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That's Mandarin

Language school in Beijing, China

That's Mandarin is a Chinese language school founded in Beijing in 2005. It states that it is officially licensed by the Chinese Ministry of Education, and it is accredited by the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) and recognised for Bildungsurlaub (German educational leave). Besides Beijing, it has campuses in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Chengdu, and teaches online through its own platform, NihaoCafe.

  • Intensive group course: 20 classes a week, Monday to Friday, 08:30-12:00
  • Part-time group classes, twice a week
  • Private one-to-one classes, in China or online
  • Corporate Chinese classes
  • Chinese summer and winter camps for children and teenagers

In the intensive course, classes have an average of four to five students and a maximum of six, and students complete one school level in four weeks; the curriculum follows the HSK level system. Students can register for the HSK exam at the school and take HSK preparation courses. The school provides documents for the Chinese student visa. For its students it helps arrange four types of accommodation: homestay with a local family, a private room in a shared apartment, a private apartment, or a hotel for short stays.

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Programmes

  • Intensive group course: 20 classes of 45 minutes a week (Monday to Friday, 08:30-12:00), 4-6 students per class, one level every four weeks (six levels reach about HSK 3)
  • Part-time group classes: twice a week, two classes per session
  • Private one-to-one classes with a flexible schedule
  • Online one-to-one classes
  • HSK preparation, Hanzi (characters) course and specialised Chinese for business, diplomatic or medical purposes
  • Corporate classes
  • Summer and winter camps for children and teenagers

Housing

The school helps its own students find accommodation (the service is only for That's Mandarin students):

  • Homestay with a local family, for 4 weeks or more, with daily breakfast and two other meals a week
  • Private room in a furnished apartment shared with other students, kitchen and living room shared
  • Private apartment, usually a studio or one room with kitchen
  • Hotel for short stays of 2-3 weeks, usually within a 10-minute walk of the school, breakfast included

Subjects taught

  • Philology, Languages, Literature
    • Language Courses
    • Language Courses and Cultural Immersion Programs
    • Chinese Language and Literature (in Language Schools)

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