Chinese at SOAS Language Centre

SOAS Language Centre provides short course tuition in Chinese (Mandarin) and in Cantonese on weekdays, during the evening, and on Saturday mornings. It also offers a range of intensive and semi-intensive courses during the Easter and summer periods, some of these for specific language-learning requirements (e.g. Chinese for Business; Chinese for the Martial Arts).

In addition to its short courses, SOAS Language Centre also offers two full-time accredited programmes: the Certificate/Diploma in Communicative Chinese and the Certificate/Diploma in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.

Chinese is a vibrant section within SOAS Language Centre and the study of Chinese is a popular choice with language learners from all walks of life. Currently, there are around a dozen teachers of Chinese, all of whom have considerable expertise in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language.

Certificates and Diplomas

• Certificate/Diploma in Communicative Chinese (full-time)

Teacher Training in Chinese

• Certificate/Diploma in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

Chinese Short Courses for 2018-2019

• Beginners 
• Elementary
• Pre-Intermediate 
• Intermediate
• Upper Intermediate
• Pre-Advanced

Other Short Courses for 2018-2019

• Cantonese Beginners
• Cantonese Elementary
• Cantonese Pre-Advanced

Chinese for Specific Purposes

• Business Chinese

Summer Programme 2018

• Chinese Beginners 1 Intensive (9th -13th July)
• Chinese Beginners 1 Semi-intensive (16th - 28th July)
• Chinese Beginners 2 Intensive (30th July - 3rd August)
• Chinese Beginners 2 Semi-intensive (6th - 18th August)

Tailored Tuition

We can also provide individually tailored courses and executive language training.