Adult Chinese Language Classes
Winter 2025 Registration is Now Open!
Classes Start the Week of January 6, 2025!
Register by December 5, 2024 to receive $30 discount off tuition.
China Institute’s immersive group classes, led by experienced language teachers, offer a wide range of Chinese language courses at every proficiency level, from beginner to advanced. Our feature courses include but are not limited to Chinese literature, Classical Chinese, and Chinese philosophy, among many others.
This Winter, China Institute will provide both IN-PERSON and ONLINE learning options. In-person classes will be offered at CI and online classes will be via Zoom. Watch a clip of our online class.
Please note:
- Textbooks are not included in the tuition fee.
- We run small-sized classes. Registration will be closed when a class is full.
- Class schedules are subject to change. A class will be canceled if registration is low.
Contact us today for any questions regarding classes!
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Winter 2025 Course Listing
Classes Start the Week of January 6, 2025
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This class is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese 206. Topics focus on various aspects of life in China such as consulting Chinese medicine, dining out cultures, traveling during Chinese holidays, discovering Taiji, Peking opera and other traditional Chinese arts. Students will be able to talk about personal and social life at a high intermediate level.
The textbook required for this course is Road to Success, Upper Elementary Vol 1 (Lesson 1-4).
*Upon completion of this level, students may be eligible to take the HSK 3.
* Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon or directly from the publisher’s US office, Phoenix Tree Publishing, and enter code DSTY15 at checkout for a 15% discount at www.phoenixtree.com.
[Online] Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
January 6 – March 24 (No class on January 20 and February 17)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Chinese 207. Three pieces of contemporary proses and one traditional fable will be studied. Students will be able to tell a comprehensive story with flesh and blood in an authentic way of expression.
The textbook required for this course is Road to Success, Upper Elementary Vol 1 (Lesson 5-8).
*Upon completion of this level, students may be eligible to take the HSK 3.
* Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon or directly from the publisher’s US office, Phoenix Tree Publishing, and enter code DSTY15 at checkout for a 15% discount at www.phoenixtree.com.
[Online] Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
January 9 – March 13
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This class is designed for students who have learned about 1,000 words and structures or have taken intermediate-level classes at China Institute but want to improve conversational skills. The class will help students speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in informal conversational and business settings. The class is highly conversational and interactive, with a focus on live conversations and discussions to achieve fluency in spoken Chinese.
NO textbook is required to purchase for this class. Materials will be provided in class.
[In-Person] Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
January 9 – March 13
[Online] Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
January 7 – March 18 (No class on January 28)
[Online] Saturday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
January 11 – March 22 (No class on January 25)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Registration
This course is designed specifically for heritage Chinese students who possess speaking skills but limited reading and writing skills in Chinese. It will introduce more functional vocabulary and sentence patterns and phrases. It will also provide a systemic review of grammar through reading texts on various cultural topics. Writing is also an important part of the training in this class.
The textbook required for this course is HSK Standard Course, HSK 4A上 (Lesson 1-5).
* Please purchase the required textbook(s) on Amazon.
[Online] Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
January 6 – March 24 (No class on January 20 and February 17)
10 sessions (20 hours)
$485 member / $525 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)