Mandarin Chinese Foundations A / B  

Mandarin Chinese Foundations is a two-year mixed-grade level course that builds a foundation and a passion for language learning through four modalities of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will develop their vocabulary and grammar skills by interacting with the target language in daily life conversations and related cultural knowledge. 

Novice Mandarin Chinese A

This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of the Chinese language: tones/phonetics, characters writing system, and cultures at a faster pace. There is a more in- depth look at grammatical structures and vocabulary.  The emphasis is on reading, writing, speaking, and listening communicative skills. Students will be expected to present information about everyday topics using simple practiced or memorized words, phrases and short sentences through spoken and written language.