CHINESE LEVEL 1

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2016503381*** Learn more

This course is approved by National Silver Academy (NSA).  Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above will be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% off the course fee.  For more information on NSA, please visit www.nsa.org.sg

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

This course has no pre-requisites and is meant for participants with no prior knowledge of the target language. Participants with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) are advised to contact CLS to take a placement test.

Course Description:
This is a beginners' course consisting three main components: Chinese Hanyu Pinyin, basic conversation and simplified Chinese character writing.
Hanyu Pinyin is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese in mainland China and Singapore. It is often used to teach Standard Mandarin Chinese, allowing non-native speaker to quickly grapse the pronunciation of the words. Vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns will be taught to help students master basic conversation and acquire communicative skills to deal with simple daily situations.

Course Content:
Students will be engaging in tasks to achieve the following communicative functions:

1. Greetings.
2. Introducing yourself and others.
3. Talking about job, nationality, identity.
4. Asking for permission.
5. Looking for someone.
6. Making comments and suggestions.
7. Meeting people for the first time.
8. Introducing your family.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Achieve a basic understanding in the use of Hanyu Pinyin
2. Understand the use of vocabulary, simple short phrases, and sentence patterns to be able to comprehend and react to simple daily situations

Required Textbook:
Liu Xun (2010,2nd.Ed.)New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 1 (Textbook and Workbook)  , Beijing Language Culture University Press.

CHINESE LEVEL 2

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2016503382*** Learn more

This course is approved by National Silver Academy (NSA).  Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above will be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% off the course fee.  For more information on NSA, please visit www.nsa.org.sg

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Chinese 1. Emphasis is placed on listening, speaking, reading and the basic writing of Chinese characters for this course. It consists of three main components: conversation, grammar and simplified Chinese character writing. More simplified Chinese characters will be introduced. Students will get to learn new words, phrases and sentences to strengthen students’ communicative ability. A revision of Hanyu Pinyin will assist to enhance students’ pronunciation.

Course Content:
Students will be engaging in tasks to achieve the following communicative functions:
1. Birthday Celebration
2. Asking someone about their Age
3. Making an Appointment
4. Shopping and bargaining
5. Asking for the Prices
6. Telling Date and Time
7. Describing Daily Activities
8. Talking about Illness Symptoms
9. Seeing a Doctor
10. Renting a House

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Achieve a strong foundation in the use of Hanyu Pinyin
2. Understand the use of grammar and simple short phrases, building blocks of the Chinese characters
3. Gain confidence in speaking, reading and writing

Required Textbook:
Liu Xun (2010,2nd.Ed.)New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 1 (Textbook and Workbook)  , Beijing Language Culture University Press.

CHINESE LEVEL 3

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2016503383*** Learn more

This course is approved by National Silver Academy (NSA).  Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above will be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% off the course fee.  For more information on NSA, please visit www.nsa.org.sg

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Chinese 2. It consists of three main components: conversation, grammar and simplified Chinese characters’ writing. More new words, phrases and sentences will be introduced to strengthen students’ communicative ability. Additionally, short texts will be taught to improve students’ speaking and reading skills. Students will be able to understand Chinese culture through the short texts learning.

Course Content:
Students will be engaging in tasks to achieve the following communicative functions:
1. Planning for Travel
2. Talking about Location and Position
3. Giving Opinions
4. Providing Reasons
5. Describing Distance

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Achieve a strong foundation in the language to be able to move on to higher level learning
2. Gain insight about grammar and sentence construction, building blocks of the Chinese characters
3. Gain confidence in speaking, reading and writing
4. Appreciation of the Chinese culture

Required Textbook:
Liping, Jiang (2010) HSK Standard Course 2 Textbook & Workbook

CHINESE LEVEL 4

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2016503384*** Learn more

This course is approved by National Silver Academy (NSA).  Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above will be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% off the course fee.  For more information on NSA, please visit www.nsa.org.sg

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Chinese 3. Based on the Chinese characters and words learnt from the foundation levels, new phrases and idioms will be introduced to strengthen students’ communicative ability. Additionally, short stories will be introduced to improve students’ speaking and reading skills. Students will be able to understand Chinese culture through the short texts learning.

Course Content:
Students will be engaging in tasks to achieve the following communicative functions:
1. Giving Suggestions
2. Talking about Hobbies
3. Providing Advice
4. Making Comparison
5. Telling Direction

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Appreciate and understand the use of Chinese idioms
2. Gain confidence in sight reading and vocal pronunciation of words and sentences
3. Appreciate Chinese culture through the short text learning

Required Textbook:
Liping, Jiang (2010) HSK Standard Course 2 Textbook & Workbook

CHINESE LEVEL 5

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2019507978*** Learn more

This course is approved by National Silver Academy (NSA).  Singapore Citizens aged 50 and above will be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% off the course fee.  For more information on NSA, please visit www.nsa.org.sg

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

This course is a continuation of Chinese 4. Based on the Chinese characters and words they have learned, short articles will be introduced in this course. Students will also be trained in listening to broadcast materials, speech skills as well as short essay writing.

Course Content:
Students will be engaging in tasks to achieve the following communicative functions:
1. Planning for Weekend Activities
2. Talking about the Direction of Action
3. Telling the Location of an Object
4. Describing a Person
5. Talking about the Changes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Form grammatically correct sentences
2. Read short passages
3. Tune in and comprehend simple broadcast from the TV & radio
4. Able to write short passage

Required Textbook:
TBA

CHINESE LEVEL 6

All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay their course fees.
SFC Course Code: ***TGS-2019507979*** Learn more

For NUS Alumni/Staff/ Student, there will be a 10% discount off the course fee before GST.

Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Chinese Level 5 aiming at strengthening learners’ communicative competence using an integrated approach. Through the exposure to a variety of authentic communicative tasks, learners will be able to deepen their knowledge of the target language, skills, socio economics, socio cultural, as well as intercultural competence.

Course Content:
1. Emphasis is placed on the communicative function and the training of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading & writing).
2. Systematically introducing drills and exercises will allow students to master the necessary grammatical knowledge and rules for word and sentence formation.
3. Students will also be trained in listening to broadcast materials, speech skills as well as short essay writing.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Form gramatically correct sentences
2. Tune in and comprehend simple broadcast from the TV & radio
4. Write short essay with more confidence

Required Textbook:
Ma Jianfei (2013), Great Wall Chinese - Essentials in Communication (Textbook and Workbook 3), Beijing Language and Culture University Press.

Schedule:
TBC

Registration deadline: TBC