Course Overview

Online Mandarin Levels 3&4 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. This is an intensive Mandarin course allowing you to take two Mandarin levels in 6 weeks and progress more quickly. Online Mandarin Levels 3&4 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then check our level 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

– Focusing on learning correct pronunciation

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking

– Communicating in Mandarin within a range of commonly encountered situations

– Introduction to “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures

Linguistic aims

– Daily activities

– Visiting someone’s home

– Inviting someone or accepting & declining an invitation

– Giving & receiving gifts

– Expressing one’s likes and dislikes

– Speaking about daily routines and hobbies

– Expressing opinions

– Asking simple questions, such as “is this/is that? are you/are they? are these/those…?

– Asking “what, who, whose” related questions

– Asking for drinks, buying simple things, ordering food etc

– Talking about family

Class Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 24 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:

Tuesdays + Thursdays: 11th January – 17th February 2022

Mondays + Wednesdays: 4th April – 18th May 2022*

Tuesdays + Thursdays: 5th July – 11th August 2022

Mondays + Wednesdays: 26th September – 2nd November 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 18th and 20th of April. The course still consists of 12 lessons however.

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