Chinese Beginners Step 2

This course  is the second of three progressive steps leading to the completion of the beginner level in Chinese. You will learn how to make requests, express preferences, indicate possession, and communicate in everyday situations such as shops and restaurants.

There are two hours of teaching per week over ten weeks. Through interactive classroom activities, you will develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Typical class activities include short recitations, small-group role-plays, responses to short texts, listening to dialogue, and handwriting and typing practice. Cultural elements are integrated throughout the course to help you explore Chinese-speaking communities, everyday customs and social interactions.

You will need to buy a textbook (see below), and you will also need access to a computer or another device with an internet connection to use our learning platform.    

If you have fully engaged with all the learning activities and have attended regularly, by the end of the course, you should be able to:

1. Introduce personal information, such as your family, school, or workplace.  2. Interact in simple conversations in restaurants or shops and ask common question forms, including what, why, which, whose, and how.3. Count in Mandarin Chinese up to one thousand.4. Express  an understanding of Chinese family structure as well as contemporary Chinese shopping and dining culture.

The above list is indicative and may be subject to change.

You will need to buy the following textbook from CypressBooks using the link HERE. The required textbook covers the three steps of our Chinese Beginners course. 

Wu, Z. (2023) New Contemporary Chinese 1. Beijing: Sinolingua. 

This course is the second step on our beginners level and is open to anyone who completed Chinese Beginners Step 1 or equivalent. If you have previously learned Chinese or have some knowledge and are unsure of your level, please reach out to the Confucius Institute for Scotland to arrange an assessment.

We welcome all and are committed to fostering a positive culture and sense of community among learners and staff. We expect learners to treat others with dignity and respect. Learners must be aged 16+. Learners under the age of 16, with a minimum age of 14, are also welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent/guardian throughout the class.

If you have a disability, learning difficulty, health condition, or personal circumstances which may affect your learning, please let us know so we can make appropriate adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.  

You need to have completed Chinese Beginners Step 1 or equivalent.  If you are unsure of your level, please reach out to the Confucius Institute for Scotland to arrange an assessment.  You will need basic digital skills, such as the ability to use a computer and navigate a website, in order to access the course learning platform.

Booking is available until 23:59 the day before the course is due to start, unless the course is full or cancelled.