Courseware Description

Choose from more than 600 Chinese learning resources on SpeakMandarin.com for free! Online courseware ranges from beginner level to advanced and covers a vast selection of topics, and it will help you to learn Chinese effectively. Use it in your class with our teacher, or by yourself.

1.ILR-Test-Level2
ILR Scale State Department Test

The ILR scale for language proficiency tests is widely adopted by the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and more than 80 other government agencies and organizations to classify individuals in respect to his or her oral communication ability in a target language. Mandarin Chinese, as one of the Critical Languages, is in high demand. Passing the level two Chinese language oral exam can provide quicker placement in your dream position.
SpeakMandarin.com ILR Chinese language oral exam tutoring service is carefully designed to help you reach your goal.

2. Pinyin System

Pinyin is considered the key to Standard Mandarin Chinese. This course is designed to meet your individual needs for building a solid foundation for this commonly used Romanization system. Lessons in this course have been designed to combine Pinyin elements with typical words and everyday expressions –a mnemonics proven to greatly help students study pronunciation in an efficient and fun way.

3. Regular Standard Chinese

In this course, you will receive systematic Chinese training. We have carefully selected scenarios, phrases, expressions and cultural points of interest that can bring you a true China. This course is for who are from true beginner to the highest level.

1）Basic Standard Chinese
In Basic Standard Chinese, Pinyin will be introduced at the very beginning and will be included throughout the course. Our certified teachers will help you build a solid foundation in Mandarin Chinese. Students start to learn basic characters.

2）Intermediate Standard Chinese
In Intermediate Standard Chinese, students become quite comfortable with articulating simple ideas and engaging in conversations with native speakers. This course will lead the students to become more effective communicators in the following practical situations: banking, going to the post office, talking about hobbies and the weather. Students will master approximately 800-1000 characters.

3）Advanced Standard Chinese
In Advanced Standard Chinese, students will have gained confidence in exchanging thoughts on a large variety of topics, especially those pertaining to their own interests, everyday life, and everyday routines at close to a normal word speed.

4）Standard Writing Skill

5）Discussing

4. Business Chinese

1）Basic Business Chinese
Since the students are getting familiar with the most basic Mandarin Chinese sentence structures then, topics will become more specifically related to the business world, including applying for and accepting a job; employment and training; business communication and office environment, etc.

2） Advanced Business Chinese
Advanced Business Chinese is specially designed for high level foreign students of Chinese; especially those doing trade with China or will do trade with Chinese.This course is carefully tailored to ensure that the choices of Chinese vocabulary and language points are suitable. After completing this series, students will acquire a vocabulary approximately 500 specialized business Chinese words and several hundred phrases. Then the students can use very professional language to express, discuss and negotiate.

3）Business Writing Skill

4）Advanced Office Talk

5）Financial Chinese

5. Chinese Characters

Chinese characters are the only scripts in the world which are used continuously for three thousand years with independent development. Chinese characters are ideographic, so they are good for communication even among people of different dialects. There are a total of more than 80,000 Chinese characters, only 3,500 of which are used in daily communication.To write Chinese characters, or draw a painting, is so much fun. Do you want to start to master this magical art?

1）Basic Chinese Characters
2）Strokes of Chinese Characters
3）Radicals of Chinese Characters

6. Practical Grammar in Chinese

Systematic or academic prone students tend to have a problem with the large amount of grammar rules in Mandarin Chinese. This is especially true with students at lower levels such as pre-beginner and beginners. In this Key Grammar Points Review course, grammar rules are refined into a series of categories. Your coach will help you go through each one of them, as well as attaching special importance to the ones that are on your "hard list." Enroll in this course for a well-organized and systematic grammar study!

Words
Sentences Patterns

7. Listening Comprehension Skills

It has been said that the process of learning a language is not just about the grammar and phrases. More importantly, it is a tool for communication. We strongly encourage learners to form a good learning habit, such as accumulating one language point every day or trying to utilize more spare time learning the language. The instructors at SpeakMandarin.com make their best efforts to show the most popular Chinese terms and sentences in these recordings.

Listening Practice-Basic Standard
Listening Practice-Intermediate Standard
Listening Practice-Advanced Standard
Listening Comprehension-Intermediate
Listening Comprehension-Advanced

8. Tutoring Service

SpeakMandarin.com's online Mandarin Chinese tutoring for homeschoolers help create an authentic, live and academically professional environment for your student to learn Chinese.

Academic Tutoring
① Practical Chinese Reader
② Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
③ Chinese Link
④ Huanying-An Invitation to Chinese

9. Travel Chinese

SpeakMandarin.com is here to help! We are now happy to introduce a Mandarin Chinese Language Program for Travelers! This course is great if you…·Are planning a trip to China in the near future and are in need of an effective, fast-track language program·Are learning Mandarin for the first time, or have very little exposure to the language, and it's your first-time travelling to China·Are experienced in speaking Chinese, but are looking to polish up your language skills for a trip to China·Want to experience the REAL China while traveling safely on your own by conducting basic conversations with native speakers while handling various situations, such as bargaining, ordering food, etc.

Survival Chinese
Sites in Beijing
Basic Chinese for Traveling

10. Chinese Culture and History

1）Folk Customs
Are you interested in learning more about the Chinese culture? We have carefully selected a series of topics that can bring you the most representative elements. Content includes humility in the Chinese culture, Chinese table manners, symbolic food in China, etc. This course is open to students at any level. Based on your level, your coach will decide the proportion of English/Mandarin use in sessions accordingly.

2）Difference between Western and Chinese
Do you know the differences between Western and Chinese culture? What do you need to know before you start to associate with a real Chinese people? This course includes some topics which could be useful for you, such as "Chinese table manners", "Good and bad luck"... We will try our best to make you become a popular friend in your Chinese network.

3）Chinese Ancient Literature
Five thousand years of history has left the Chinese culture with an abundant amount of stories, from which the Chinese gain experience and obtain wisdom. This course briefly introduces Chinese history through a series of well-known and classic historical stories. Students at beginner's level and above are welcome to take this course. Based on your level, your coach will decide the proportion of English/Mandarin use in sessions accordingly.

4）Chinese Poetry
Do you remember the time when you recited Shakespeare in school? Poetry helps interpret life and helps express feelings. Aside from this, SpeakMandarin believes poetry also helps understand Mandarin Chinese and the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture. This course will lead you to a romantic world of ancient Chinese classics. Content includes, but is not limited to, Chun Xiao （春晓）, Yong E （咏鹅）, Jing Ye Si （静夜思） and many more. Your coach will be more than glad to add any items to this upon your request. This course is for students at the intermediate level and above.