For business and professional people and community members wishing to learn Chinese language, the Confucius Institute at QUT provides a range of possible options. We provide specifically designed courses for groups of clients as well as offer a range of set regular courses. These regular courses are available a number of times each year and are advertised in the local newspapers.
- Regular courses
- Customised courses
Information Evening
For those of you who are interested to learn Chinese Language, you are welcome to join us at the Information Evening, where you will get to meet with our friendly teachers and staff.
The information night will also be an opportunity for those with prior Chinese Language learning to find out about what level might be suitable.
It is scheduled for Thursday, 26th April 2012 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Confucius Institute at QUT. Please register your attendance at http://qevents.qut.edu.au/getdemo.ei?id=852&s=_1KK0UCM48 for catering purposes.
Regular courses
Our Introductory Modern Chinese I is especially designed for people who have not previously learned Chinese or have very little background knowledge of Chinese. Introductory Modern Chinese II and Introductory Modern Chinese III are offered subsequently. Check the details of these courses here
- Introductory Modern Chinese I
- Introductory Modern Chinese II
- Introductory Modern Chinese III
- Introductory Modern Chinese IV
These Introductory Courses cover the following topics:
- Chinese Pronunciation – Phonetics, Pin Yin
- Basic structures of sentences and grammatical features
- Simple conversation and practice
- Simplified Chinese characters and practice
While all four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are covered in these regular introductory courses the main focus is on a communicative approach where we seek to develop the listening and speaking skills of participants. A key design aspect of all these courses is the integration of language and culture- in other words the Confucius Institute’s courses offer language learning that is contemporary and illustrative of how the language and culture of China are integral. A wide range of resources- including books and web based services are used in the courses. The Confucius Institute also has a range of resources available at its office including magazines, small books and electronic media (DVDs etc).
Additional tuition can be arranged to help those who have missed classes. Further, for those participants who wish to practise their Chinese language between lessons, the Confucius Institute facilitates a language exchange program- this is a program where we are able to put you in contact with International students at QUT from China who wish to improve their English- and for a short period each week you agree to assist each other in language learning.
For information on all these programs please refer to our Contacts page.
For those people in the community who wish to refresh their language – perhaps they have not used the language for some time or feel they would like some more advanced interactions using the language, a speaking group called Renovating Chinese has been organised. Contact Yi Shen for details.
Customised courses
Specially designed language and culture courses are also available for different client groups. We are able to develop courses of various length, workshops and seminars dealing with a wide range of topics relevant to undertaking business in china and engaging with chinese clients. For these courses we recommend and integration of topics such as Business Etiquette in China and Living and Doing Business and Research in China with some basic language development.
For information about any of these programs or enrolment enquiries please refer to Contacts page.