Course Overview

Online Mandarin Level 6 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who are already in the process of learning Mandarin. Online Mandarin Level 6 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 5 or a course of at least 60 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then check our levels chart.

Our Online Mandarin language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures

Linguistic aims

– Describing your feelings

– Expressing preference

– Expressing wishes

– Simple comparisons – e.g. big/bigger, small/smaller, tall/taller, expensive/more expensive etc…

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 60 class hours of previous Mandarin language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

Wednesdays: 23rd February – 30th March 2022

Thursdays: 26th May – 30th June 2022*

Mondays: 15th August – 19th September 2022**

Tuesdays: 8th November – 13th December 2022

*Due to the Bank Holiday, the lesson on the 2nd of June will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher.

**Due to the Bank Holiday, the lesson on the 29th of August will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Mandarin language teachers
• Mandarin language study tips