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Cross-Culture Courses  Show |
China’s long and illustrious history has seen many changes. This coupled with natural boundaries that make it the 4th largest nation by landmass and the largest by population has given rise to a varied and multi-faceted culture. Although China is now pushing for complete modernization there still exist many roots to ancient customs and behavior in Chinese society, often unfathomable to the outside observer. Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect that a foreign visitor coming to China could immediately understand, much less adjust to, these customs. If you have recently arrived (and even for those who have been here a while) the transition into Chinese life is not always smooth.
In order to help you understand more about China and its people, culture and customs, iMandarin offers acculturation courses so that you can integrate into Chinese people’s lives and improve your quality of life in China.
We frequently hold courses that cover:
●Traditional Chinese Culture
●Introduction to Chinese Economy, Politics, and Geography
●Chinese holidays and their origins
●Arts, Crafts and Games of China
●Living, Working, Eating, Doing business in China
●Differences between North and South
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| Industry-Specific Chinese Courses Show |
| If you want to study with a focus on a specific industry, such as finance, manufacturing, research and development, etc, we will customize the vocabulary and content of the text as per your specific requirements. These highly customized courses are normally arranged with a private tutor. |
| Chinese Mandarin Pronunciation Show |
| Chinese does not have a phonetic alphabet and characters don’t accurately reflect pronunciation. A system of pinyin is created so that people may learn Mandarin pronunciation. Pinyin is a way to transcribe Chinese characters so that people can pronounce them. The writing of pinyin is similar to English alphabet but there are also many differences. Each Chinese character carries a tone, (with a total of 4 tones in standard Mandarin Chinese). The use of an incorrect tone can completely change your intended meaning. This course is designed for beginners as an understanding of proper pronunciation, and for advanced students a way to diminish their accent. |
| Chinese Tea Ceremony Course Show |
| Is designed to introduce the various types of Chinese tea, the use of the tea set, implements and proper storage of tea leaves. You will learn various methods to make green tea, oolong tea, red tea and Pu er tea, as well as traditional tea culture. |
| Chinese Cooking Course Show |
You will learn how to make one Chinese snack and one main dish each lesson. Some lessons includ items such as spring rolls, wontons, rice dumplings and steamed dumplings; Mapo Tofu (spicy bean curd with shredded pork), Tangcu Paigu (sweet and sour pork ribs), Yuxiang Rousi (pork strips in spicy sweet and sour sauce), Qiezhi Guiyu (Mandarin fish in tomato sauce), Hongshao Shizitou (braised pork meatballs), and more. We supply all the ingredients and cookware, you just need to bring your appetite and desire to learn.
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| Handicraft Course Show |
Each class focuses on different traditional Chinese handicrafts such as kites, candy dolls, Chinese knots, embroidery, bead strings, paper-cuttings, clay sculptures, etc. iMandarin will provide all necessary materials and tools.
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| Shanghai Dialect and Cantonese Course Show |
| After successful completion of this course, you will be able to hold basic daily conversations, such as greetings, introducing yourself, asking directions, shopping, ordering food, and taking taxis, etc. This is a great class to improve your local knowledge. (Dependent on school location and availability) |
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