Learn the basics of Chinese characters. This interactive workshop provides plenty of opportunity to practise yourself, and is suitable for complete beginners.
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The course aims to help you to gain a basic understanding of Chinese characters progressing towards forming words and short sentences.
What will we cover?
The course will help you to understand the following topics:
Evolution of Chinese characters
Strokes and stroke orders
24 Radicals
6 Chinese characters
Simple greetings in Chinese
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Recognise 30 characters
Identify radicals of some characters
Write some basic characters
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Beginner’s course – no previous knowledge required.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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