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  • “Before coming to Shanghai, I had studied Mandarin for 3 years, but since taking up classes at Ocean Mandarin, my Chinese has improved significantly. My primary reason for approaching the school was for specific HSK tuition. At that time, I worked full-time and could only study at evenings and weekends, but through the specialist guidance of its teachers, I improved from Level 4 to Level 7 in the space of 12 months.
    Now, back in the UK, I continue taking classes with Fiona over Skype. She makes sure my learning objectives are clear before class, and delivers effective lessons based on our agreed learning plan. Highly recommended! ”
    (Huw Morgan Jones)

    “I have been studying with OceanMandarin for 6 months and have made significant progress. They are flexible, friendly and always push me to improve. I have and continue to recommend them to friends and everyone is impressed. It is difficult not to take advantage of this great value.”
    (James Hull)

    "I have been taking weekly one-on-one classes with Ocean Mandarin for the last five months. I am working full time in Shanghai so it has been great to have space and time each week to focus on my Chinese and prepare for the HSK with a professional and caring teacher. It can be hard to fit study and homework into a working week but Ocean Mandarin offers me the flexibility and structure I need. I am sure I would have given up if it weren't for the great support and enthusiasm my teacher has shown for my studies. I will always be grateful to her for her guidance and encouragement...and my HSK certificate!"
    (Freya Aitken-Turff)

    “I would suggest "Ocean Mandarin" to everyone that wants to learn or improve his Chinese level. Teachers are highly knowledgeable and very careful to the student's need. They don't offer you only a simple language lesson but the staff is very friendly and they help you to deal with everyday Chinese life. Moreover prices are reasonable and location is central. Try one lesson and you won't do without it!”
    (Erika Carpin)

    What I like in these courses is that it is very flexible: We can talk of any subject of interest, and thus learn the related vocabularies. Also, we can do some role play, which help to improve as I have to react as if I was the real character. Thus it prepares me better to speak Chinese correctly. (Sophie Lemunier)
  • Thank you very much Fiona!Thank you for your help and kindness! I will recommend my friends to take classes in your institute. I was glad to have Rita as a teacher,she is hard working and really patient. Two excellent qualities for a teacher. Wish you the best of luck for the future! If you open a new school in Beijing,let me know! (pierre Antoine Cierin)
>>General Introduction to Practical Chinese Courses
>>Intensive Practical Chinese Tutoring (from RMB75/hour)
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>>Practical Chinese Tutoring – Pay Monthly (from RMB100/hour)
General Introduction to Practical Chinese Courses
Practical Chinese courses, aim to improve your day-to-day Chinese, and it is especially useful for those wishing to learn Chinese in a systematic way. Phonetics and methods of constructing Chinese characters will be introduced in detail at beginner level; words and main grammar points will be explained clearly at the intermediate stage; reading comprehension and writing will be trained at the advanced stage.
Why Us?

We have authoritative and practical books as your guidance;
We arrange active teachers with more than 2 years’ teaching experience as your instructor;
We use “Interactive Teaching Method” to teach, you are not a listener, but a participator;
We guarantee your progress by giving you two tests, one test when you finish half a book, the other test after you finish the whole book.

Study Flow Chart:

p.s. The above chart is based on a Long Term Chinese Course for reference (3 times/week, 2 hours/time).

Beginner Courses:

This course starts with phonetics (pinyin and tones), which is the pronunciation of Chinese characters. It also aims to enable students to use and understand simple and practical conversations in daily life. During the Beginner Course, you will learn 1870 words, more than 160 sentences, and 222 grammar points, laying a solid foundation for studying Mandarin and understanding Chinese culture. You will be able to achieve HSK level 4 when you finished this course.


Elementary 1 Courses: What will students learn? This course starts with phonetics (pinyin and tones), and there are many practical conversations, such as saying hello, asking someone’s nationality, asking someone’s name, introducing oneself, looking for someone, saying goodbye, asking for directions, expressing thanks, making suggestions, refusing or declining politely, meeting someone for the first time, talking about family, asking about someone’s occupation, making an appointment, celebrating someone’s birthday, likes and dislikes, shopping, asking about time, talking about one’s health, renting a house, making a phone call, invitations, etc.


Elementary 2 courses: What will students learn? This course starts with methods of constructing Chinese characters, and there are many practical conversations as well, such as changing money at the bank, filling out forms, making new friends, comparing things, buying clothes, at the post office, taking the bus, talking about hobbies, asking reasons, hurrying somebody up, talking about direction and location, talking about sports matches, looking for a job, talking about a past experience, talking about the weather, purchasing plane tickets, going to a restaurant, talking about living conditions, picking someone up and seeing someone off, visiting a patient, etc.


Elementary 3 courses: What will foreign students learn? This course starts with many new words and main grammar points, and there are many commonly used topics, such as expressing one’s opinion, presenting and appreciating a gift, worrying about something, emphasizing an affirmation, expressing modesty, giving encouragement, asking about something, giving a vague response, explaining, talking about the climate, in a restaurant, congratulating newly-weds, making a decision, etc.

Intermediate Courses
This course is suitable for students who have finished the Beginner course, or those who have equivalent ability. Students will learn in more detail about peoples’ lives in China, after which you will be able to engage your teachers and friends in deep conversations about the important issues. All texts comprise dialogues by using native conversational Chinese. You will learn 6480 words, more than 200 sentences, and 324 grammar points in the Intermediate course, and you will feel comfortable with speaking, writing, understanding and reading. You will be able to obtain HSK Level 8 after finishing this course.

Intermediate 1 courses: What foreign students will learn? This course is designed for foreign students who have completed the Beginner courses. 1900 new words and 94 grammar points is introduced in this course. Your spoken Chinese will improved and your vocabulary will increase, we concentrate on teaching students to make their own sentences accurately.

Intermediate 2 courses: This course is designed for foreign students who have finished Intermediate level 1 courses or who have the equivalent ability of HSK level 5 or 6. 2200 new words and 126 grammar points is introduced in this course. We will focus on your reading and story telling, through which you will also learn more about Chinese culture and customs. We focus on teaching how to help foreign students develop their second language.

Intermediate 3 courses: This course is designed for foreign students who have finished Intermediate level 2 courses or who have the equivalent ability of HSK level 6 or 7. About 2380 new words and 134 grammar points is introduced in this course. You will be able speak very fluently at this level, and you will be able to read newspapers. We focus on helping students to pass their HSK examinations obtain the highest possible score.

Advanced Courses
This course aims to improve foreign students’ fluency and vocabulary, enhancing reading comprehension, writing, and the delivery of presentations and lectures fluently. Students can also pursue courses of study of their interest, eg. Business, History, Literature, and Culture. These courses bring foreigners’ Mandarin level to comparable levels of natives.

Advanced 1 courses: This course is designed for foreign students who have completed the Intermediate courses or who have the equivalent ability of HSK8. We focus on helping foreign students to improve their ability of reading and writing. And our teacher will discuss a lot with foreign student about hot topics or subjects in China or in the world. Foreign students can express personal opinions completely, clearly, logically, and accurately. And achieve the HSK level 9.

Advanced 2 courses: This course focus on enhancing the ability of reading comprehension, writing, and possessing the ability of giving lectures fluently. Students can also study other fields which they are interested in, such as Business, History, Literature, and culture, etc. Foreign students can achieve HSK level 10 or 11. And they can speak good Mandarin like what natives do.

Intensive Practical Chinese Tutoring (from RMB75/hour)
 
Courses &Prices
Type of Courese Level Hours Rate New words Grammar
Points
Beginner
Courses
Elementary 1 60hours RMB75/hours 464 62
Elementary 2 60hours RMB75/hours 616 75
Elementary 3 60hours RMB75/hours 790 85
 

Intermediate

Courses

Intermediate1 80hours RMB75/hous 1580 96
Intermediate2 80hours RMB75/hous 2100 110
Intermediate3 80hours RMB75/hous 2800 118
 
Advanced
Courses
Advanced 1 90hours RMB75/hour 3120 128
Advanced 2 90hours RMB75/hour 3500 132

1. Definition of Intensive Courses: The schedule of lessons is from Monday to Friday or any 5 days in one week.Schedule can be flexible, but the lessons should be finished in the official hours.

 

2. Payment: The payment should be paid by cash in 3 days after the demo lesson and you sign the contract. Only accept one time pay.


3. No registration fee will be charged


4. Demo lesson will be arranged before clients who make a decision to take lessons in Ocean Mandarin.The demo lesson is 2  hours, and it charges 100RMB.The payment should be paid after the trial lesson.

 

5. Teaching Place: the campus of Ocean Mandarin, your office or your residence (downtown area).


6. Terminate Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the learning hours left for 3 months which start from the day that clients terminate courses by personal reasons. The rest of tuition fee will not be refunded.


7. Work Time of Ocean Mandarin: Our work time is from 8:00 to 21:00(Monday to Sunday).The additional tuition of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.

 
8. Two hours is the minimum of each lesson per time. An additional charge of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than 2 hours.


9. One hour’s tuition fee will be charged if clients did not inform Ocean Mandarin or teachers 4 hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.

Long Term Private Chinese Tutoring (from RMB80/hour)
Courses &Prices
Hours Beginner Courses
(Elementary1-2-3)
Intermediate Courses
(Intermediate1-2-3)
AdvancedCourses
(Advanced 1-2)
100hours(no expiry date) RMB80/hours RMB80/hours RMB80/hours
80hours(no expiry date) RMB90/hours RMB90/hours RMB90/hours
60hours(no expiry date) RMB100/hours RMB100/hours RMB100/hours
40hours(no expiry date) RMB110/hours RMB110/hours RMB110/hours

1. Definition of Long Term Courses: As for lessons,2 times or 3 times should be taken by clients in one week.Schedule can be flexible.


2. Payment: The payment should be paid by cash in 3 days after the demo lesson and you sign the contract. Only accept one time pay.


3. No registration fee will be charged


4. Demo lesson will be arranged before clients who make a decision to take lessons in Ocean Mandarin.The demo lesson is 2  hours, and it charges 100RMB.The payment should be paid after the trial lesson.

 

5. Teaching Place: the campus of Ocean Mandarin, your office or your residence (downtown area).


6. Terminate Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the learning hours left for 3 months which start from the day that clients terminate courses by personal reasons. The rest of tuition fee will not be refunded.


7. Work Time of Ocean Mandarin: Our work time is from 8:00 to 21:00(Monday to Sunday).The additional tuition of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.


8. Two hours is the minimum of each lesson per time. An additional charge of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than 2 hours.


9. One hour’s tuition fee will be charged if clients did not inform Ocean Mandarin or teachers 4 hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.

Practical Chinese Tutoring – Pay Monthly (from RMB100/hour)
Courses &Prices
Hours Beginner Courses
(Elementary1-2-3)
Intemedate Courses
(Intermedate1-2-3)
AdvancedCourses
(Advanced 1-2)
8 hours(with expiry date) RMB110/hours RMB110/hours RMB110/hours
16 hours(with expiry date) RMB105/hours RMB105/hours RMB105/hours
24 hours(with expiry date) RMB100/hours RMB100/hours RMB100/hours

1. Definition of Monthly paid Courses: This program aims to meet the need of clients who want to pay each month. Schedule can be flexible, but the lessons should be finished in the official hours.
2. Payment: The payment should be paid by cash in 3 days after the demo lesson and you sign the contract. Only accept one time pay.
3. No registration fee will be charged
4. Demo lesson will be arranged before clients who make a decision to take lessons in Ocean Mandarin.The demo lesson is 2  hours, and it charges 100RMB.The payment should be paid after the trial lesson.

5. Teaching Place: the campus of Ocean Mandarin, your office or your residence (downtown area).
6. Terminate Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the learning hours left for 3 months which start from the day that clients terminate courses by personal reasons. The rest of tuition fee will not be refunded.
7. Work Time of Ocean Mandarin: Our work time is from 8:00 to 21:00(Monday to Sunday).The additional tuition of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.
8. Two hours is the minimum of each lesson per time. An additional charge of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than 2 hours.
9. One hour’s tuition fee will be charged if clients did not inform Ocean Mandarin or teachers 4 hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.




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