There are 23 parts to this course: “Commonly Used Grammatical Terms or 常用语法 chang yong yu fa”, so I will divide the course to complete over 48 weeks, on a biweekly basis because you can follow up on the non-teaching week.

It is open to those who have basic knowledge of Mandarin greetings. If you do not read Mandarin, we will be recording the sessions or at least a video will be sent to you of the session notes.

The book used is based on a publication in China to help local Chinese secondary students to understand English. The Mandarin terms used are commonly used which means we will be entering the mind of a Mandarin speaker when you start talking.

You have online support. You will receive a report on “How to Learn Languages” which can buy (it is inexpensive) once you have signed up for the course. This report is invaluable and inexpensive, which I recommend if you are serious about learning langauges. I will write to you when you have enroled in this course.

I have been dealing with oral Mandarin and 4 other languages (English, Bahasa Indonesia, Malay) for more than 40 years. Progress is assured.

You will also be receiving free video lessons on intonational practice so you will not miss out on any key tones that make you a better Mandarin speaker.

Topics covered for this session:
1. Noun

• 名词 for example piano and pianos (how to say this in Mandarin)

We will also be using the online Mandarin-English / English-Mandarin tool to work with challenging terms.

Here are 3 more topics to be covered (of 23 topics):

Articles: 冠词 guàncí

Pronouns: 代词 pronoun

Verbs and Tenses: 动词 dòngcí

This is a oral language programme, so basic English grammar is required. (Primary school level).