Online Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.

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 

– “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

Linguistic aims

– Greetings; introductions surnames and names 

– Talking about someone’s occupation 

– Talking about someone’s origins; describe the countries and cities 

– Numbers & currencies 

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

Online Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before.

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 

– “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

Linguistic aims

– Greetings; introductions surnames and names 

– Talking about someone’s occupation 

– Talking about someone’s origins; describe the countries and cities 

– Numbers & currencies 

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

Why not try out a sample beginners Mandarin lesson before signing up to a full course? These one-off sessions are aimed at students who have never studied the Mandarin language before. 

Sample Lesson Plan

• Greeting people
• Introducing yourself and someone else
• Asking and giving personal details (name, nationalities, profession, age, phone number, date of birth)