Durban University of Technology Confucius Institute Courses Offered
Courses Offered:
China and Chinese Culture Course – combines an introduction to elementary Chinese language with the opportunity for attendees to acquire a basic knowledge of China and Chinese Culture.
Course Outcome:
On completing this course, the attendee will acquire:
- A broad understanding of China and basic Mandarin.
- A general impression about China and Chinese people, Chinese Pinyin and Chinese characters.
- Essential knowledge of Chinese customs and culture.
- An insight into how to respond to situations in a culturally appropriate manner.
Admission Requirements:
- No prior knowledge of Chinese is required.
Programme Presentation:
- This programme is offered from 9am – 12pm on Saturdays over 2.5 months.
Basic Conversational Mandarin (Level 1) Course – provides course attendees with the elementary knowledge of the Chinese language, Chinese characters and the ability to speak basic mandarin.
Course Outcomes:
On completing this course, the course attendee will be able to:
- Understand the Chinese language withing a specific framework.
- Speak basic Mandarin in simple dialogue by engaging in topic-related conversations.
- Write at least 100 Chinese characters.
The course also provides an opportunity for the course attendees to begin developing language proficiency towards setting a Chinese Language Proficiency Test.
Admission Requirements:
- No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required.
Programme Presentation:
- This programme is offered from 9am – 12pm on Saturdays over 2.5 months.