Overview
Registrations now open.
At the Confucius Institute, we offer a wide range of short courses to encourage students to undertake Mandarin Chinese lessons and have a better understanding of Chinese people and their culture. Our teachers are well qualified with more than 15 years experience in teaching Chinese to English native speaking people in Australia. Our classes are small as well as exciting and innovative.
If you're not sure what level of study to undertake, register for one of our free information evenings, held 2 weeks prior to start of classes, where you will meet our teachers and staff.
- Semester 1: Thursday 21 February 2013
- Semester 2: Wednesday 15 May 2013
- Semester 3: Tuesday 20 August 2013
Introductory Modern Chinese I
This course is run for people who have no knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening and speaking skills.
Introductory Modern Chinese II
This course is run for people who have some prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening and speaking skills.
Introductory Modern Chinese III
This course is run for people who have some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening and speaking skills.
Introductory Modern Chinese IV
This course is run for people who have some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening and speaking skills.
Intermediate Modern Chinese I
This course is run for people who have some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening, speaking and reading skills.
Intermediate Modern Chinese II
This course is run for people who have some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. All the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught through an integrated communicative approach. The focus is, however, on developing the students' listening, speaking and reading skills.
- Delivery
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Where:
The courses are located at QUT Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses.
When:Date Day and time Location Introductory Modern Chinese I 6 March - 8 May Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 6 June - 8 August Thursdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove 5 September - 7 November Thursdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point Introductory Modern Chinese II 5 March -7 May Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 5 June - 7 August Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 5 September - 7 November Thursdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove Introductory Modern Chinese III 5 March - 7 May Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove 4 June - 6 August Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 4 September - 6 November Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point Introductory Modern Chinese IV 6 March - 8 May Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 4 June - 6 August Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove 3 September - 5 November Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point Intermediate Chinese I 7 March - 16 May
(except 25 April public holiday)Thursdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove 5 June - 7 August Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point 3 September - 5 November Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm Kelvin Grove Intermediate Chinese II 4 September - 6 November Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm Gardens Point - Cost
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Earlybird fees
- tuition fees and textbook: $370 per person, per course
- tuition fees only: $320 per person, per course applicable to:
- Semester 1: Sunday 24 February 2013
- Semester 2: Sunday 26 May 2013
- Semester 3: Sunday 25 August 2013
Late registration fees
- tuition fees and textbook: $420 per person, per course
- tuition fees only: $370 per person, per course.
Registrations close:
- Semester 1: Sunday 3 March 2013
- Semester 2: Sunday 2 June 2013
- Semester 3: Sunday 1 September 2013
Textbooks are not available to purchase separately. You must purchase your textbooks when you pay for your tuition.
You must pay for your place in the course by credit card when you register online. Please have your credit card ready.
- Contact
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For further information regarding course content or assessment, contact Lisha Song at the Confucius Institute.
For registration or payments queries, please contact Office of Continuing Professional Education.
Details
Registrations now open.
Modern Chinese courses (Introductory Levels I to IV)
The courses will cover:
- Chinese pronunciation - phonetics, Pinyin
- basic structures of sentences and grammatical features
- simple conversation and practice
- simplified Chinese characters and practice.
Modern Chinese courses (Intermediate Levels I and II)
Intermediate Modern Chinese is especially designed for those people who have completed Introductory Modern Chinese courses or who have completed the equivalent of 80 hours of study in Chinese. The course objectives and content cover:
- pronunciation - good command of Pinyin enabling students to pronounce unfamiliar words and sentences by themselves. Understand speech intonation patterns, tone changes, etc., within daily settings. Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in everyday conversation
- characters and words - master 400 commonly used Chinese characters. Recognise basic components of those characters and radicals. Identify sounds, forms and meanings of those Chinese characters. Use these characters to compose appropriate phrases and expressions in daily life
- grammar - understand and use the following grammatical structures:
- common modal verbs and prepositions
- comparative structures
- progressive aspect
- particle
- negative sentences
- theme - cover simple topics related to personal environment, school life and the workplace
- discourse - master the main sentence stem and understand connotations via modifiers and limiters. Learn how emotions are expressed in both spoken and written Chinese based on features and functions of simple rhetoric devices.
Additional tuition with separate fees will be available to help students who have missed classes. Private tuition can also be arranged as requested.
We offer our students a free Language Exchange Program which pairs our students with mainland Chinese students at QUT. The Language Exchange Program is well received by our students because it is a real opportunity to build skills with native Chinese speakers.
Our students are also welcome to use our resource room which has 2,000 volumes of books and DVDs on Chinese language and culture.
On successful completion of two subsequent Chinese courses, students who achieve excellent results may be able to apply for a scholarship for two weeks at a university in China.
Register
Registrations now open.
Payment
When you register for the course, you will create an account with us. You'll need to pay your fees online by credit or debit card.
You will be able to access your account, including your invoice, using your email address and password.
FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP are not available for Continuing Professional Education courses.
Cancellation
To cancel your registration, you must apply in writing to the Course Manager at the Office of Continuing Professional Education.
Cancellations received prior to one week before the start of a course (ie. 5 business days) will be fully refunded or transferred to the next term offering within 2013. Cancellations received within one week prior to the start date will be refunded less $50 administration fee. No registration refunds will be made after this time.
We reserve the right to cancel the course under certain circumstances, such as low registration numbers. If this happens, we will advise you as soon as possible, and give you a full refund. We are not responsible for any expenses you may have incurred if the course is cancelled.
