Course Description

Language of Instruction:English, Mandarin Chinese|Category: Chinese: Language Learning

Testimonials:

"I never knew that learning Chinese would be this easy and so much fun until I started with Hanyu. For a start, the lessons are delivered on high quality video with excellent sound. The course material is practical and the teacher is very professional and encouraging. I really enjoy every lesson and always look forward to meeting my teacher, and now friend, every Sunday morning. The best part is that I get to learn, chat and relax at the same time!"

~ Ms Lau, Financial Controller, Singapore

"Learning online with Hanyu suits my flexible working schedule and saves precious traveling time. The class was good and my teacher identified my weaknesses and helped me improve. After a month with Hanyu, my friends were surprised by the idioms and expressions I could use and were impressed with my pronunciation as well."

~ Seok Yee, Personal Trainer

"I usually speak English with my family and classmates but thanks to my teacher at Hanyu, I can speak Standard Chinese more fluently. Now, I have more confidence in speaking Chinese to anyone."

~ Jillian, Primary 5 student, Singapore

"Learning Chinese was never so easy and fun until I started with Hanyu. Clear audio and video, together with helpful and professional teachers made all the difference. Besides new words, we were also taught sentence structure to encourage our usage of the language."

~ Maggie, San Francisco

Course Description:

The course is specially designed for adults (14+) who speak little or absolutely no Chinese and want to learn Chinese painlessly without having to memorize Chinese characters. This course will teach the students through Chinese phonetics (i.e. Hanyu pinyin) and conversations in practical scenarios. In just 24 hours of lessons, you will be able to pronounce like a native speaker and master simple conversations in Chinese such as greeting, shopping, hobbies, foods and money exchange. All teachers are native Chinese speakers and will ensure that you speak standard Mandarin which is well respected in China.

This course is taught by professional teachers in China who specialize in teaching Chinese to foreigners. The course materials are based on “Road to Success” by Beijing Language and Culture University with a track record to successfully teach Chinese as a foreign language to tens and thousands of students from 2008. Upon the successful completion of the course you will able to:

• Travel to China and communicate with the locals in practical situations
• Recognize some Chinese characters and will be able to speak Chinese in standard Mandarin
• Pronounce more Chinese words with Chinese phonetics i.e. Hanyu pinyin

Why you should join this course?

• The vibrant business environment in China is presenting great opportunities for the global market. Chinese is said to be the language of the future as more businesses and people are searching business or job opportunities inside China.
• You will learn with the experienced teachers with proven curriculum to learn Chinese fast, accurate and efficient. This course will assist any beginner to quickly grasp the language in a hurry for work or travel. It can also act as a foundation for serious learners to study for Chinese qualifications such as HSK (Chinese TOEFL) to seek career development in China.
• This course comprises of LIVE classes but the price is comparable to pre-recorded classes/ asynchronous courses on most websites.

This course is suitable for anyone with little or no knowledge of Chinese. The course is suitable for all walks of people such as businessmen, traveller, student, people seeking the culture as our teachers will speak in standard Mandarin and help people to speak properly in the local China context. It is also suitable for those who have learning Chinese using CD or DVD to have a chance to correct their pronunciation.

What’s in the box:

• This courses comprises of 24 hours of LIVE interactive learning
• There will be total of 16 classes of 1.5 hours each
• The hourly cost works out to be just $4 - which is way less than what other companies are charging
• Extracts and study materials will be provided to all enrolled students for download
• Class Timings: 7:00 A.M. & 7:00 PM (Singapore Time)

Course outline:

• Greeting
• I am Owen
• Would you like a drink
• Change Chinese money
• Meeting friends
• Your country
• Family photos
• Favorite food