Our purpose
Learning the language is the best way for people to understand the
culture and customs of a country. China Culture Center (CCC) is a
premier cultural education organization in China that provides professional
and in depth Chinese cultural programs for expatriates and visitors.
We also offer special language course in China for people who have
a passion for studying Chinese. Imagine traveling around China, listening
to a cultural lecture or joining activities and you can easily understand
what the local people are saying. You can communicate with them freely!
That will enhance the experience of living or working in China!
Curriculum
and Methodology
The curriculum, custom- designed for expatriates and travelers in
Beijing, focuses on easily studying Chinese in a dynamic environment
created by CCC. We offer all levels varying from beginner to advanced
and mainly small classes that average from three to five students.
Participants will enjoy learning practical mandarin with our highly
qualified teachers that will induce students to participate and interact
in a genuine Chinese environment. Our class activities include pronunciation
practice and correction, vocabulary and grammar building, sentence
patterns drills, listening comprehension, situational dialogues, role
play, etc, which are very helpful and effective for students who want
to master the language and also have fun in class. We emphasize practicing
speaking skills; not only in the class but also outside. Students
are encouraged to talk freely about a variety of topics about real
life situations and all aspects of Chinese culture and modern society.
Additional practices of word usages and sentence drills and other
helpful class activities are organized for them to participate in.
We have three main teaching methodologies: direct, dynamic and flexible
which we will always carry throughout the whole teaching process to
ensure that every participant can learn easily and fast.
1. Direct
We teach precise and standard mandarin that is commonly used in daily
life and we directly correct pronunciation and grammar mistakes as
often as the students make them.
2. Dynamic
Students are fully encouraged to speak and interact with teachers.
Various class activities ensure that each student gets appropriate
language practice time and is never bored
.
3. Flexible
Different demands and aims for all kinds of students of different
language levels and studying abilities, are incorporated into each
class. Teachers also use the most effective means and pace their teaching
according to the students¡¯ requirements.
Levels
We offer 7 different levels which suit the students' needs perfectly.
Participants will each have a placement test before they start the
course to determine which level is the most suitable one for them.
After they finish the course, students must pass the final exam before
upgrading to the next level.
The levels are
1. Pre-beginner
2. Beginner
3. Elementary
4. Pre-intermediate
5. Intermediate
6. Pre-advanced
7. Advanced
* After finishing the total beginner to elementary levels, participants
can master over 700 words, will have a basic knowledge of Chinese
phonetics, the fundamentals of grammar and can speak simple sentences
in real life situations, and will feel comfortable when talking to
local people.
* Studying in the pre-intermediate and intermediate levels, participants
will fully develop their speaking, listening, reading, writing skills.
After finishing them they can master approximately 1500-1800 words,
understand completely and be very familiar with more difficult grammar
and complex sentence patterns, write short essays and tell simple
stories experienced in daily life. Participants can also communicate
freely with native speakers outside of the classroom.
* Participants finishing the pre-advanced and advanced level will
master more than 3000 words, can read and write articles like narratives
or commentaries on different topics, discuss topics on all aspects
of Chinese culture and society with native speakers. |
