BMC International College

Introduction

A unique opportunity to learn, improve and speak Mandarin and at the same time build a friendship across cultures. Small groups to suit all ability groups from beginners to advanced level, meet weekly with a qualified and experienced language teacher.

This is a functional course which is specially designed for beginners but also for those who are currently engaged in activities that require reasonable command of Mandarin but are not fully conversant with the language. This course is conducted in a highly methodical approach and covers all the topics listed below.

Course Component

• Basic Pronunciation
• Words for Daily Usage
• Simple Phonics
• Basic Grammar
• Constructing Simple Sentence

Course Contents

Elementary

• The role of Chinese language
• The Chinese characters
• Meeting people
  • Greetings
  • Introducing yourself and others
• Identifying & describing things
• Numerals
  • Telling time - Hours
  • Indicating specific times
  • Months
  • Dates
  • Days
• Describing position
• Expressing the existence of animate & inanimate objects
• Describing actions and habits
• Expressing requests and invitations
• Expressing suggestions and offers
• Expressing and stating opinions
• Giving orders

Intermediate

• Stating an opinion
• Expressing desires and hopes
• Seeking permission
• Providing advice
• Offering helps & accepting / declining offers
• Imperative / prohibitive form and requesting expression
• Expressing past experience
• Expressing one's decision
• To indicate cause, effect, and reason
• Conditional form
• Making a telephone conversation
  • Asking for information
  • Leaving & passing on messages
• Doing a presentation
• One to one interaction
• Introducing and presenting oneself during job interview

Note: Course syllabus will be provided upon registration.

Pre-register “Certificate in Mandarin Conversation - Elementary/Intermediate” with us to receive a waiver of $50 Regsitration Fee when you decide to enrol. This offer is only valid for online pre-registration.

This pre-registration is applicable only to Singapore citizens, PRs
and valid pass holders.
Not applicable to subsidies enrolment
(SDF/WDA, NTUC, Mendaki, CDAC, CDC).
The course is presently not available for International students.
All fields are mandatory.