Most of the people who learn a second language end up not being proficient due to lack of practice. The best way to be proficient in a language is for total immersion, which involves travelling and living in a foreign country.
CNPiC Online provides an environment where you can have one-on-one conversation, regularly with Mandarin-speaking language coaches, at your convenience.
CNPiC Online is brought to you by a partnership between Beijing Science Technology and Management College and Genashtim Innovative Learning.
The Sessions
Cost
Beijing Science and Technology Management College (BSTMC) is a leading private vocational/ management college with 40,000 students in three campuses in Beijing. The graduate employment rate is more than 95%. Established since 1985, BSTMC has a successful background on foreign languages and many years of experience on teaching Mandarin to foreigners.
Please email us at cnpic@genashtim.com, and one of our Program Consultants will contact you to determine your language competency level, and to work with you to develop a customized program to help you become proficient in conversational Mandarin in the topic(s) of your choice.
Genashtim Innovative Learning Pte Ltd
133 Cecil Street, #05-02A, Keck Seng Tower, Singapore 069535
Phone: +65 3125 1877 | Email: singapore@genashtim.com
Manila Contact
11D Belvedere Tower, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City 1605, Philippines
Phone: +63 2 70 66 808 | Email: manila@genashtim.com
Standard Sessions
In this snippet, the student has a conversation with her coach in Beijing via Skype about shopping patterns in Beijing and Melbourne. By having a conversation and taking turns, the student gets to practice both her listening and speaking skills.
In this example, the student is already quite a fluent Mandarin speaker, but he wants to practice using accounting terms, as he is a Singaporean accountant, doing business with clients in China.
The coach introduces a word that the student is not so familiar with and helps her put it into context by talking about the topic. Listening to a native speak the language is a much better way to practise listening, as it reflects a real life conversation situation accurately.
Basic Language Option
In this sample, the student also practises reptition to develop their pronounciation and accent.
The coach has asked the student a question, and while the student answers, the coach interjects to help fix up some pronouncation but then allows the student to continue.
The student only has a basic level of Chinese, so the coach goes through basic phrases, having the student listen and then repeat. Repetition is an excellent way to develop both listening and conversational skills.