Fall 2010 Class Schedule
Chinese for Age3-6 (Beginner)
Wednesdays 4:00 pm-4:45 pm (8/25 ~ 1/26) - Beginner with no Chinese background
Tuition: $460 (20 weeks)
Sibling discount: $20/class from 2nd child
One-time Registration Fee $50 (New Students Only)
※Summer break (no class): 6/14 ~ 6/19
Beginning Chinese for Children (Age 3 to 6)
* Target language: Mandarin
* Phonetic systems taught in class: bopomofo & pinyin
* Chinese characters taught in class: Simplified Chinese characters
Fun learning experience through activities, games and songs!
Get familiar with sounds, characters, vocabulary and phrases in Mandarin.
Chinese Language FAQs
1. What is Mandarin Chinese?
Mandarin is the official language of China and Taiwan. It is also one of the four
official languages of Singapore. It is necessary to have an official Chinese language
since each regional Chinese dialect has its unique sound and tone system, and
speakers of different dialects are mostly unable to understand each other.
2. What is Bopomofo?
Bopomofo (or Zhuyin Fuhao), is a phonetic system used for Mandarin learners in Taiwan. There are 37 sounds and 4 tone marks used in bopomofo. The naming of "Bopomofo" comes from the sounds of the first four symbols in this system: ㄅㄆㄇㄈ.
For more details, please go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo
3. What is Pinyin?
Bopomofo was also used in China until romanized phonetic system called Pinyin (or Hanyu Pinyin) was developed in People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1958. It was adopted as the international standard in 1982. Pinyin means "phonetics" or "spelled sound" in Mandarin. For more details, please go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin
4. What are Traditional/Simplified Chinese characters?
There are two standard sets of printed Chinese characters: Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. Traditional Chinese characters are used in Taiwan (the Republic of China), Hong Kong and Macau. Simplified Chinese characters are used in the People's Republic of China, Singapore and the United Nations.
學習the word "study" in Traditional Chinese characters
学习the word "study" in Simplified Chinese characters
For more details, please go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters
No classes on following dates:
January 18th (Monday) ----------------------------------------- Martin Luther King Day
April 12th ~ 17th -------------------------------------------------------------- Spring break
May 31st (Monday) --------------------------------------------------------- Memorial Day
June 14th to June 19th ------------------------------------------------------ Summer break
July 4th (Sunday) ------------------------------------------------------- Independence Day
September 6th (Monday) -------------------------------------------------------- Labor Day
October 11th (Monday) ---------------------------------------------------- Columbus Day
November 11th (Thursday) ------------------------------------------------- Veteran’s Day
November 25th (Thursday) --------------------------------------- Thanksgiving Holiday
December 24th to January 2nd ---------------------------------------------- Winter break
Please read following “Language Class Policy” before you sign up
