About this course
Themed "Survival Chinese", this course is designed for anyone interested in learning Mandarin at complete beginner level. The course content focuses on practical and survival Chinese for effective communication. The teaching style is highly engaging and interactive, providing a fun but useful foundation for any future learning.
Who is this for?
Anyone interested in learning Mandarin at the complete beginner level.
Key facts
key facts
| Level | Beginner |
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| Duration |
10 weeks |
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| Start date |
20 May 2019 |
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| End date |
29 July 2019 |
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| Payment deadline |
13 May 2019 |
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| Day |
Monday |
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| Time |
18:30-20:30 |
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| Programme fee |
£300 (non-LSE applicants) / £150 (LSE students) |
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| Location |
LSE campus (room to be released) |
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To master Mandarin Chinese phonetics
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To learn about 100 to 150 words
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To have short conversations on several topics
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To learn some basic Chinese sentence structures and grammar
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To lay a good foundation for your future learning
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Say hello and thank you
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Ask and give names
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Introduce someone
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Nationality
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Numbers, age
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Introduce family members
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The interrogative pronoun ‘什么shenme’
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The ‘是shi’ sentence
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Interrogative Sentence with ‘吗ma’
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Structural particle ‘了de’
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The use of ‘呢ne’, numbers
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Use of ‘了le’ (1)
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Follow the rest of the online instructions to complete the process
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Forward the automatically generated payment confirmation form together with your course code “19SBEG” as your email subject to confucius.business@lse.ac.uk
The reference textbooks include HSK1 Standard Course Textbook 1 and "Mastering Chinese" by Catherine Hua Xiang, 2010, Palgrave Macmillan.
*It is not mandatory to purchase these textbooks.