Course code: LPAR101P
Subject area: Languages
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Days of week:
Tuesday
Course date:
9th Jan 2024 - 9th Jul 2024
Course location:
Abingdon CampusEnrolment numbers to our courses are reviewed regularly. To avoid disappointment it is advised to enrol early. Courses with low enrolment numbers two weeks prior to the course start date are at risk of getting cancelled
You will expand your learning giving emphasis to about 100 new vocabularies around the topics below within the context of pinyin and meaning. This will enable you to communicate in a range of reality life situations: at work, in school, in a gym, on the phone, in the supermarket, in the hospital, in a restaurant or café, at home or at various social occasions.
Plan for a weekend, for a holiday: where to go, how to travel and what to pack.
Talking about a picture: introduce who they are and what they were doing
Describe a person’s appearance and personality.
Health topics: illness, chemist and hospital, doing what is good for your health
I saw that movie 3 times (past tense)
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 festivals, and some common sayings and taboos.
Please note there will be no sessions on 24/10/23,12/12/23,19/12/23, 26/12/23, 02/01/24, 13/02/24, 02/04/24, 09/04/24 and 28/05/24
Facilities at the Abingdon Campus:
Vending machines and Costa Coffee shop
Watercoolers available to refill your water bottle.
Free parking.
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.
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 2023 prior to starting the course.
The text book will support your learning for at least 1 year. You may also like to buy a small
dictionary. Your tutor will be able to advise you at the first session.
Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee
takes account of this funding. As a result of this if after the first week of this course commencing
the number of learners attending is significantly below the expected number of attendees based
on the initial enrolment figures the college retains the right to cancel the course and offer a place
on a further course of similar nature or a full refund of fees paid.
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.
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 ins
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £150.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £150.00
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00