Mandarin Chinese Courses in Shanghai, China

MandaLingua - Chinese Language School Shanghai:
MandaLingua is a leading Chinese language school in Shanghai, offering overseas students, expatriates and young professionals practical and customized Chinese Language programs designed for efficient communication in speaking, reading and writing Chinese. The school provides highly customized programs which could include specialized language lessons, or work/study programs combined with internships at Chinese and international companies. Classes are taught by a team of experienced, certified Chinese language instructors.

Beginner to Advanced Chinese Lessons - levels A1 to C2 (oriented to the Common European framework of references for languages):
Our instruction methodsbased on experiencing the language and advancing the language level. Class sizes last at eigth participants. The lively instructional style is oriented toward frequent oral participation. With supplementary courses we offer all students the possibility to improve their understanding of the language and culture.


Practical Chinese Day Course 20:
The Continuation Course Practical Chinese Day Course 20 is especially oriented toward speaking and listening to Chinese.
You will learn practical applications, so that you can communicate confidently in various daily life situations.

Course Details:
- 20 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Monday to Friday 9am - 12:30am
- Course levels A1 - C2
- Course starts every Monday

Practical Chinese Day Course 24
This course is ideal for students who would like to learn more and practice their oral language skills in depth. Every morning in the Continuation Course you learn to communicate about interesting everyday topics in Chinese through listening and speaking. Furthermorein the afternoon you practice your language skills in the Enrichment Course with a total of two lessons weekly in oral comprehension and two lessons weekly in speaking Chinese.

Course Details:
- 20 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Monday to Friday 9am - 12:30am
- 4 additional lessons in Speaking & Listening
- Tuesday and Thursday 1:30pm - 3:20pm
- Course levels A1 - C2
- Course starts every Monday

Practical Chinese Day Course 26:
This course is well suited for stundents who would like to place additional emphasis on learning Chinese characters. Every morning you learn to communicate about interesting everyday topics in Chinese through listening and speaking. Furthermore with the Enrichment Courses in the afternoon you have three lessons weekly learning to read Chinese, and three lessons weekly learning to write Chinese characters.


Course Details:
- 20 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Monday to Friday 9am - 12:30am
- 6 additional lessons in Writing & Reading
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1:30pm - 3:20pm
- Course levels A1 - C2
- Course starts every Monday

Practical Chinese Day Course 30:
This course is intended for all students who would like to improve both, the spoken and written Chinese. Every morning you learn to communicate about interesting everyday topics in Chinese through listening and speaking. Futhermore you improve your language skills with Enrichment Courses in the afternoon, each week with a total of two lessons in oral comprehension and two lessons in speaking, further supplemented by three lessons reading Chinese and three lessons writing Chinese characters.

Course Details:
- 20 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Monday to Friday 9am - 12:30am
- 10 additional lessons in Speaking & Listening, Writing & Reading
- Monday to Friday 1:30pm - 3:20pm
- Course levels A1 - C2
- Course starts every Monday


Practical Chinese Evening Course 4:
This course is ideally suited for students who would like to learn in Shanghai Mandarin step-by-step two times a week in the evening. To promote oral language skills in the group, the Continuation Course Practical Chinese Evening Course is specially oriented to speaking Chinese and listening to Chinese. You will learn practical applications of the Chinese language in a fascinating manner, so that you can then communicate securely and confidently in various situations of daily life. The group course takes place Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; or Tuesdays and Thursdays, with two lesson hours per evening.

Course Details:
- 4 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Tuesday & Thursday 7pm - 8:40pm
- Course levels A1 - C2

Practical Chinese Evening Course 6:
This course is ideally suited for participants who would like to learn Chinese step-by-step three times a week in the evening. To promote oral language skills in the group, the Continuation Course Practical Chinese Evening Course is specially oriented to speaking Chinese and listening to Chinese. You will learn practical applications of the Chinese language in a fascinating manner, so that you can then communicate securely and confidently in various situations of daily life. The group course takes place Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; or Tuesdays and Thursdays, with two lesson hours per evening.

Course Details:
- 6 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7pm - 8:40pm
- Course levels A1 - C2

Practical Chinese Weekend Course:
This course is ideal for students who are busy days and evenings during the week, and who thus prefer to take a Chinese class of four lessons on Saturday morning. To enhance your oral language skills in a group setting, the Continuation Course Practical Chinese Weekend Course is specially oriented toward speaking Chinese and listening to Chinese. You learn practical applications of the Chinese language in a fascinating manner, so that you can then communicate securely and confidently in various situations of day-to-day life.

Course Details:
- 4 Lessons per week in Speaking & Listening
- Saturday 9am - 12:30am
- Course levels A1 - C2

Practical Chinese Individual Course:
The course is ideal for participants who would like to extend or enhance their language skills with a private teacher according to personal learning needs. Its advantage is that you can freely determine the course contents and the times, what and when you would like to learn and practice. You can book packages of course hours from 1 to 120 hours for a specific number of people.

Group Size:
This course is offered for 1 to 5 people (maximum). Thus you can choose between individual private instruction or group private instruction. Instruction units generally consist of 50 minutes.

Course Content:
Course contents as well as course meeting times can be individually arranged with your teacher. You can decide if you would like to learn topics from our Continuation Course in Practical Chinese, or if you would prefer to have instruction in other individualized topics relating to the Chinese language.

Learning Goal:
You can set individualized learning goals together with your teacher. We make sure we meet your needs so you can achieve your goals.

Work & Study Program:
The Work & Study Program is a combination of language course and internship in China. It is aimed at younger participants who, by means of an internship, would like to gain initial professional insights into selected national and international companies in Shanghai. The combination of a Chinese language course and internship abroad offers the ideal conditions for this. First you take a four-, six-, eight- or ten-week-long language course at our school, and then you begin your internship in Shanghai.

Internship:
The unpaid internship allows you to enrich your language knowledge. Beyond this, it is the best way to learn more about the culture and ways of working in China. Based on your qualifications and training we will arrange an appropriate internship for you.

Course Duration:
The length of the Work & Study Program, including language course and internship, lasts a maximum of six months. The Work & Study program is offered in four different packages. Included in these are the language course and the internship in a selected company.

Requirements:
You are at least 20 years old and have completed (or are still completing) a specialized  higher education, such as a university degree or similar qualification.

Certificates:
You receive two certificates, one from our school, and one from the company where you complete the internship.

Visa:
We are glad to support your visa application with the necessary information and documentation.

Evening Courses:
During your internship you can attend additional evening language courses at our school if desired.