Name: Chinese Course I a - HSK 1
Rating: 9.5 (13 reviews)

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Overview - Chinese Course I a - HSK 1

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Group size

4-8

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Book Required?

Yes

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KickstartNet

Yes

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Course Length

24 hours

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Duration per lesson

2-2,5 hours

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Homework

2-3 hours

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Language during lesson

Chinese and English

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Catch-Up Lessons

Yes

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Money-Back guarantee

Yes

Content and Learning Goals - Chinese Course I a - HSK 1

Topics covered in the course include:

Introduction to pinyin and the tonal system
Relevant grammar and frequently used vocabulary
Functional language
Information on cultural norms and traditions
Practical communicative activities

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Introduce yourself in different ways
Count until 100
Turn sentences into questions in a number of ways
Inquire after somebody’s nationality
Talk about professions
Talk about your family
Tell the time and talk about dates
Invite people
Use pin yin and use the tonal system
Recognise the most important characters
Talk about do’s and don’ts in families based on Confucianism
Talk about eating and drinking and order food in a restaurant
Understand how HSK 1 works

Practical Information - Chinese Course I a - HSK 1

Price

€360 (excluding the book); €320 for students/au pairs (student card number/details of host family must be provided).

Course materials

Integrated Chinese 1 Textbook: Simplified Characters; ISBN: 978-1-62291-135-6, €52. This book is used for all course levels.

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Customer reviews

I have enjoyed the course, a good teacher and good course material. When I signed up for this course I expected the course to be face to face, however, due to Covid-19 the course was given as an online course and I didn't expect that I would enjoy and appreciate this method of online learning so much. It's convenient although pronunciation can sometimes be a bit tricky via Zoom. But overall a nice course for beginners.

Peg

Erg goede ervaring met Shirley, goede lerares. Ik heb wel gemerkt dat bij Chinees het misschien goed zou zijn twee keer per week les te krijgen over hetzelfde hoofdstuk.

Yuri

Pleasant

Cesar

Geweldig!

Claudio

I really enjoyed the beginners class Chinese that I took via Kickstart Language School in the winter/spring of 2021. I thought the teacher, Shirley Wang was excellent. She kept us engaged despite the course being online because of Covid. We were a small class of 5 students. We learned about the PinYin phonetic system, pronunciation, basic vocabulary, sentence structure, situational sentences, and a begin with the characters. Shirley used a variety of approaches and tools which kept us on our toes and engaged. She was always of good humour and full of patience, and made the class always fun. I am surprised at how much I learned in the 10 weeks. I also thought that the structure of the Kickstart language school, the online tools and access to materials and resources very good and easy to use. The whole interaction with the school was very professional and competent. I would highly recommend taking a course with Shirley and with Kickstart.

Laurie Neale

I have a nice interaction with other students and the teacher is able to instruct us accordingly.

Arvie

it was good, they replyed fast to emails which is nice.

Lynn van der Sar