8-Week (25 Lessons) Beginner Level I Mandarin Chinese Program – Taught Online & In-person
(GAIN A BRAND-NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE BY ATTENDING THIS AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM)
We are pleased to announce our open enrollment for a new 8-Week (25-lesson) Beginner Level I Mandarin Chinese program, which will be taught online (via Zoom) & in-person (at our downtown building) simultaneously, on Monday evenings (6:00pm-7:45pm), starting at 6:00pm, Monday, August 24, 2026.
In-person classes are taught at our downtown center located at: 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60604.
Online classes are taught via Zoom at the same time.
The entire program will end on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Size of Class: Ideally 16 participants
FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM
Our Beginner-Level I Mandarin Chinese program is an ideal and appropriate starting course helping learners to master Mandarin Chinese language systematically. This award-winning course mainly focuses on speaking, reading and listening comprehension. Besides linguistic learning, Chinese culture & business etiquette are also part of this program.
STRUCTURE OF THIS PROGRAM
This featured program is composed of 25 lessons in total, of which the first 8 lessons will be taught in-person at our new downtown building at 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60604, or online via Zoom at the same time (Each lesson runs for about 1 hour 45 minutes). After the 8-week classes, all attendees will receive 17 FREE e-Learning videos so that they can complete those supplemental lessons at their own pace with the skills, tools and knowledge they gain throughout the 8-week in-person or online studies.
TOTAL FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM
- Our seasonal course fee for this program is: $280 (down from our regular
$360). This fee is not required immediately until Friday, August 21, 2026. - Registration Fee: $40 (this fee is required immediately after your signing up for this program.)
WHAT ARE INCLUDED
- 8-Week in-person or online lessons (each lesson runs for about 1 hour 45 minutes)
- 8 summary e-learning videos for each lesson
- 17 extra FREE E-learning courses that help you to learn at your own pace (new).
- 32 FREE short videos showing the writing & usage of frequently used characters (new)
- A FREE eBook (“Mandarin Chinese Beginner-Level I”) (Valued at
$20, Authored by Andy Zhang) (new) - FREE audio recordings for all text lessons in the Beginner Level I Book (new)
- FREE flashcards of all text lessons and extra vocabulary words related to this program
- FREE writing worksheets for all vocabulary character included in the Level I Book (new)
- A FREE e-Dictionary covering the most frequently used Chinese characters.
- FREE to switch between in person & online classes during the course term to avoid missing any class.
- FREE to make up any missed lesson when it is taught again (at different dates & time)
- Upon completion, receive a certificate that validates your language proficiency level.
SYLLABUS OF THIS PROGRAM
LESSON ONE:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, August 24, 2026
Introduction to Mandarin Chinese
Pronunciations (Initials, Finals & Tones)
Topic: Daily Greetings
– How to use Adjectives
LESSON TWO:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, August 31, 2026
Personal Pronouns
– How to use Personal Pronouns
Topic: Meeting for the First Time
– How to use Verbs
LESSON THREE:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, September 7, 2026
Topic: Introduction & Getting to Know Each Other
– How to use three Negation Words
– How to use interrogative pronouns
LESSON FOUR:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, September 14, 2026
Topic: Asking for Help/substitutional drill
– How to use Nouns and Verbs
– How to use Interrogative Pronouns, Nouns & Verbs
LESSON FIVE:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, September 21, 2026
Topic: Talking About Mandarin Chinese Study
– How to use Particles
Topic: What would you like to drink?
– How to use interrogative pronouns
LESSON SIX:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, September 28, 2026
Topic: Talking about traveling
– How to ask questions
Topic: Talking about Personal Hobbies in Music
– How to use prepositional phrases
LESSON SEVEN:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, October 5, 2026
Topic: Reserving a Hotel Room
– How to use interrogative pronouns & adverbs
Topic: Asking Help to Call a Taxi
– How to answer question
– How to use frequently used verbs, nouns and adverbs to formulate sentences
– How to express and count numbers
LESSON EIGHT:
6:00pm-7:45pm, Monday, October 12, 2026
Topic: Looking for a Restaurant for a Meal
– How to use express personal interests
Topic: Ordering Chinese Dishes at a Restaurant
– How to ask recommendations
– Chinese food Menu
– How to make suggestions
Lesson 9 – 25 here below are e-learning lessons that you can complete at your own pace. Video links will be provided then.
E-LEARNING LESSON NINE
Topic: Talking about plan for a business trip
E-LEARNING LESSON TEN
Topic: Talking about life in China
E-LEARNING LESSON ELEVEN
Topic: Talking about weather condition
E-LEARNING LESSON TWELVE
Topic: Asking for direction
E-LEARNING LESSON THIRTEEN
Topic: On the way to airport
E-LEARNING LESSON FOURTEEN
Topic: Talking about Chinese meal
E-LEARNING LESSON FIFTEEN
– Talking about Mandarin Chinese studies
E-LEARNING LESSON SIXTEEN
– (A topic tailored to the the class participants’ interests)
E-LEARNING LESSON SEVENTEEN
– (A topic tailored to the the class participants’ interests)
E-LEARNING LESSON EIGHTTEEN
– (A topic tailored to the the class participants’ interests)
E-LEARNING LESSON TWENTY
– (A topic tailored to the the class participants’ interests)
E-LEARNING LESSON NINETEEN
– (A topic tailored to the the class participants’ interests)
E-LEARNING LESSON TWENTY-TWENTY-FIVE
– (Topica tailor-made to the the class participants’ interests)
A Certificate of Completion will be issued for full attendance of this program.
OUR ENROLLMENT PROCESS
1) Submit registration for this program with the button below (it takes less than 1 minute to complete).
2) After we receive your registration, we will email you an admission letter to confirm your seat.
3) A non-refundable registration fee ($40) is required at the time your registration.
4) The tuition payment can be made online one day before the first lesson begins (Fee link will be sent upon request). Payment made by check, money order and cash is also acceptable.
Enrollment for this program is now open, and we encourage you to secure your spot at the earliest.
Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our dedicated support team at (312) 880-9798.
We look forward to welcoming you to an enriching educational journey!
NOTE: A Registration fee ($40) is required for all who sign up any of our programs for the very first time. Click the button below, you will be directed to a Registration Form. After submitting the form, you go back to the same form where you will find the payment instructions at the bottom of the registration form. Thanks for your attention!
NOTE: We have received full registrations for this program and the enrollment was closed on August 18, 2026. Please do not sign up. We may keep you informed when our next Beginner level I program opens again. Thanks for your attention!
The registration fee ($40) payment instructions are at the bottom of the Registration Form. Thanks!
Beginner Level I Mandarin
Chinese Textbook
- Size of the book: 8.5″X11″.
- Total Pages: 172.
- First Edition Published on: December 2012
- Second Edition Published on: January 4, 2018
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