Certificate in Elementary Chinese

1. INTRODUCTION
   Students will be introduced to the formation of Chinese characters, pronounciation and sentence structure.
2. PHONETIC PRONOUNCIATION
   Students will be introduced to the Chinese Phonetical Pronounciation (Han Yu Pin Ying), keywords and phrases for greetings.
3. GREETINGS
   Students will be introduced to the terms and phrases for greetings between friends.
4. FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS
   Students will be introduced to proper formal terms and salutations, as well as sentence structures for formal greetings.
5. COMMUTING AND TRAVELLING
   Students will be introduced to the different forms of transportation and sentence structures to be used for asking directions.
6. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
   Students will form a small group with a facilitator on a short trip to a shopping mall to apply what they have learned to a realistic situation.
7. ROLE-PLAY
   Students will be given the opportunity to put together their knowledge gained into a performance, with the guidance of the facilitators and teachers.
8. ASSESSMENT FOR LEVEL 1
   Students will be given oral examinations, group and individual assignments to assess their learning.

1. MAKING AN ENQUIRY
   Students will be introduced to keywords and phrases for making an enquiry.
2. ACCEPTING INVITATIONS
   Students will be introduced on how to respond to an invitation in a polite manner.
3. ENQUIRING ABOUT TIME
   Students will be introduced to the terms and phrases on enquiring about time.
4. EXPRESSING APPRECIATION
   Students will be introduced to proper terms and phrases to express gratitute and reciprocate to an invitation.
5. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
   Students will be introduced to the terms and phrases to discuss healthy lifestyles and activities.
6. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
   Students will form a small group with a facilitator on a short trip to a shopping mall to apply what they have learned to a realistic situation.
7. ROLE-PLAY
   Students will be given the opportunity to put together their knowledge gained into a performance, with the guidance of the facilitators and teachers.
8. ASSESSMENT FOR LEVEL 2
   Students will be given oral examinations, group and individual assignments to assess their learning.

1. TALKING ABOUT YOU AND I
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “you and I”.
2. TALKING ABOUT MY FAMILY
   Students will be introduced to keywords andsentence structures for talking about “my family”.
3. TALKING ABOUT FOOD
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “food”.
4. TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL LIFE
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “school life”.
5. TALK ABOUT TIME AND WEATHER
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “time and weather”.
6. TALKING ABOUT DOCTORS AND ACTORS/ACTRESS
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “careers”.
7. TALKING ABOUT HOBBIES
   Students will be introduced to keywords and sentence structures for talking about “hobby”.
8. FAREWELL
   Students will be asked to write sentences on themselves and friends/family, school life, job and hobbies, weather and time and order
   food.

13 years old and above

Application Fee
$21.40

Course Fee
$385.20 per level

Group Discount Available
$267.50 per student per level if there is a Group sign-up with at least 6 students per class

All fees indicated are in Singapore Dollars (SGD) and inclusive of GST unless stated otherwise. Course fee excludes application fee.