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Mandarin Chinese Courses in

BEIJING

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China, as well as a cultural, political, historical, and business center. It houses the comforts of a modern metropolis and the intrigue and mysticism of old China. Whether you want to see skyscrapers and the development of modern China, or walk along the Great Wall, tour the Ancient Emperor's palace or visit the Temple of Heaven, you can do it all in Beijing.

Nightlife is great and social events are countless in Beijing. Whether you are looking to make contacts for a future career in China, or simply wish to have a good time with your friends, you will never run out of places to go for fun in Beijing. Do you like to attend concerts, dance, see live rock bands, go to bars, pubs, clubs, sing karaoke, try different restaurants, or watch movies? Beijing is the place!

GLOBAL EXCHANGE CENTER

Since 1998 Global Exchange Center has been providing Chinese language courses and Chinese Business and Inter-Cultural training.  It is committed to provide high quality, professional training programs at a competitive price.

It tries to achieve this goal through innovative program development, quality control, customer service, flexible scheduling and personal attention to each student. Global Exchange also offers English training programs to  Chinese students.

Locations: the short term training courses are conducted in the study rooms of their modern office building which  is located in the northwest side of Beijing near the 4th Ring Road. The semester long study program takes place at their partner school, Chine Youth University, in the east side of Beijing.

Global Exchange Center's mission   is to bridge the gap among languages, nations and cultures. Based on Beijing, China, their  focus is to enhance the culture and business exchange between China and rest of the world.

What makes Global Exchange Center different and unique?

• Flexibility: they are able to customize the program contents and adjust the schedule to better service their students and corporate clients.

• Experience and quality of the instructors: All of the teachers have a bachelor degree on Chinese literature or education. They all have several years of experience teaching Chinese as a second language.

• Supportive administration services and personal attention to each student.

General Chinese Program: 

The Chinese Language Programs are designed to immerse participants in Mandarin through class instruction, after-class tutoring, language exchange with native Mandarin speakers, and optional electives. The group programs of general Chinese usually focus on conversational skills training. The private one-to-one lessons may be tailor-made to fit the objectives of individual students.

Accelerated teaching methods allow participants at lower proficiency levels to acquire the language skills needed for effective communication in a short period of time, and advanced students to gain expression proficiency at an abstract level. Topics studied include everyday situations and Chinese culture, business, society, and history.

General Features:

• Total immersion in the Chinese language

• Levels available from beginner to advanced levels

• Short term booking may be from 1 to 12 weeks

• Long term programs: semester or academic year

• Native Chinese teachers with at least college degrees in teaching Mandarin and years of experience teaching Chinese to foreigners

• Guided tours, excursions and activities

Small group Chinese lessons:

• The focus of lower level training is on conversational skills while higher level immersion programs integrate all aspects of the language: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, phonetics, and vocabulary.

• New beginner groups are formed every month (see starting dates for details).

• Small classes average 5-6 students.

• About one fifth of the class time is spent on activities that may include the following:

  • Chinese Character Writing: Classes introduce the radical system, composition of characters, stroke orders and basic characters.

  • Chinese Songs: Singing is an excellent way to improve language skills and vocabulary. Students learn Chinese songs including traditional folk and pop songs. Lyrics are written in pinyin and hanzi (Chinese character text).

  • Play Chinese chess or games

  • Discussion of Fengshui: Fengshui is a traditional Chinese philosophy and is still popular in many ethnic Chinese communities

  • Discussion of Chinese architecture

Chinese Language Courses 2010:

(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application Procedures.)

Standard Mandarin Chinese Group Course:  20 Mandarin Chinese lessons per week.  Average of 5-6 students per class. Standard program does not include accommodations, see below for choice of accommodations and prices. 

     2 weeks: USD 349;   3 weeks: USD 479;   4 weeks: USD 565;   6 weeks: USD 785;   8 weeks: USD 975;   12 weeks: USD 1,354.

     High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

     Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

Intensive Mandarin Chinese Group Course:  30 Mandarin Chinese lessons per week.  Average of 5-6 students per class.  Intensive program does not include accommodations, see below for choice of accommodations and prices. 

     2 weeks: USD 464;   3 weeks: USD 644;   4 weeks: USD 806;   6 weeks: USD 1,111;   8 weeks: USD 1,384;  12 wks: USD 1,886.

     High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

     Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

New programs for 2008/2009 - All-Inclusive Mandarin Chinese Group courses:  Premium Mandarin Chinese Group courses:  20 or 30 group lessons per week as above. Average of 5-6 students per class.  Premium packages include:  20 or 30 small group Mandarin Chinese lessons as stated above, accommodation in a host family with single room and 2 meals per day (other accommodation options available at additional charge: see accommodation options below), airport transfers, after class tutoring for students needing additional help, Language Exchange placement with a local Chinese student, visa support for the first visa application as well as any visa extensions while enrolled in the program in China, emergency travel and medical insurance for the length of the program, free social events, weekend excursions (Great Wall, nearby attractions, etc.), all textbooks and study materials, 2 free long distance calling cards per month (for programs 4 weeks or longer).
Premium Mandarin Chinese Course with 20 lessons per week: 

    2 weeks: USD 1,310;   3 wks.: USD 1,735;   4 wks.: USD 3,136;   6 wks.: USD 2,732;   8 wks.: USD 3,428;   12 wks.: USD 4,456.

    High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

    Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

Premium Mandarin Chinese Course with 30 lessons per week:  

    2 weeks: USD 1,410;   3 wks.: USD 1,885;   4 wks.: USD 2,336;   6 wks.: USD 3,102;   8 wks.: USD 3,788;   12 wks.: USD 5,048.

    High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

    Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

Starting Dates 2010: Starting dates for Group courses for all levels:

Holidays 2010: 1-3 January, 13 -19 February, 3-5 April, 1 May, 3 May, 16 June, 22 September, 1 October, 7 October.

Other programs offered:

Private Chinese Lessons:   Flexible schedule.  Minimum of 10 Chinese lessons per week. 

                                              Price:  USD 20 per lesson, plus USD 50 registration fee. 

                                                             Private lessons can start any day of the year, except for national holidays and weekends.

                                              High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

                                              Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

New programs for 2008 - All-Inclusive Mandarin Chinese One-to-One Courses:  Premium Mandarin Chinese Private courses:  10 or 20 Private Mandarin Chinese lessons per week.  Premium packages include:  10 or 20 One-to-One Mandarin Chinese lessons, accommodation in a host family with single room and 2 meals per day (other accommodation options available at additional charge: see accommodation options below), airport transfers, after class tutoring for students needing additional help, Language Exchange placement with a local Chinese student, visa support for the first visa application as well as any visa extensions while enrolled in the program in China, emergency travel and medical insurance for the length of the program, free social events, weekend excursions (Great Wall, nearby attractions, etc.), all textbooks and study materials, 2 free long distance calling cards per month (for programs 4 weeks or longer).

Premium Mandarin Chinese Course with 10 Private lessons per week:  

     2 weeks: USD 1,310;   3 wks.: USD 1,735;   4 wks.: USD 3,136;   6 wks.: USD 2,732;   8 wks.: USD 3,428;   12 wks.: USD 4,456.

     High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

     Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

Premium Mandarin Chinese Course with 20 Private lessons per week:  

     2 weeks: USD 1,570;   3 wks.: USD 2,065;   4 wks.: USD 2,576;   6 wks.: USD 3,432;   8 wks.: USD 4,182;   12 wks.: USD 5,542.

     High Season surcharge:  please add 10% to course price during July, August and September.

     Text Book is not included in price. USD 15.00 each book.

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