A beginners' course which focuses on developing the skills of listening and speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
The student will also learn to recognise some basic characters.
This course aims to equip students with useful words and phrases for practical use.
It will cover the following; making enquiries about someone's impression of a city, describing the weather, inquiring about someone's weekend plans, inquiring about someone's travel experience, asking for directions, exchanging money, checking out of a hotel, discussing taking a flight, talking about Chinese food and bargaining with merchants when shopping.