Course Overview

Online Mandarin Level 1 is a Beginners Mandarin course for students who have never studied the Mandarin language before. If you’re unsure of your level, then check our levels chart.

Our Online Mandarin language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

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 

– “Hanzi” characters outlining stokes and structures 

Linguistic aims

– Greetings; introductions surnames and names 

– Talking about someone’s occupation 

– Talking about someone’s origins; describe the countries and cities 

– Numbers & currencies 

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 1.5 hours per week
• The course runs for 8 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:00
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

Tuesdays: 9th January – 27th February 2024

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

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