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Mandarin Language Courses

The Liverpool Confucius Institute teaches Chinese Mandarin through a series of online courses, including HSK (1-4), Children's Mandarin (YCT), as well as bespoke one-to-one classes with our friendly tutors.

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HSK Courses

HSK Online Courses Autumn Term 2024 (Registration closes 25th September 2024 at 11pm)

The Confucius Institute of University of Liverpool has launched a range of HSK courses running during Autumn Term. HSK courses consist of 10 weeks teaching overall. It has an online class schedule that consists of 10 weeks of online classes (two sessions, 3h/week in total), providing a structured and balanced approach to language learning. Please see the breakdown of the teaching schedule in course description for more details.

Course Description  

This range of courses are mapped with Levels 1 to 4 in the framework of the HSK, they are designed to take learners from a beginner to a post-intermediate stage of Chinese Mandarin.

You will be expected to commit to 3h of online study and 4-5 hours for self-study each week to ensure you can follow the pace of the course.  

Take time to read the course descriptions of each level and decide on the right level for you before heading to our enrolment section.

All levels of courses have an online class schedule that consists of 10 weeks of online classes.

Full details (including course description and registration)

See more information about the HSK Test.

 

Beginner’s Children's Mandarin

University of Liverpool Confucius Institute is launching an in person, 10-week Mandarin Chinese language course to school-age children on Fridays between 4:30 pm and 6 pm.

The language class is suitable for primary school students aged 6-10 years old in the Liverpool area.

We will teach the textbook "YCT" STANDARD COURSE 1 Unit 1-6. We hope to give students a good foundation in Chinese Mandarin language, so that they can be able to read 50 commonly used Chinese characters, 5 grammar items and 5 function items of YCT level 1 and improve their Chinese expression skills.

We also aim to give the students a foundation in Chinese culture by introducing activities such as Chinese calligraphy and handcraft.

We can arrange the students to take the Youth Chinese Test after they finish the "YCT" STANDARD COURSE 1 in the following “Upper Beginner’s Mandarin Course”. The test is an international standardized test of Chinese proficiency by Hanban.

Please note that, due to safeguarding policies, parents must remain onsite for the duration of each lesson.

Time: 4:30 pm-6 pm

Dates: 4 October 2024—13 December 2024

There’s no class during half-term.

  • 4 October
  • 11 October
  • 18 October
  • 25 October
  • 8 November
  • 15 November
  • 22 November
  • 29 November
  • 6 December
  • 13 December

Place: 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 3GR

Cost: Early Bird Price-To Sign Up Before 23 September: £20. Tuition Fee: First child £30, additional children £15 per child.

Full details (including course description and registration)

 

Elementary Children's Mandarin

The University of Liverpool Confucius Institute is launching an in-person, 10-week Mandarin Chinese language course for school-age children on Fridays between 4:30 pm and 6 pm.

The language class is suitable for primary school students aged 6-10 years old in the Liverpool area. The students should have achieved the upper elementary level; i.e., they can introduce themselves simply with personal details such as name, age, nationality; describe things around them, e.g., colours, furniture, stationary, and how to add/subtract numbers within 20 in Mandarin.

We will teach the textbook "YCT" STANDARD COURSE 2 Unit 6-11. We hope to give students a good foundation in Chinese Mandarin language, so that they can be able to read 150-160 commonly used Chinese characters, 15 grammar items and 15 function items of YCT level 2 and improve their Chinese expression skills.

We also aim to give the students a foundation in Chinese culture by introducing activities such as Chinese calligraphy and handcraft.

We can arrange for the students to take the Youth Chinese Test after they finish the "YCT" STANDARD COURSE 2. The test is an international standardized test of Chinese proficiency by Hanban.

Please note that, due to safeguarding policies, parents must remain onsite for the duration of each lesson.

Time: 4:30 pm-6 pm

Dates: 4 October 2024—13 December 2024

There’s no class during half-term.

  • 4 October
  • 11 October
  • 18 October
  • 25 October
  • 8 November
  • 15 November
  • 22 November
  • 29 November
  • 6 December
  • 13 December

Place: 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 3GR

Cost: Early Bird Price-To Sign Up Before 23 September: £20. Tuition Fee: First child £30, additional children £15 per child.

Full details (including course description and registration)

 

One-to-one tuition - Online/In-person 

These bespoke classes can be tailored for either beginners or intermediate leaners. A one-to-one course will require a minimum of five lessons per student, costing, £15/hr for UoL students, alumni and staff or £20/hr for the general public.

Please email lci@liverpool.ac.uk and hua.zhang@liverpool.ac.uk to check tutor availability.

Online or in-person at the LCI Space, 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 3GR. Sessions are subject to tutor availability (we recommend booking early in the semester to avoid disappointment).

I have learned so much with the fantastic LCI Tutors and Professional Services staff, whilst studying Chinese Mandarin on the HSK course!

HSK LCI Student Nari

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