MANDARIN LESSONS, PRIVATE AND GROUP
- Mandarin Lessons
- Cantonese Lessons Private Lessons
Quick reference to the rate per enrollment (45 mins per lesson)
Sample Quotation: – Beginner Level to Basic Level: Mandarin Lessons 60 lessons x HK$235 = HK$14,100 + (Reader and CD) HK$350 = HK$14,450;
- 4.5 months (2 lessons per time and twice a week)
- Range of Expression : can understand and use the most frequently encountered basic sentence structures, up to 1,000 vocabulary items and one or two common verb tenses
- Functional Capacity: can satisfy simple personal needs
EDC Proficiency Levels with tuition fees
Level Range of Expression Functional Capacity *Number of lessons
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Beginning |
1. | can understand and use greetings, courtesy expressions and simple formulaic expressions (“I’d like…,” “May I…?”etc.) | can manage only the simplest exchanges in routine situations | 20 lessons |
| 2. | can understand and use the most frequently encountered basic sentence structures, up to 1,000 vocabulary items and one or two common verb tenses | can satisfy simple personal needs | 20 lessons | |
| 3. | can understand and use 1,500 or more vocabulary items, most of the basic sentence structures and many of the common verb tenses | can handle simple tasks in ordinary personal and professional situations, such as making travel arrangements | 20 lessons | |
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Intermediate |
4. | can understand and use 2,000 or more vocabulary items, virtually all basic sentence structures and most of the common verb tenses | can function in many ordinary personal and professional situations, such as transacting routine | 20 lessons |
| 5. | can understand and use 3,000 or more vocabulary items, all basic and some more sophisticated sentence structures along with the requisite verb constructions | can function in many ordinary personal and professional situations, including fairly demanding ones such as participating in a meeting | 20 lessons | |
| 6. | can understand and use 4,000 or more vocabulary items, all basic and many more sophisticated sentence structures along with the requisite verb constructions | can function in many ordinary personal and professional situations, including demanding ones such as consulting a lawyer | 20 lessons | |
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Upper-Intermediate |
7. | can understand and use 7,000 or more vocabulary items, all basic and many more sophisticated sentence structures along with the requisite verb constructions | can function in a wide range of personal and professional situations, such as managing an office or settling a disagreement | 35 lessons |
| 8. | can understand and use 10,000 or more vocabulary items, all basic and many more sophisticated sentence structures along with the requisite verb constructions | can function in most personal and professional situations, including the most challenging | 35 lessons | |
| 9. | can understand and use nearly all linguistic structures as well as a wide range of vocabulary items, especially in fields of personal or professional interest; comprehends very complex thoughts at a higher analytical and critical level | can function in most personal, academic and professional situations, including many which presume experience in writing, public speaking and critical reading | 35 lessons | |
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Advanced |
10. | can understand and use virtually all linguistic structures as well as an extensive range of vocabulary items, notable for both its breadth and depth; comprehends very complex and sophisticated thoughts at a higher analytical and critical level; and develops ideas in speech and writing clearly and coherently | can function in virtually any personal, academic, or professional situation, including those which presume considerable experience in writing, public speaking and critical reading | 40 lessons |
| 11. | can understand and use virtually all linguistic structures as well as a range of vocabulary items as broad and deep as that of most educated native speakers; comprehends at a very high analytical and critical level and develops in speech and writing even the most sophisticated thought clearly, coherently and cogently | can function in virtually any personal, academic or professional situation, including those which require strong writing, public speaking and critical reading skills | 40 lessons | |
| 12. | uses the second language in a manner approaching in all aspects that of a well educated native speaker, understands and uses cultural references in a way that evidences a deep comprehension of the society in which the second language is spoken | can function in virtually any personal, academic or professional situation with language skills approaching that of a well-educated native speaker | 40 lessons |
*Number of lessons required to complete per level are based on estimation and different students may have different progresses. *Levels from beginning to intermediate are easier. Higher the levels, more difficult will be and require more lessons to complete.