ELEMENTARY  CHINESE 

                           
​                          ABOUT THIS COURSE 

In this language course you will learn the four basic skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in the context of major themes in Chinese culture. You will acquire the necessary vocabulary to communicate effectively and by the end of the course you will be able to describe people, events, and situations.
Choose this course if you have LITTLE or NO Mandarin language experience.
Length 
4 - 8 weeks (16 hrs) 
Effort 
2 - 4 sessions/ hours per week 
Instructors ​
Sophia Pi; Lingela Huang
​Language 
English & Chinese 中文 ​
Study Method ​
 Group lesson: $498 per session (8 classes, 2hrs each class, total of 16 class hrs) 
Private Tutor: $75 per hour
$45 ( one time registration) 
Text Material: $15 ​​
Method 
On Campus 
Online 
Office Hours: 
Monday - Friday 
8:30 am - 5:30pm
Friday & Saturday
​9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST 
Evenings by appointment 
+1 866 735 3555 | +1 631 393 5057
​Email: chinesecourse@jpli.org

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​        Goals of the Program 
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▪ You will gain basic conversational skills
.▪ Pronunciation: this course emphasizes oral expression and phonetics. Pronunciation of the four tones will be repeatedly practiced.
▪ You will be able to use Pinyin and read and write Characters.
▪ Topics include: Greetings, Identification, Culture, and Nationalities.