CHINESE
for Kids & Teens
JUNIOR CHINESE:
AN INTRODUCTION
Chinese Courses for Kids and Teens
We offer a number of courses to help Hong Kong junior students with both their written and their spoken Chinese.
These courses fall into one of two categories: courses for Cantonese speakers, and courses for non-native speaker children and teens
ZHONGWEN XIEZUO JIQIAO
An intensive written Chinese course for Hong Kong primary and secondary students
Course Aim: To improve students' ability to express themselves in standard written Chinese, and to more generally stimulate their interest in Chinese literature.
Suitable for: 5-18 years old (Cantonese speakers)
Course Description: Through a variety of stories and text types, students will develop their vocabulary base of written characters and language / grammar patterns. And by focusing on the planning and organising of text, students will learn to better present and communicate their ideas in written Chinese.
XUE HAO PUTONGHUA FOR JUNIORS
A course for Hong Kong juniors to speak standard Mandarin with perfect pronunciation.
Course Aim: To help students achieve fluency and accuracy in Putonghua, and to more generally promote students' interest in Putonghua as a medium of communication.
Suitable for: 3-18 years old (Cantonese speakers)
Course Description: Through an array of fun and engaging age-appropriate learning activities, students will develop confidence and fluency in Putonghua. Accurate pronunciation is taught and practised using standard pinyin.
CHINESE EXAM PREPARATION
From KPCC to DSE Chinese: exam-focused courses for Hong Kong Juniors
Course Aim: Accurately break through the exam key points and help students achieve good score
Suitable for: 3-18 years old (Cantonese speakers)
Course Description: In primary school, we focus on picture writing and short text reading to train logical organization and answer questions in a standardized manner. In the middle school stage, students mainly use DSE classical Chinese to deconstruct classic texts (such as "Yueyang Tower"), summarize the usage of function words and the skills of main idea inference. Analyze data integration and contextual awareness to break the test pressure of "solve long problems in a short time". The reading section of the exam skills training teaches the "speed reading positioning method" to quickly identify key words in the exam questions (such as "main idea" and "metaphorical meaning"). The writing section provides argumentative essay templates (introduction - pros and cons - conclusion), along with a library of social hotspot case studies (such as science and technology ethics, cultural heritage).
CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Chinese courses for non-native speaker kids & teens
When learning Chinese - whether written or spoken - junior students whose mother tongue is not Cantonese will likely have very different needs from those of local Cantonese-speaking juniors.
Non-native speaker junior students enrolled in local schools may require remedial or catch-up Chinese. However, those studying at an international school will likely be learning Modern Standard Chinese, ie Chinese as a Foreign Language (Putonghua / Mandarin, with simplified rather than traditional characters).
Contact us today to discuss how we can help your child on his/her Chinese language journey.
HOLIDAY COURSES IN CHINA
True immersion: seriously fun Chinese courses for kids "up north"
No matter what your child's current level in Putonghua, our partner schools will accelerate his/her learning to the next level.
Two and three-week action-packed language courses in Beijing or other carefully selected locations during July and August every year. Click on the button below for details.