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“Survival” Chinese Language Classes

Want to get the most out of your visit to China?

Whether you just want to spend a couple of weeks relaxing around Yangshuo or you want to spend months making your own way around China, a crash course in survival Chinese could be just the ticket. My name's Vivi and I have a 4 year degree in teaching Chinese to foreigners. With the help of my foreign friends I've put together a special course in survival Chinese especially for tourists. We don't worry about perfect grammar and pronunciation – we just concentrate on the bare minimum required for effective communication where it's needed. Classes are designed to be relaxed, fun and easy to remember. Flexible timing means that you can learn as you sit around digesting dinner, or perhaps you'd rather an early start so that you can spend the day practising what you've learnt. It's up to you.

The Course Structure Some underlying principles of the course are: - Asking questions in a simple way that helps you to understand the answers. - Concentrating on reusable vocabulary applicable to multiple situations. - Keeping it simple. - Making it fun.

Taster

The course is modular

so that you can choose the topics most useful for you. There is a 90 minute core introduction which focuses on numbers and the most basic grammar and greetings. After this you can choose from the following 60 minute modules:
1. Shopping and bargaining – an essential skill to get the most out of any holiday.
2. Buying tickets – very useful if you are planning any independent travel.
3. Restaurants – how to get the dishes you want, or try something new.
4. Asking directions – and understanding the answers!
5. Small talk – how to make basic conversation on buses or in bars.
All classes are supplemented with handy tips and useful information for getting things done in China. (Seldom as simple as you might think).

Other topics can be provided upon request.

What makes this course special?

Well, as I said in the introduction above, it's been developed with help from my foreign friends. They are experienced traveller's who have also spent considerable time travelling around China getting first hand experience of what works best when trying to communicate here. They are also foreign language teachers so I can't imagine anyone better to advise me.

Whether you join my course or not, welcome to my country and I wish you all an excellent holiday. Vivian Pan. email:vivianseeing@gmail.com