Chinese Courses / HSK Preparation in Shanghai

YouMandarin Language & Culture Center:
Conveniently located in the heart of Shanghai, YouMandarin Language & Culture Center provides a wide range of beginner to advanced level Mandarin Chinese courses. Established in 2004, more than 10,000 students from all over the world have registered for language courses with us, enjoyed their experiences with our friendly, highly qualified staff, and experienced the real China. Our customized training system ensures that all your needs can be met in a timely fashion.

Beginner to Advanced Level Mandarin Chinese Courses:

Standard Mandarin
This course is YouMandarin’s ”STAR” program, which focuses mostly on educating students on being able to communicate Mandarin in a wide variety of daily situations. This   course has 12 levels in total which takes students 720 hours to finish.

Standard Chinese is for those who do not need to focus so much on reading and writing for tests or business, and just want to be speaking & listening as soon as possible. This course also works for students who want to be build a solid foundation of Chinese language within a short period of time

Academic Chinese
 This program will teach students the basics of reading, writing，listening as well as speaking so that they may read and write essays or discourses for school or business. This course is for those who need to study Mandarin either for University or want to learn how to write academically.

Business Chinese
Business Chinese focuses on daily situations that may occur in the workplace such as negotiations, networking and an assortment of other situations that may take place on a daily basis. This course is ideal for those who either are working in China or are currently looking for work.

The students will be exposed to a variety of real-life and vibrant Business topics such as:

◆ Corporate structures and organizations;
◆ Cultural awareness;
◆ Making travel arrangements & meetings
◆ Job interviews;
◆ China markets; and business ethics

Students will learn to communicate in Chinese through dynamic class-work, fun role-play and exciting group projects in order to learn how to:
◆ Express themselves confidently in business situations;
◆ Articulate opinions and ideas in an organized fashion;
◆ Present ideas effectively to a group or to individuals; and invite suggestions and information from others.

Youth Chinese
This program is especially designed for students aged from 7 to 16, which focuses mostly on educating students on being able to communicate Mandarin in a wide variety of daily situations. This course also helps youth to master reading & writing skills which prepare them for higher education in China

Mandarin Camps
YouMandarin provides a wonderful opportunity for kids and teens from 7 to 16 years old to learn Chinese, experience traditional and modern China, delicious foods, make international friends and have the summer of a lifetime!

HSK Exam Preparation
The HSK is a standardized test for non-native speakers to examine language proficiency. Having an HSK proficiency level on your resume can be very beneficial for professional and academic purposes. This course focuses on preparation for this exam.

Shanghai Dialect
This course is a special program for shanghai dialect, which is for those who are willing to explore more about Shanghai local culture

Corporate on-site class
As Chinese language training professionals, we have our own star programs, system and staffs specialized in training field, who understand better your needs and requests, provide a unique solution for corporate.

To date, we have worked with companies such as Coca-cola, Porsche, Standard Chartered, Whirlpool, Electrolux, Boehringer Ingelheim, ZF, Sanofi Aventis, Decathlon, NIVEA, Schlumberger, ABB, BVLGARI, Schindler, Microsoft, VOLVO, Markem-Imaje, Four Seasons Hotel and many more. We are proud to continue providing our corporate clients with our stellar services.

Besides, now YouMandarin is also the Chinese teachers’ training base of SISU (Shanghai International Studies University) & New Oriental training school (NYSE: EDU)

Chinese Culture class
Language and culture walk hand-in-hand and at Youmandarin, we try to educate our students as much as possible about the daily life, beliefs and philosophies of the citizens of China. This is done through various classroom activities and field trips such as Calligraphy, creating Beijing Opera masks and visiting rural areas of China that help you understand the daily life of citizens outside the busy city.