What you will learn
- Widely used grammatical points and sentence patterns of Mandarin Chinese.
- Everyday life Mandarin phrases and vocabulary in context.
- Tones and the Pinyin system for reinforcing words in Mandarin Chinese.
- Communication skills combined with cultural perspectives.
- Explanations of regional variations in usage of the language.
Sharpen your skill set by building on the fundamentals and learning to speak and communicate in a variety of topics with a Professional Certificate in Intermediate Mandarin Essentials from MandarinX. Increase access to potential business opportunities by learning the second most widely spoken language in the world.
Created by a top-tier, research based team at MandarinX, this certificate program helps you obtain practical communication skills and enables you to apply them and speak with confidence in daily life. This online course places more emphasis on grammar and syntax as you move onto more complex and situational usages while increasing your library of recognizable characters.
Today’s market is filled with scattered information which doesn’t facilitate a comprehensive or solid foundation; this program was created to provide knowledge through a communicative approach that is motivating and engaging.
By the end of this self-paced online program, you’ll have familiarized yourself with the basic foundation of Mandarin Chinese including sentence patterns and phrases that are applicable in real-world scenarios.
Courses in this program
MandarinX's Intermediate Mandarin Essentials Professional Certificate
- 4–10 hours per week, for 6 weeks
Develop practical Mandarin skillswith extensive vocabulary, phrases and sentence structures used in daily communication and business environments.
- 4–10 hours per week, for 6 weeks
Advance your Mandarin Chinese by tackling different topics in dynamic business scenarios with extensive vocabulary and compound sentence structures.
- A firm grasp of Mandarin provides “practical benefits” for Singaporeans looking to do business with China, noted Mr. Lee. (source: Today Online Singapore)
- Demand for executive positions in American and multinational companies in China has risen 35% from the previous year, according to Chris van Someren, chief executive of London-based search firm Ascentator. (source: CBS NEWS) (source: CBS NEWS)
- 77% of business leaders say that speaking Mandarin Chinese will give recent graduates a career advantage. (source: University College London)
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