Zheng He Foundation presents:

10-WEEK INTENSIVE MANDARIN COURSE LEVEL 1 IN LONDON

Teachers:
Sister Aishah Zhao, (Peking University, Zheng He Foundation)*

Dates: Wednesday 3rd February - 7th April 2010
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm (Every Wednesday, 10 weeks)
Venue: Muslim World League , 46 Goodge Street, London W1P 1FJ

This course is open to all and, if successful, regular classes
would be organised for both children and adults. In this introductory
Mandarin Level 1 course participants will be taught how to
write the commonly used Chinese radicals which still form the
basis of modern Chinese writing. By mastering these radicals
students will learn other ideographs more easily and learn
how to use a Chinese/English dictionary. Students will also
learn to converse in everyday situations. The approach used
to teach writing, reading and conversing is based on
accelerated learning principles. The following aspects are
to be covered:

Course Aims:
• Enable students to communicate on a basic level
• Increase students' understanding of Chinese people, their way of
life and appreciation of cultural diversity and history of China
• Construct the curriculum based on students' needs and interests
• Provide learning experiences based on real life situations

Learning Skills
• Listening - comprehend basic oral communication within the range
of topics and functions
• Speaking - concentrate on the accuracy of the tonal system of the
Chinese language and situational dialogues
• Reading - read in Pinyin and be able to comprehend most of the
material in the topics and functions covered in the course
• Writing - learn the basic radicals of Chinese characters
and remembered in a meaningful way

To book or for more information please contact:
Tel: 07588 687 223 / 07531 615 389
E-mail: zhenghefoundation@gmail.com
Website: www.zhenghe.org.uk