Course Overview

Mandarin Level 3 is an Elementary Mandarin course for students who have already studied some Mandarin. Mandarin Level 3 requires that you have previously studied Mandarin Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then check our levels chart.

Our Mandarin language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

– Working on pronunciation 

– Building up simple sentence structures and gaining confidence in speaking 

– Communicating in spoken Chinese within a beginner’s range of commonly encountered situations 

– Building on “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

Linguistic aims

– Daily activities 

– Asking for drinks, buying simple things, ordering food etc 

– Talking about family 

– Visiting someone’s home 

– Inviting someone, accepting & declining an invitation 

– Giving & receiving gifts 

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 15) 
• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: 24 class hours of previous Mandarin language study required
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 2 hours per week 
• The course runs for 6 weeks 
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30 
• The possible study options for this course are as follow: 

Thursdays: 5th October – 9th November 2023

Tuesdays: 14th November – 19th December 2023

Mondays: 8th January – 12th February 2024

Wednesdays: 21st February – 27th March 2024

Thursdays: 11th April – 16th May 2024

Mondays: 20th May – 24th June 2024*

Tuesdays: 2nd July – 13th August 2024*

Wednesdays: 21st August – 25th September 2024

Thursdays: 3rd October – 7th November 2024

Tuesdays: 12th November – 17th December 2024

*Due to the Spring Bank Holiday, there is no lesson on the Monday 27th of May. The lesson will be rescheduled to Friday 31st May unless otherwise agreed with the teacher. The course still consists of 6 lessons in total.

*There is a week’s break in the course from 29th July – 2nd August 2024 due to the summer holiday. The course still consists of 6 lessons spread out over 7 weeks.

This language course includes: 

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Mandarin language teachers 
• Mandarin language study tips