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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)
  • Actually 2 colleagues would like to start to learn Chinese.As it is very convenient that your teacher can come to our office in the morning, and as your teachers are very nice and patient,i recommend your school. (Nikolaus Gustenau)
  • Thanks for all of your help.I hope we can stay in touch. Good luck! (Brian Sullivan)

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  • I have been a student of Ocean Mandarin for seven months now,and I can tell you with confidence that I have gained so much more from their one on one approach than I could have ever imagined.Like many other students here,I too work full time,but to be honest,coming to class is something I look forward to,as classes are always exciting and stimulating.What I'm most impressed with about this company and its employees is their kind heartedness,their contagious enthusiasm,flexibility,and understanding.At the beginning I saw this merely as a means to improve my communication ability(and obtain a decent HSK score),but what I found was much,much more.Easily the best choice I've made since coming to Shanghai.(John Spencer Morrison)

     

>>General Introduction to Survival Chinese Courses
>>Intensive Survival Chinese Tutoring (from RMB80/hour)
>>Long Term Survival Chinese Tutoring (from RMB90/hour)
>>Survival Chinese Tutoring – Pay Monthly (from RMB110/hour)
General Introduction to Survival Chinese Courses
Survival Chinese Courses: based on practical Mandarin teaching and lengthy experience of teaching foreigners, “Ocean Culture” has its own learning materials for each Mandarin learner wanting to improve their oral Chinese in a short period of time. This covers eight topics which include useful vocabulary and sentence structures of basic conversations, including numerals, measure words, how to tell the time, direction words, etc. The structure includes “…shi…” \ “…you…” and some basic question sentences. We promise you that after mastering these eight topics, you will be able to communicate in Chinese without a problem!
Why Us?
We have compiled this spoken material based on more than five years of teaching experience;
We arrange active teachers with more than two years of teaching experience as your instructor;
We employ an“Interactive Teaching Method” and “Natural Teaching Method," in which you are not just a listener, but a participator;
We guarantee your progress by doing role-play practice and giving you an oral test after you finish going through the topics.
Intensive Survival Chinese Tutoring (from RMB80/hour)
Courses & Prices
Courses Rate Hours Material Fee Total Amount
Survival Chinese RMB80/hour 60 hours RMB100 RMB4900

 

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


2. Payment: The payment should be paid in cash three days after the demo lesson and signing of the contract. We only accept one time payment.


3. No registration fee will be charged


4. Demo lessons can be arranged for clients who make a decision to take lessons at Ocean Mandarin. The demo lesson shall last two hours and charged at a rate of 100RMB. The payment should be made upon completion of the trial lesson.

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


6. Termination of Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the remaining pre-paid hours for three months from the day that the client terminates courses for personal reasons. The rest of the tuition fee will not be refunded.


7. Work Hours of Ocean Mandarin: Our operational hours are from 8:00 to 21:00 (Monday to Sunday). An additional fee of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.


8. Each lesson shall last a minimum of two hours. An additional fee of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than two hours.


9. A fee equivalent to one hour’s worth of tuition will be charged if clients do not inform Ocean Mandarin or their teacher four hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.

Long Term Survival Chinese Tutoring (from RMB90/hour)
Courses & Prices
Courses Hours Rate Material Fee Total Amount
Survival
Chinese
100hours(no expiry date) RMB90/hour RMB100 RMB9100
60hours(no expiry date) RMB100/hour RMB100 RMB6100

1. Definition of Long Term Courses: As for lessons, clients should meet two or three times per week so as to maintain consistency. Scheduling can be flexible.


2. Payment: The payment should be paid in cash three days after the demo lesson and signing of the contract. We only accept one time payment.


3. No registration fee will be charged


4. Demo lessons can be arranged for clients who make a decision to take lessons at Ocean Mandarin. The demo lesson shall last two hours and charged at a rate of 100RMB. The payment should be made upon completion of the trial lesson.

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


6. Termination of Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the remaining pre-paid hours for three months from the day that the client terminates courses for personal reasons. The rest of the tuition fee will not be refunded.


7. Work Hours of Ocean Mandarin: Our operational hours are from 8:00 to 21:00 (Monday to Sunday). An additional fee of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.


8. Each lesson shall last a minimum of two hours. An additional fee of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than two hours.


9. A fee equivalent to one hour’s worth of tuition will be charged if clients do not inform Ocean Mandarin or their teacher four hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.

Survival Chinese Tutoring – Pay Monthly (from RMB110/hour)
Courses & Prices
Courses Hours/month Rate Material Fee Total Amount
Survival
Chinese
8 hours(with expiry date) RMB130/hours RMB100 RMB1140
16 hours(with expiry date) RMB120/hours RMB100 RMB2020
24 hours(with expiry date) RMB110/hours RMB100 RMB2740

1. Definition of Monthly paid Courses: This program aims to meet the needs of clients who want to pay each month. Scheduling can be flexible, but the lessons should be completed during the official hours.


2. Payment: The payment should be paid in cash three days after the demo lesson and signing of the contract. We only accept one time payment.


3. No registration fee will be charged


4. Demo lessons can be arranged for clients who make a decision to take lessons at Ocean Mandarin. The demo lesson shall last two hours and charged at a rate of 100RMB. The payment should be made upon completion of the trial lesson.

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


6. Termination of Courses: Ocean Mandarin will keep the remaining pre-paid hours for three months from the day that the client terminates courses for personal reasons. The rest of the tuition fee will not be refunded.


7. Work Hours of Ocean Mandarin: Our operational hours are from 8:00 to 21:00 (Monday to Sunday). An additional fee of RMB 30/hour will be charged if you take lessons before 8:00 or after 21:00.


8. Each lesson shall last a minimum of two hours. An additional fee of RMB30 will be charged for any lesson less than two hours.


9. A fee equivalent to one hour’s worth of tuition will be charged if clients do not inform Ocean Mandarin or their teacher four hours in advance for the cancellation of lessons.



What’s New
  • 1. The website of Ocean Mandarin is on-line.
  • 2. Ocean Mandarin appreciates the help and support for website from Huw Morgan Jones, James Hull, DennisD, Freya Aitken-Turff, Sophie Lemunier, and Erika Carpin.
  • 3. Sophie Lemunier got married in September, let’s congratulate her!
  • 4. Marco Scaramuccia joined our big family last week. He is learning survival Chinese in our school now.
  • 5. You are always welcome to our Chinese corner, please contact us in advance.
  • 6.An old friend,Ray Lotto came back from San Francisco to Shanghai to find Ocean Mandarin .He spent a good time in Shanghai last year.
  • 7.An old student Perry contacted us on last Sunday, and wanted to continue his lessons.
  • 8.James Hull came back from US,and we will meet him on Tuesday afternoon(27th,October).
  • 9.Karim enjoyed his vacation to Thailand last week.
  • 10.Forrest applied Shanghai International Studies University successfully uder the help of OceanMandarin.
  • 11.Andre married last Saturday. Congratulations!!!
  • 12.David passed HSK Level 8,and the score of listening part is 87,the score of grammar part is 84, the score of reading part is 89 and the score of the final part is 78. Congratulations to him!:0)
  • 13.David's wife gave birth to a daughter in 8th November,so he is a father now.As for David,we can say "双喜临门",which means two happy events come one after the other.
  • 14.Today(11th,November) is Singles' Day,we call it "光棍节(guang gun jie)"in Chinese.
  • 15.Steven Homolka is studying hard for 2010 HSK examination.
  • 16.Amir Zangi is gong to have his first lesson at his residence.
  • 17.手塚雄大 passed HSK Level 8,and the score of listening part is 77,the score of grammar part is 92, the score of reading part is 93, and the score of the final part is 92.Congratulations to him! :0)
  • 18.Kathryn is studying hard on New Practical Chinese, and we hope that she can make great progress under the guidance of us.
  • 19.Wish everyone have a happy Christmas and New Year! :0)
  • 20.Many students came back to Shanghai, and started learning Chinese.Wish they make great progress in the year of 2010.
  • 21.Brian Sullivan is studying Shanghainese Dialect now in March of 2010.22.Dragon boat festival is coming,wish everyone has a nice holiday! :0)
  • 22.Promotion of Sep.,2010: 50RMB/hour for 1 on 1 class for the first 10hours
  • 23.Stephanie passed New HSK Level 5,and scored 291 which is only 9 scores from full marks. Congratulations to her!:0)
  • 24.叶加彬 also passed New HSK Level 3 at a very high  score of 282, Contragulations to him!:0)
  • 25.John Spencer Morrison passed Old HSK Level 6 and scored 287 in which the listening part is 81, grammer 69,Reading 68 and Cloze text 61 respectively in 28th Nov.! Congratulations!
  • 26.Happy New Year! Wish you all the best in the New Year!
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  • Tel:+(86)13764423107(Fiona)
  • Tel:+(86)13764423102(Carrie)
  • E-mail:oceanmandarin@gmail.com
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