LEARN CHINESE LANGUAGE ONLINE
Chinese Lessons For Kids
According to educational experts, the best time to start teaching a child a foreign language is when they’re young. Thanks to their ability to absorb more information than adult learners, a child can learn the Chinese language in less time and with less effort.
At ChineseSphere.com, we recommend that children aged four can benefit from online Chinese lessons ranging from about 15 to 25 minutes per session. Therefore, our traditional one-hour class will be broken down into two smaller sessions to accommodate our young students.
Young students will learn online to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters through pictures and stokes. The Pinyin system of learning will not be part of the curriculum until kids can manage PHONICS in their own native language.
K-12 Chinese Lessons
Motivating a young child to be interested in Chinese language and Chinese culture is our first priority. After all, the more motivated the child is to learn the new language, the more successful they’ll be! Learning Chinese Online is one of the most effective ways of learning Chinese.
The educational experts at ChineseSphere.com know that the best age to start learning a foreign language with efficiency is from early adolescence (8 to 13 years of age). To harness a young child’s ability to learn Chinese online, we utilize a systematical approach to satisfy K-12 students’ Chinese learning demands with 12 books and other supplemental material.
Our K- 8 Chinese lessons get students ready for high school Chinese as secondary language so that they can be ready for the AP Chinese Test and SAT II Chinese test in the 11th grade. The Pinyin system of learning will not be part of the curriculum until kids can manage PHONICS in their own native language.
AP® (Advance Placement) Chinese
Our AP® (Advance Placement) Chinese classes have passed the College Board’s course audit. Students can locate our classes on www.collegeboard.com and ask their high schools (US and International) to include our Online Chinese Lessons in their school classes. Transcripts will be directly provided to your high school upon completion of the course.
AP® Chinese Test Prep
The AP® Chinese test is administrated every May. Our AP® Chinese course focuses on improving students’ abilities in all aspects of learning the Chinese language: speaking, listening, reading, writing, and your familiarity with Chinese culture. You will have one-on-one AP® Chinese practice with our professional Chinese teachers, who will work with your specific strengths to ensure that you will get the best AP® Chinese test score possible.
SAT Test Prep Lessons
Our SAT test prep lessons are intensive courses that help students prepare for all aspects of the SAT test, including reading in Chinese, writing in Chinese, listening in Chinese and speaking Chinese. The educational experts at ChineseSphere.com will practice with you and provide you with the understanding of the essence of the test. After all, practice makes perfect!
SAT Subject tests are designed to measure your knowledge and skills in a particular subject area, as well as your ability to apply that knowledge. Students take the Subject Tests to demonstrate their mastery of specific subjects like English, history, mathematics, science, and foreign languages to prospective colleges and universities. The tests are independent of any particular textbook or method of instruction.
SAT Chinese with Listening is one of the SAT Subject Tests, which evaluates your ability to understand both conversational and written Chinese. The test paper includes 85 questions which are shown in four types: pinyin, phonetic symbols, simplified and traditional Chinese characters. All questions are relevant to the daily life usage.
For more information please visit: http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice/sat-subject-test-preparation/chinese
College Chinese Lessons
The professors at ChineseSphere.com are from world-renowned Nankai University, where they teach Chinese as secondary language to foreign students on campus. Additionally, many of our professors offer corporate training courses to major international businesses. With such credentials as these, they are undoubtedly the best teachers you could find in the world for teaching Chinese as a foreign language online.
Each professor will tailor your Chinese lessons so that you’re learning at your skill level, which ensures a more productive and satisfying learning experience for our college students.
Business Chinese Lessons
Thanks to the unprecedented growth of the Chinese economy – which is only second to the economy of the United States – it’s now more important than ever for business professionals to learn Chinese. After all, if you speak the language of your banker, you will prosper!
Our Business Chinese lessons not only help you learn Chinese online but also understand the culture of how to deal with Chinese business associates on a daily basis. Additionally, you can learn our Online Business Chinese lessons can be uniquely customized based on a student’s particular profession.
Daily Chinese Lessons
Conversational Chinese is the perfect class for the student who would like to learn the language and life of contemporary China. These courses will help students to learn Chinese online and get the language skills needed to live and work within the country, as well as teach them about the fascinating culture of China.
Travel Chinese Lessons
China is a hot spot tourist destination, with amazing attractions like the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, the Silk Road, and of course, its modern cities. To make your Chinese adventure more interesting and memorable, we offer Travel Chinese courses for people who intend to visit the country. In this course, we introduce all tourist attractions with their historical and geographical significance in addition to the basic Chinese lingo you’ll need to get by on your extraordinary trip to China.
Learn Chinese online with these courses which can range from an intensive one or two-month course, or be taught over a period ranging from two to four semesters.
Chinese Culture Lessons
With more than 2,000 years of recorded history, it’s no wonder that China has such an extremely rich culture. In this course, we will introduce Chinese history and geography, as well as examine population and ethnicity group sub-culture and traditional holidays of China. Additional emphasis will be placed on Chinese literature and Chinese music.
Chinese Writing Lessons
Writing in any language is never an easy task; yet the ability to effectively communicate through the written word is always in demand in any profession and in any language. Our Chinese writing lessons will guide the student through topics which includes writing for school assignments, journal writing, poem writing and other varieties of writing.
Contemporary China Lesson
Prerequisite – Advanced Chinese or the Class will be delivered mainly in English.
As one of the largest countries in the world with a population of 1.3 billion and an annual GDP growth rate of 9%, China has progressed significantly over the past three decades. Our Contemporary China Lesson will help students to learn what has happened in the past 30 -50 years in China – and what lies ahead for this economic powerhouse.
Chinese Teacher Training Courses
At ChineseSphere.com, we’re proud to offer Chinese teacher training courses in conjunction with prominent Chinese universities. Students can opt to take an intensive summer course or a year-long training course. The course curriculum will depend on the need of the specific teacher, along with the guidelines of Teaching Chinese as secondary language requirements.
