of Metro Line 3 and Line 4. 

Please check our Lecture Calendar for Course Schedule.

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