A.  Speaking, Conversing & Listening Comprehension 
Using a variety of teaching materials in interactive group classes of no more than 8 students, we will teach you everything you need to speak and understand Mandarin.  In addition to a solid foundation in grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, we emphasize conversation and listening comprehension practice. 

B.  Characters
Because we believe early exposure to characters (in addition to pinyin) is vital to a true understanding of Mandarin, we begin introducing students to characters at the beginning level of their language study.  By the time they finish the beginner level, students will have been exposed to 30-50 characters.  After the intermediate level, students will know approximately 300 characters.  This means that serious students will be able to read basic Chinese at the level when most schools are just beginning to introduce students to characters!  We also offer a twice-weekly “characters only” class for students interested in accelerating or improving their knowledge of characters.

C.  Chinese Culture
    Finally, we incorporate lessons in culture, teaching students about Chinese cultural events, history, and geography.  Taking into account the students’ level of familiarity with China, a typical lesson might focus on Chinese etiquette, the significance of certain holidays, or how the Chinese name their children.  At the advanced levels, students will learn more about the history and geography of China.  We believe your time in China will be more meaningful and your language study greatly enhanced by an understanding of China and its people.   

• We focus on speaking and listening, with students using more than 60% of class time to speak.  After every 10 hours of lessons, we supply customized audio and written materials to our students to help them practice and correct their pronunciation outside of class.
• We offer accelerated learning of the most practical daily Chinese.
• We are grounded in Chinese traditional culture and history, such as Confucius’s golden rules.
• We incorporate other useful tools into lessons, such as Chinese songs, movies, TV programs, newspapers and magazines.
• We focus on pronunciation and tones.
• We introduce students to characters relatively early in their studies.
• Our teachers embrace a friendly approach, willing to help students work through any difficulty.
• Using a storytelling method, students can learn to use the language in a relaxed and lively manner.
• We incorporate the latest topics of Chinese people’s daily livef into each lesson. 

We have developed our own materials, such as:

• MP3 files with accompanying script
• Grammar practice worksheets
• Tone drills, etc.

Multi-media materials, including:

• Chinese Newspapers, magazines
•  Chinese  Movies
• Chinese cartoon

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