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Teachers
Our teachers are experienced professionals who are highly skilled in teaching groups of adults and young people. All our teachers are native speakers and excel at successful language teaching. You will enjoy learning Chinese with our teachers while receiving a satisfactory level of comfort.

Method
All our Chinese courses are planned and delivered to meet our student's needs and objectives. As people everywhere rely on language to communicate, all courses offered are designed for complete beginners to fluent Chinese speakers. Our Chinese classes provide a very friendly and motivating learning atmosphere, and prepare you for the next, more advanced course. Our teaching is conducted using the "Direct Method". This enables rapid learning of practical vocabulary and grammar.

Class Size
Every Chinese class is small as we only accept between 3 to 10 students per class. It is our policy to put more focus on the students, rather than running a lecture-like class. When the Chinese class is small, our quality teachers can rectify any difficulties the students might encounter on the spot. Our teachers are willing to advise students should any problem arise.

Business Course
This course is designed for people who wish to use Chinese to communicate in real-life business situations. Students will know how to deal with a variety of business-related tasks, problems, special customs of Chinese business, knowledge and judgment in a variety of business circumstances in Chinese Language.

VCE Support Course
This course is designed specifically to meet the needs of VCE Students and prepare you for written and oral exams. Students attend one 90-minute class per week. Our teacher is familiar with the needs of Year 12 students and the textbook used will be the regular Year 12 High School text.

Beginner Conversation Course
Suitable For people who do not have any previous exposure to the Chinese language or have previous basic knowledge of Chinese and want to start from the basics.

By using conversation methods, you will learn to speak, listen, read and write basic Chinese.

You will be taught the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese and Pinyin (ie. Phonetic writing of Chinese), the basic grammatical elements, grammatical structure and verb tenses that you need for further studies.

Throughout the Chinese classes, you will be able to introduce yourself, describe people, ask others about their family, do counting, make descriptions of your hobbies and your activities on the weekends.

You will also be able to speak of your past experiences, give opinions on a given scenario, order in a restaurant, ask for directions, express likes and dislikes, buy tickets, ask how much things cost, accept or reject an offer, organise trips etc.

Each Chinese class accommodates 3-10 students.

Intermediate Conversation Course
Suitable for people who have either completed the beginner conversation course or have already mastered a sufficient, basic level of competency in Chinese language and wish to progress into more extensive knowledge of the language.

By using conversation methods, we will help you to develop your higher grammatical vocabulary and adjective elements in our Chinese Language School in Melbourne.

You will start speaking short stories and learn to construct paragraphs in different tenses and put stories in sequence while enhancing your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. You will practice with nuances and polite forms of Chinese.

You will know how to express your feelings, opinions, relay messages, make predictions, probability, emphasise ideas, preferences, final decision and other topics that would keep the communication alive.

This Chinese lesson also places emphasis on speech development, so you can speak more fluently and correctly. The successful students will be able to communicate in the workplace without problems.

Each Chinese class accommodates 3-10 students.

Advanced Conversation Course
Suitable for people who have either completed the intermediate conversation course or have already mastered a sufficient intermediate level of competency in the Chinese language and wish to progress into more advanced knowledge of the language

By using conversation methods, this level solidifies students? vocabulary and grammatic structural knowledge while upgrading proficiency in all listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The course places emphasis on advanced speech development so you can speak more fluently.

The students are exposed to different written material, such as magazines, newspapers and audiotapes. Students are able to read, ask, debate and explain different topics or stories in this language. We encourage free discussion in Chinese to increase fluency and confidence. You will bring your present Chinese knowledge to class and use it in conversation.

Each Chinese class accommodates 3-10 students.

Private Lessons
Suitable for people who have a restricted schedule or have a special interest in a particular study area. You have the right to customise Chinese lessons and decide the content according to your desire if you wish to.

Students will gain a greater flexibility in learning their interest. Students in this class will see a faster rate of progress than the regular group students. Teachers give students more emphasis as the size of the class is exceptional small. Private Chinese lessons can accommodate 1 or more students subject to your desire.

Private lessons can be arranged by appointment.

HSK Preparation Course
We assist students in helping them prepare all they need prior to the test for the HSK examination.

Classes are run through model practices We will discuss each potential question, each possible solution, do deeper explanation behind the scenario of each question and answer while teaching you further grammar, vocabulary, phrase and sentence composition that are related.

Through this course, we can help you tackle all your concealed mistakes and help raise your skills in Chinese language to an ideal level, so you can sit the paper with more confidence.

Each class accommodates 3-10 students.

Children's Chinese Course
This course is designed for children from kinder age to Year 6 Primary school students. Children will learn in a fun, interactive and enjoyable environment; through song, arts and crafts, games and movement. Our method is focused initially on ensuring that each child becomes familiar and comfortable with the unique sounds of the Chinese language. Once this is accomplished, we will begin the process of building each child's confidence in order to set a solid foundation for learning Chinese in the future. We teach kids practical skills (e.g., Chinese speaking skills) that are most useful in everyday life. Moreover, we offer a variety of interesting topics that makes learning Chinese effective and fun!