Adult Chinese Language Classes
Fall 2024 Registration is Now Open!
Classes Start the Week of September 30, 2024!
China Institute’s immersive group classes, led by experienced language teachers, offer a wide range of Chinese language courses at every proficiency level, from beginner to advanced. Our feature courses include but are not limited to Chinese literature, Classical Chinese, and Chinese philosophy, among many others.
This Fall, China Institute will provide both IN-PERSON and ONLINE learning options. In-person classes will be offered at CI and online classes will be via Zoom. Watch a clip of our online class.
Please note:
- Textbooks are not included in the tuition fee.
- We run small-sized classes. Registration will be closed when a class is full.
- Class schedules are subject to change. A class will be canceled if registration is low.
Contact us today for any questions regarding classes!
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Fall 2024 Course Listing
Classes Start the Week of September 30, 2024
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This class will continue with Road to Success, Elementary Vol 1. Students will learn how to express exclamation and other emotions, explain issues, and describe resultative events.
The textbook required for this course is Road to Success: Elementary Vol. 1 (Lessons 5-8).
* Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon or directly from the publisher’s US office, Phoenix Tree Publishing, and enter code DSTY15 at checkout for a 15% discount at www.phoenixtree.com.
Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
October 3 – December 12 (No Class on November 28)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese 205. Topics covered include entertainment and culture, etc. Students will learn grammatical points such as “把” structure in a more comprehensive way, the probable complement, and the passive patterns, among many others.
The textbook required for this course is Road to Success, Elementary Vol 2 (Lesson 21-24).
*Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon or directly from the publisher’s US office, Phoenix Tree Publishing, and enter code DSTY15 at checkout for a 15% discount at www.phoenixtree.com.
Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
September 30 – December 9 (No Class on October 14)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese 206. Topics focus on various aspects of life in China such as consulting Chinese medicine, dining out cultures, traveling during Chinese holidays, discovering Taiji, Peking opera and other traditional Chinese arts. Students will be able to talk about personal and social life at a high intermediate level.
The textbook required for this course is Road to Success, Upper Elementary Vol 1 (Lesson 1-4).
* Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon or directly from the publisher’s US office, Phoenix Tree Publishing, and enter code DSTY15 at checkout for a 15% discount at www.phoenixtree.com.
Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
October 3 – December 12 (No class on November 28)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This class is designed for students who have learned about 1,000 words and structures covering various topics in daily life or at an equivalent proficiency level but want to improve conversational skills. The class will help students speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most informal conversational and business settings. The class is highly conversational and interactive, with a focus on live conversations and discussions to achieve fluency in spoken Chinese. Topics for discussion revolve around a wide range of themes, including the latest hot topics in China and worldwide.
NO textbook is required to purchase for this class. Materials will be provided in class.
– [In-Person] Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
October 3 – December 12 (No class on November 28)
– [Online] Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
October 1 – December 3
– [Online] Saturday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
October 5 – December 14 (No class on November 30)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)