I especially designed the program in a unique way. That is, to help more people here in America (non Chinese speakers and Chinese/Cantonese speakers) to learn the language; we will mainly focus on the spoken Chinese thru Pinyin System. Because 80% of daily communication is through speaking, we need to concentrate in practicing how to speak Chinese/Mandarin as much as we can in order to build a good language learning foundation. For your convenience, I have made the Pinyin & Tones practice recording ( free access on the left side of the Home page) for you to listen and practice with it.
Frankly, I hope that all of you will take the time to practice Pinyin, Tones and Chinese Writing after each class. You will notice that in my program, I use a combination of Chinese and English together to create more practical ways for the Chinese daily conversations that are used in everyday communication throughout the world. It will be a faster and better learning process for you than the traditional method (which is a much slower process) to study Chinese.
Please remember the most important thing is to grasp the main content at each lesson (for example: do not worry about how to pronounce or write the person's Chinese name. You may use the English name, in order to grasp the true meaning in the sentence). Example: I am David - Wo shi David (Dawei). Once you get familiarized with the main content, you may then apply the basic words to a more complete sentence.
Welcome to my classes - Chinese/Mandarin For Everyone in Community Services Extension Programs/Classes at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Valley College, East Los Angeles College and Pierce College. We have both: Beginners and Intermediate classes (only LACC, LAVC and Pierce have Intermediate class). For Fall class schedules, the best way is to call the college and to ask for a brochure to be mailed to you.
Please call for information:
1) 323-953-4000 X2650, 2651 for details or visit: http://www.lacitycollege.edu Community & Business ( look for Community Services Extension Classes ): 10/01 - 10/29 Friday 6:00 - 8:00pm (Beginning), 11/05 - 12/10 Friday 6:00 - 8:00pm (Beginning), 10/31 - 12/05 Sunday 10:00am - 12 noon (Intermediate).
2) 818-947-2577 X4172 for details or visit: http://lavalley.augusoft.net Community Services Classes: 09/29 - 11/03 Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30pm (Beginning), 11/04 - 12/16 Thursday 6:30 -8:30pm (Intermediate).
3) 323-265-8793 for details or visit: http://eastlac.augusoft.net Community Services Extension Classes: 11/06 - 12/11 Saturday 10am - 12 noon (Beginning).
4) 818-719-6425 for details for visit: http://extension.piercecollege.edu Extension Classes: 10/12 - 11/16 Tuesday 6 - 8pm (Beginning).
5) 310-233-4000 for details or visit: http://www.lahc.edu/ext/index.html Extension Program:
01/20/2011 - 02/24/2011 Thursday 6 - 8pm (Beginning) New !
Good News ! Please visit http://www.chinesemandarinclass.com That new website is dedicated to the students who want to take the classes at Los Angeles Community Colleges - 4 colleges in your neighborhood. You can find more information about the classes, such as class schedules, class locations, and the instructor's teaching method, etc.
For those who need private lessons for special and intensive learing, please click Program & Pricing on the left at the Home page for details.
In conclusion, to learn and speak Chinese will OPEN more DOORS of great opportunities in your career and life. It is a very practical and beautiful language; I hope all of you to really have fun in learning Chinese. Thank you so much for choosing my program. Let's have a lots of fun together. Best of best wishes to all of you - my dear students!
Sincerely,
Janie Chien ( Laoshi/Instructor )
