You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Chinese teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the lesson at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant lesson materials.
These lessons in Chinese are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival Chinese to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the lesson can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in Chinese history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of Chinese, this is the choice for you.
Those who would benefit the most from these Chinese tutorials are those who feel they need to learn Chinese to help them out in their business lives. For starters, learning salutations and business etiquette is integral; once these have been practiced then reading and writing lessons can start. Typical studiers have been those involved in international import/export, negotiations and acquisitions, those in multinational companies requiring another language, and those working in any way with international governments and relevant administration. Just our simplest lesson for beginners will have students finishing the lessons with basic telephone and e-mail Chinese, as well as survival Chinese should a visit to the country be necessary.
Lessons in Chinese are also accessible for 2 or more studying in tandem (Two-to-One Chinese Lesson or Small Group In-Company Chinese Lesson). All those involved must have around the same experience of the language, similar needs of areas of proficiency, and must be able to work at the same time and place. Bookings must be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advise classes of more than 6-8 people, although In-Company Taster Chinese sessions can be run with as many as 12 people.
53 percent of China are able to converse in Standard Mandarin, and while that seems like a low figure, it represents about 700 million people
Mandarin' comes from the Portuguese word for 'minister'
Chinese is very reliant on the pitch and tone of the speaker - if a word is spoken with the wrong stress, it can have a very different meaning
Dallas
Forget the soap opera stereotypes of businessmen in cowboy boots and women with big hair; the reality of Dallas is much more than the greedy schemes of wealthy oil barons. Due to twentieth century growth in size and importance, this Texan city has changed its character. With almost a quarter of the diverse population of Dallas born overseas, this means awesome opportunities for language learners! What better way to study than with a native speaking language teacher? Dallas city and suburbs can offer it all in terms of locally-based qualified trainers, experienced in teaching in their mother tongue. Spanish, German, Polish, Romanian and Russian speaking communities are all well-represented in Dallas, as are Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali. They don't say 'Live Large. Think Big' in Dallas without good reason - for where learning languages are concerned, the possibilities are virtually unlimited!