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Chinese (Mandarin) - Improvers B

Course code: LPXQ101P

Subject area: Languages

Study level: Part Time

Course level: U

Course details

Course time:

18:30 - 20:30

Days of week:

Thursday

Course date:

16th Jan 2025 - 27th Mar 2025

Course location:

Cheney School

Contact details

Phone:

01235 555 585

Chinese (Mandarin) - Improvers B is a follow-on course from our beginner's level course: Chinese (Mandarin) – Beginners B. It is suited for those who have completed this course, or those who consider themselves an Improver. On this course, you will (in a fun, supportive learning environment) continue to understand and make yourself understood in a range of increasingly unpredictable everyday situations. The focus of this course will be on speaking and listening.
This course is designed for those who wish to converse in Mandarin with broader aspect when visiting the country or talking to a native speaker. The course will include writing short paragraphs in Pinyin, and developing some basic skills in writing Chinese characters.

The main topics covered are shopping, work, environmental factors, and learning how to write single-component characters.

If you are to gain maximum benefit and enjoyment from your language learning, it will be useful to spend some time working between sessions. There will usually be a small amount of homework set each week.

The course will equip students with some knowledge on radicals for better understanding of the Chinese characters, with grammar structures for more fluent conversation and for writing simple texts on learned topics.

We will also introduce some culture/traditions alongside the Chinese traditional festivals.

In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the course starting. We will confirm course information two weeks prior to the start date.

Please note there will be no class on 20/02/2025.

There is Free Parking onsite. Please note there are no refreshments available at this campus, please bring your own.

Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.

You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.

Course units
The main topics we will cover are:

Shopping: I like the colour of this shirt, I will but it!

Work: How long have you been working here?

Environmental: I cycling to work every day.

Learn to write single-component characters.

What next?
Chinese (Mandarin) Improvers C - Oxfordshire Adult Learning offer a wide range of similar workshops and courses, please check our website for further information.
Entry criteria
Although this is a continuation course from beginners' level, if you had 1 year experience in the subject and consider yourself competent at this level, you should be able to join the class to continue your learning.

Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.

For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.

Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2024 prior to starting the course.

Fee information
If you are new to the course, a course book will be required (Average cost £20 - £25). You also need to buy a small dictionary if you have not had one.

Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.

Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.

If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.

Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

19+ Fee:

£217.00

19+ Reduced Fee:

£121.00

Qualifications received
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
Learning & method assessment
Learning methods: • Course book and workbook • Digital tools – online quizzes & activities • Tutor demonstration and repetition, classroom interactive activities - pair work and group work • Independent learning: homework/digital learning

Assessment –Informal on going assessment via Q&A, digital online quizzes, and audio tools. Peer assessment. To track your progress and achievement you will be required to complete a short document.