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Mandarin

China has long cultural history. The Chinese language, likewise, is a language with a long history. Today, Chinese is one of the six languages accepted by the United Nations. It is widely accepted around the world and is one of the languages with the most users. The Chinese language now plays an important role in the daily life of Thais and other Asians, especially in business. It can be counted as a second business language. Many agencies, companies, and organizations now require employees with Chinese language abilities. These are few of the reasons you should not miss the opportunity to learn Chinese.

First Training has prepared a Mandarin curriculum to enable students to learn the Pinyin system of vocal expression. The system, now widely used in all regions of the world, uses the Roman alphabet to symbolize sounds, and provides simplified and easily remembered Chinese characters. The course's grammar component provides the basis of sentence formation and enables students to communicate in Chinese within a short time. The institute has selected textbooks which will enable the student to immediately apply the vocabulary learned in his daily learning. The class uses student centered learning methods which emphasize practice to simultaneously improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Chinese is the medium of instruction throughout. Beside creating a proper learning atmosphere, this creates a chance for the students to practice communication with a native speaker while improving their listening and speaking skills. Students will enjoy learning the language along with the equally-interesting Chinese culture, traditions, and lifestyle.

The Mandarin Curriculum

The Mandarin curriculum is divided into 3 courses: basic Mandarin, intermediate Mandarin, and advanced Mandarin and subdivided as follows:

Courses	Levels	Hours/level	Hours/course	Tuition/level
Basic Mandarin	4	30	120	2,950
Intermediate Mandarin	4	30	120	2,950
Advanced Mandarin	4	30	120	2,950

Basic Mandarin Course

The basic Mandarin Course is designed for those students who have little or no basic knowledge of Mandarin. In the course, the student will learn the Pinyin vocalization system, how to write Chinese characters, about 800 words of vocabulary, basic grammar, and simple sentence structure. The exercises and supporting activities will enable students to speak Chinese correctly in a short time.

Intermediate Mandarin

The Intermediate Mandarin Course is suitable for those who already possess the basic knowledge of about 800 words and are capable of simple Mandarin conversation using uncomplicated sentence structures. This level will develop the student’s listening and speaking skills to a higher level. He/she will learn more complicated forms of sentences and grammar, and increase his/her vocabulary by about 900 words. Upon completion of the course, the student will be capable of good Chinese conversation and will be able to use it at work.

Advanced Mandarin

The Advance Mandarin Course is only for those with good Chinese language basics, and who already possess a vocabulary of at least 1,500 words. The learning objective of the course is to develop reading comprehension, practice writing skills, and knowledge of frequently used Chinese idioms. The course will enable the student to communicate with native speakers fluently.

The courses are under the supervision of:

Archarn Vimolrat Vasinnitiwongse

B.A., First Class Honor (Business Chinese),
The Dhurakijbandit University.

M.A. (Modern Chinese) Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, P.R. China.

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Last Modified: April 29, 2000