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Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture, Level 3 - Intermediate.

Tutor: Julia (Shuhong) Jiang
Date and time: Tuesdays 6:30 -8:00pm
From: Tuesday 7th October 2025

20 weekly meetings, 1.5 hours each

Price £345 (£315 concessions*)

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Detailed Description

A course for those who have recently completed an Elementary or Stage 2 class and feel confident enough to speak at a basic level. You must be able to read some simple Chinese. It aims to build on the knowledge of basic language structures and functions allowing you to express yourself more freely in everyday situations. 

The course aims not only to develop learners’ reading skills but also communication in Chinese at a higher level. You will be reading more complex materials in Chinese. A course book is used along with other authentic supplementary reading materials, which may be from Chinese newspapers and public displays or notices you might see in China if you travelled there. These materials will enhance familiarity with  different genres in Chinese.

The syllabus will aim to cover the following topics and language structures in addition to the revision and consolidation of those in earlier courses.

Topic areas:	Transport and traffic • regions • state and result of works • current affairs • social problems • Chinese industries and business market • International travel.
Grammar and functions:	Giving an opinion/expressing feelings •  Language usage of de, dé, le, guò, guo, lí, ne • Time words, adverb and a complement locate in a sentence • Continue tense (present, past and future) • Expression of one hand… and another hand…; as well as…; from … to… • subjunctive forms • Format of simple note, personal letter and business correspondence •