Iowa City Adult (Age 14 and up) Courses

Mandarin Chinese 001:SUMIC-New Summer Session Course (POSTER)

Beginning Level Class for individuals new to Chinese language learning

The purpose of this course is to lay groundwork for the study of Modern Standard Chinese and develop students' functional language ability.  By the end of this course, learners should be able to correctly read and spell pinyin (Chinese pronunciation system), master the four tones, and write basic strokes, some frequently used Chinese radicals (character components) and characters.  Students will learn and practice common expressions that are used in basic daily conversations.

Course time:
Summer Session: June 4, 2013-July3, 2013 (5 weeks-10 classes)
Tuesdays and Thursdays (exception: last day of class will be on Wednesday July 3, 2013
5:30-6:45PM

Location: 1124 University Capitol Centre (UCC)

Tuition and Materials:
Tuition and Required Textbooks $150 ($75 for International Programs Staff)

Course Instructor: Xi Ma

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Mandarin Chinese 001

中文 For beginner students who are new to Chinese language learning or would like a review of the basics.

CM001 This is an introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) language and is designed to develop students’ functional language ability. Upon completion of this class, students will have learned the phonetic pronunciation system (pinyin), the basic strokes, a few important radicals and about 100 new characters.  Students will practice classroom expressions, common expressions used in basic daily conversations, short dialogs and basic grammar patterns in Mandarin Chinese. 

Enrollment is open to adults age 14 and up!

Course time 
Fall Session: 08/27/13-11/14/13 (12 weeks)
Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:30-6:45PM

Location 
1124 University Capitol Center (UCC)

Tuition and materials 
Tuition is $200
Materials are $50 total for Contemporary Chinese Level 1 Book Set

Course instructor 
TBD

ENROLLMENT FORM

Mandarin Chinese 002

中文 For students who are already familiar with the Chinese Romanization system, Pinyin.

Continue learning Mandarin Chinese with the Confucius Institute!

This class is offered to the returning students who have finished learning pinyin and some basic Chinese. We will continue learning short dialogs on daily life. New characters and grammar patterns will be introduced in this class.   

Enrollment is open to anyone age 14 and up!

Course time
Fall Session: 08/26-11/18 (12 weeks; no class on 09/02)
Mondays and Wednesdays
5:30-6:45 PM

Location
Room 464 Phillips Hall

Tuition and materials
Tuition is $200
Materials are $50 total for Contemporary Chinese Level 2 Book Set

Course instructor
TBD

ENROLLMENT FORM

Family Class-Iowa City Youth (age 6-13) Courses

家庭课 Family Mandarin 001

This is a Mandarin Chinese class open for 6-13 years old children with parents. Level 001:Sp is open for those who haven't learned the target language through regular classroom instruction. The curriculum is developed based on topic units including: greetings and introduction, numbers and age, weather and seasons, traditional Chinese and American festivals, colors, family, clothing, etc. The class will be student-centered and communication-based. To develop the learners' interests and expand their knowledge on Chinese langauge and culture, various types of activities will be adopted, including games, songs, story-telling, role-play, and craft projects. Chinese writing system will be introduced in this class. 

Course time

Fall Session: September 1- November 17(12 classes) 
Sundays 1:45-2:30PM

Location
1117 University Capitol Centre (UCC)

Tuition and materials
Tuition is $100
Books will be introduced in class for optional purchase

Instructor
Xi Ma

ENROLLMENT FORM

家庭课 Family Mandarin 002

This is a class open for the returning students with parents who have completed the session in 2012 Fall semester. We will continue learning the Chinese language and culture through thematic units such as Chinese zodiacs, traditional Chinese and American festivals, time, countries, school, food, sports, and animals. We will further explore topics of previous lessons and introduce new vocabulary, sentence patterns and short dialogs. Chinese pronunciation system will be introduced in this class.

Enrollment is open to children 6-13 and their parent, grandparent or guardian.

Course time
Fall Session: September 1-November 17  (12 classes) 
Sundays 12:45-1:30PM

Location
1117 University Capitol Centre (UCC)

Tuition and materials
Tuition is $100
Books will be introduced in class for optional purchase

Course Instructor
Xi Ma

ENROLLMENT FORM

Johnson County Senior Center Discount

Members of the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center receive a 10% discount off of all Confucius Institute per session course tuition fees.