PRACTICAL MANDARIN CHINESE COURSES - LEVELS 1 - 4

Synopsis
QUT’s School of Humanities & Human Services will offer Practical Mandarin Chinese Courses from Levels 1 to 4 from mid July to early December 2007.  Levels 1 and 2 are taught at the beginner’s level; while levels 3 and 4 are taught at the lower-intermediate level. For more in-depth information regarding the different levels, please click here. All four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be a central part of these courses, but a strong emphasis will be placed on developing the listening and speaking skills.  Class sizes will be kept small to maintain teaching quality.

Status
Non-Award Continuing Professional Development.

Prerequisites
An eligible student should have completed the Practical Mandarin Chinese Level 1 or should have a basic knowledge of Mandarin pronunciation, tone and Pinyin Romanization systems. S/he should be able to write approximately 50 Chinese characters and recognise approximately 150 characters.

Duration
Each level of the Practical Mandarin Chinese Courses consists of 40 hours, with 4 hours per week over 10 weeks.

Class times

Practical Mandarin Chinese Course - Level 2
Group A:  6.30-8.30pm, Mondays and Thursdays (1/10/07 – 6/12/07)

Venue
X225, Level 2, X Block, QUT's Gardens Point Campus - in the heart of Brisbane 's central business district. Please refer to the Gardens Point Campus Maps.

Course Convenor
Dr Ying Xian Ingrid Wang, Coordinator, QUT Mandarin Language Program.

Dr Wang completed her PhD in Chinse Linguistics and Masters in Educational Studies at UQ. Her Bachelor's degree was undertaken in China in the English Language. She lectured in English for a few years in China before teaching Chinese as a foreign language in Australia . She has been teaching Chinese in Australian universities since 1992 (UNE, UQ and QUT). Her research interests include ‘foreign language teaching methodology', ‘language material development' and ‘Chinese linguistics (Chinese semantics in particular)'. She is a NAATI (National Accreditation Authority on Translators and Interpreters) accredited Level-3/Professional-level translator in both directions.

Cost (GST Inclusive per level)

Early bird registrations
Individuals:  $525
QUT staff and group (2 or more) bookings:  $500

Standard registrations
Individuals:  $600
QUT staff and group (2 or more) bookings:  $550

Registration
Full payment of fees is required upon registration of course.

Closing dates for EARLY BIRD registrations:  

Practical Mandarin Chinese Course - Level 2:  10th September 2007

Closing dates for STANDARD registrations:

Practical Mandarin Chinese Course - Level 2:  21st September 2007

Enquiries

For registration enquiries, contact Carley Chapman, Course Manager in the Office of Continuing Professional Education on 07 3138 9350 or email carley.chapman@qut.edu.au.

For course enquiries, contact Dr Ingrid Wang, QUT Mandarin Language Program, School of Humanities & Human Services on 0402 925 785 or email y.wang@qut.edu.au.

Refund policy

Course Withdrawal
An administrative fee of $50 per course applies when a student withdraws from a course before it commences. Request for a refund must be made in writing to Carley Chapman, Course Manager in the Office of Continuing Professional Education (Fax 3138 9371, Email carley.chapman@qut.edu.au.)

Refund Conditions

•  Please choose carefully. No refunds will be given after the course has commenced if you change your mind, have a change in personal or work commitments or make a wrong selection.
•  QUT is not responsible for books or materials purchased for a course.
•  QUT reserves the right to change any published details and to cancel a course.
•  If a course is cancelled by QUT, a full refund will be arranged.
•  Fees are not transferable to another student or another term or year.