Learn Mandarin Chinese at ILI

报名下学期:2022年冬季1月10日开始!

  • Multiple levels
  • Small class size - Max. 12 students
  • Native-speaking & Experienced instructors
  • Affordable tuition - $380 per level
  • 4 terms Per year - each 10 weeks long
  • Convenient downtown location or online

Learn Mandarin Chinese at ILI in Washington, DC or online.

The Mandarin Chinese language program offers students, without prior background either from schools or homes, classroom group classes of eleven different levels to acquire a solid foundation of the language and the ability to apply the language in life. Throughout these eleven levels, the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, 写作是一种和谐的追求,是用来相互加强的. 如欲查询您的关卡,请参阅关卡描述或使用我们的 self-evaluation guide. 以前在学校学习过这门语言的学生, or have experienced the language at home, are recommended to have a phone interview with one of our Mandarin teachers for proper placement, before registering.

我们的汉语课每周一次,在晚上或周六上午. Our teachers are all native-speaking and experienced. 我们保持小班授课,以保证每堂课有足够的时间进行交流. If you have further questions, please call Jane Edwards, ILI’s Foreign Language Coordinator, at extension 105. Enroll now!

现场、教师指导或在线汉语课程 

使用Zoom亲自或在线学习汉语. All online classes are instructor-led, in real-time, 允许和我们的课堂一样的现场互动. 我们的一些课程结合了面对面和在线的学生. 我们在教室里安装了360度的摄像头,让在线参与者感觉自己是课堂的一部分. This hybrid class environment allows students to engage with each other and the instructor and to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking the Mandarin Chinese Language.

Schedule              Register Now!

报名下学期:2022年冬季1月10日开始!

2022 Term:Session Dates:Registration Deadline:
WinterJan. 10-Mar. 19, 2022Monday, Dec. 27, 2021
SpringApr. 4-Jun. 11, 2022Monday, Mar. 21, 2022
SummerJun. 27-Sep. 3, 2022Monday, Jun. 13, 2022
FallSep. 19-Dec. 3, 2022Monday, Sep. 5, 2022

Mandarin Chinese Level Description

Offered on: Thursdays: 6:15 - 8:45 pm; or Saturdays: 10:00 am -12:30 pm. Enroll now!

Objective: The course is to provide students the most basic skills in studying Mandarin; to understand the differences between traditional and simplified characters and the benefits and disadvantages of both, to master the pronunciation.

Learning Outcome: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to pronounce Mandarin correctly, including tones, read and write around 100 words, introduce oneself or others, exchange greetings, Ask about someone's nationality, talk about family members, Ask about someone's profession, express time, dates and age, arrange a date or an appointment, and invite someone to a dinner or movie.

Topics: Chinese pronunciation system, surnames and full names, basic and ordinal numbers, Particles - "de", "Ma", "Nai ne", nationalities, greetings and introductions, measure words, question pronouns, dates and time.

Textbooks: "Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1" pack of 3 books (textbook, workbook and character), $124, lessons 1-3 & review
Offered on: Tuesdays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM, or Saturdays: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm.Enroll now!

Objective: To strengthen the pronunciation; to understand stroke order in writing characters; to learn the basic radicals in characters; to recognize 100 new characters.

Learning Outcome: After completing this course, in addition to reading a minimum of 150 new words, students should be able to talk about hobbies, visiting friends or welcoming guests, set up an appointment on the phone, ask for favors, talk about daily routines and habits, and talk about studying Chinese vocabulary and grammar.

Topics: Word order in Chinese, go + action, verbs or adjectives as predicates, modal verbs, Preposition "in Zai" "give gě I", 3. particle "ba", particle "le", Adverb "JIU" "CAI", double objects, directional complements, descriptive complements.

Textbooks: "Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1" pack of 3 books (textbook, workbook and character), $124, lessons 4-7 & review
Offered on: Wednesdays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To enable students to hold uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations; to express personal meaning on learned phrases or re-combinations of them.

Learning Outcome: Students will master at least an additional120 words and start writing simple sentences in Chinese characters. 学生应该能够就黄金城电子游戏进行简单的对话, purchase clothes and shoes independently, comment about several modes of transportation, and describe traffic routes.

Topics: The position of Time-When expressions, series of verbs/verb phrases, past tense and future tense, comparison sentence structures, topic-comment sentences, daily used associated conjunction structures.

Textbooks: "Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1" pack of 3 books (textbook, workbook and character), $124, lessons 8-10 & review
Offered on: Thursdays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To comprehend and compose more complex sentences; to study etymology of basic characters; to converse with much advanced vocabularies and be understood by interlocutors who are accustomed to dealing with non-natives.

Learning Outcome: Upon completion of this course, students can expect to compose complete paragraphs, 运用复杂的词汇,构造复合句. 学生也应该能够谈论气候和天气, order dishes and drinks in a restaurant, and ask for and give directions.

Topics: Weather patterns, complex comparison structures, ordering Chinese dishes, partially agree or disagree with others, reduplication of adjectives and verbs, action in progress, 用作定语的动词短语和主谓短语, time duration, describe a past tense action, (b) m:) construction, location adverbs.

Textbooks: 《黄金城电子游戏》教材共3册, workbook and character), $128, lessons 11-13 & review
Offered on: Mondays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To provide students the abilities to actively participate in most informal and limited formal conversations related to work, school, home or leisure activities; to make structured arguments.

Learning Outcome: By the end of this course, students can expect to write paragraphs with ease as well as carry conversations with greater fluency. 学生将能够礼貌地接受和拒绝邀请, consult a doctor, describe current and ideal living quarters, name common pieces of furniture, and discuss and negotiate rent.

Topics: Verbal makes - descriptive, potential and directional complements, approximate number, question pronouns used in statement sentences, continuation, duration of actions, The status the particle (zhe), passive-voice sentences, question pronouns as indefinite references (whoever, whenever, etc.).

Textbooks: 《黄金城电子游戏》教材共3册, workbook and character), $128, lessons 14-17 & review
Offered on: Tuesdays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To provide students the abilities to actively participate in most informal and limited formal conversations related to work, school, home or leisure activities; to make structured arguments.

Learning Outcome: By the end of this course, students can expect to write paragraphs with ease as well as carry conversations with greater fluency. Students will be able to talk about sports, present vacation plans, describe and compare cities, book airplane tickets, and check in at the airport.

Topics: Verbal makes - descriptive, potential and directional complements, approximate number, question pronouns used in statement sentences, continuation, duration of actions, The status the particle (zhe), passive-voice sentences, question pronouns as indefinite references (whoever, whenever, etc.).

Textbooks: 《黄金城电子游戏》教材共3册, workbook and character), $128, lessons 18-20 & review
Offered on: Mondays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To recognize minimum of five hundreds characters while able to write half of them at least; to study Pinyin and Character Texts simultaneously; to write compound-complex paragraphs; to converse with greater ease and confidence.

Learning Outcome: 学生将能够更轻松地使用口头和书面普通话. More specifically, students will be able to give a detailed self-introduction, describe living quarters, to disagree tactfully, 会用中国地方菜系点餐和饮料, shop and bargain in Mandarin speaking settings, state their major area of study and academic department, and talk about career plans and goals.

Topics: The dynamic particle (LE), the Yes (shi)…The (DE)construction, connecting sentences, existential sentences, topic-comment sentence structure, The emphatic yes (shi), rhetorical questions, education system: China vs. US, complex resultative complements.

Textbooks: 《黄金城电子游戏》教材共3册, workbook and character), $135, lessons 1-5 & review
Offered on: Tuesdays: 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm. Enroll now!

Objective: To provide students the abilities to narrate with ease and confidence; to negotiate a bargain when shop; to discuss about everyday life; to participate in ease on conversations in routine and social situations.

Learning Outcome: 学生将能够谈论中国的约会和婚姻习俗, Describe someone 's move, discuss uses of the internet, talk about educational expenses in China, discuss part-time jobs for college students, talk about friendships, briefly introduce the geographic features of China and the US, and plan a trip to China.

Topics: Adverbials and (DE), The (DE), Compare de and de, set phrases, complex potential and descriptive complements, Lai: Connecting two verb phrases, Adverb can (kě) and (bing), It was too late for me to say goodbye.

Textbooks: 《黄金城电子游戏》教材共3册, workbook and character), $135, lessons 6-10 & review
Offered on: Thursdays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

Objective: To provide students the abilities to actively participate in most informal and limited formal conversations related to work, school, home or leisure activities; to make structured arguments.

Learning Outcome: When successfully completing the course, students can expect to converse with accuracy, clarity and precision. 他们也将能够谈论中国的传统和节日, describe famous Chinese historical tourist sites, 讨论中国城市的发展和现代化, talk about daily routines and health issues, and talk about Chinese women’s social status changes.

Topics: The usage of The status the particle (zhe), reduplication of measure words, Particle (guo), Particle a and ma, numerals in idioms, multiple attributives, disyllabic words becoming monosyllabic, Make (sh ǐ) pivotal sentences, Pronoun (m ǒ u), Yes (shi)...Affirm a statement.

Textbooks: "Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2" pack of 3 books (textbook, workbook and character), $140, lessons 1-5 & review
Offered on: Wednesdays: 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm. Enroll now!

Objective: To provide students the abilities to handle with ease and confidence on variety of topics relating to work, school, home, 公共利益以及个人利益或个人相关性.

Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of the course, students can expect to comprehensively narrate and describe all major time frames; misunderstandings are kept to a minimum. Students' vocabulary will be fairly extensive – especially in a chosen area of specialization or interest (for example environmental issues, personal financing, important Chinese historical figures, job interview, time management, life abroad, culture shocks, etc.).

Topics: Adjectives that can be reduplicated like verbs, V zhe V zhe, Adj + in (yu), Summary of (bǎ) construction, grammar summary – word order in Chinese, frequency adverbs, presentation practice.

Textbooks: "Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2" pack of 3 books (textbook, workbook and character), $140, lessons 6-10 & review
Offered on: Wednesdays: 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm. Enroll now!

This course is designed for students who have achieved an advanced level and is conducted entirely in Mandarin Chinese. The course is centered on a series of readings which analyze a variety of issues in the contemporary Chinese-speaking world, addressing such subjects as overpopulation, housing and education. Learners will be presented with cultural information and be provided with opportunities for discussion at an advanced level. Learners will develop their reading and writing skills, acquire new vocabulary-building strategies and become acquainted with both formal and informal vocabulary and phraseology.

Objective: 巩固阅读能力和文化知识, 达到高级的口头和书面交流水平. Learners will focus on clarity and precision, as well as more nuanced expression, 同时也考虑到风格和修辞手段的各个方面, such as metaphor and simile.

Outcome: Learners will develop advanced reading comprehension skills, while enriching vocabulary in a variety of subject areas. Learners will also perfect their spoken and written communication through the acquisition of more nuanced speech and writing through a consideration of style and rhetorical devices.

Topics: 这一层次的主题围绕着当代问题,如人口密度, overpopulation, housing and education. Grammar topics include adjective reduplication, adverbials in comparative sentences, causative verbs, zero pronouns and existential sentences.

Textbook: 《黄金城电子手游》修订版,$71

Lessons: Chapters 1 to 5, pages 1 to 55, 加上由教师选择或生成的补充材料.
Offered on: Mondays: 6:15 -- 8:45 PM. Enroll now!

This course is designed for students who have achieved an advanced level and is conducted entirely in Mandarin Chinese. The course is centered on a series of readings which analyze a variety of issues in the contemporary Chinese-speaking world, addressing such subjects as overpopulation, housing and education. Learners will be presented with cultural information and be provided with opportunities for discussion at an advanced level. Learners will develop their reading and writing skills, acquire new vocabulary-building strategies and become acquainted with both formal and informal vocabulary and phraseology.

Objective: 巩固阅读能力和文化知识, 达到高级的口头和书面交流水平. Learners will focus on clarity and precision, as well as more nuanced expression, 同时也考虑到风格和修辞手段的各个方面, such as metaphor and simile.

Outcome: Learners will develop advanced reading comprehension skills, while enriching vocabulary in a variety of subject areas. Learners will also perfect their spoken and written communication through the acquisition of more nuanced speech and writing through a consideration of style and rhetorical devices.

Topics: 这一层次的主题围绕着当代问题,如职业生活, marriage, and the status of women. Grammar topics include temporal connectives, compound types, directional complements, Chinese punctuation marks, and various rhetorical devices.

Textbook: 《黄金城电子手游》修订版,$71

Lessons: Chapters 6 to 10, pages 56 to 111, 加上由教师选择或生成的补充材料.

Program Details

$380 for a 10-week one level class per student, 每名学生10周的速成班为760美元(并非所有语言或水平都适用). 互惠生可获得10%的学费折扣,并提供身份证明. Enroll now!
May be purchased at the time of registration or at the Institute before or on the first day of class. Prices are subject to change at any time. Once received by the student, 书籍和其他材料是学生的财产,不退还. Tax exempt organizations or individuals need to provide proof of sales tax exemption before being charged. No retroactive refunds of sales tax.
Regarding placement, we recommend that you go to our self-evaluation guide on our website. Kindly read through each description of each level. 如果你觉得自己能够完成一个关卡中所描述的所有任务, then move on to the next level and so on, 直到你看到一个你无法完成的任务的描述. 这将与你应该注册的课程级别相对应. If, once enrolled, you should not feel comfortable at that level, you can transfer to another level, availability permitting.

We do not offer placement tests.
Regular group classes meet once weekly in the evening (6:15-8:45 pm ET) or on Saturday mornings (10 am-12:30 pm ET) for 10 weeks. Accelerated group classes, if offered for the language and level, meet twice weekly in the evening (6:15-8:45 pm ET). Each session is 2.5 hours. All class hours are U.S. Eastern Time (Standard or Daylight Saving)
In-person at ILI and online via Zoom. Our classes are usually held in person at Rhode Island Ave NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036. Due to COVID-19 classes are also offered online via Zoom. We are within walking distance from the Metro's Dupont Circle (South exit) and Farragut North stations. 附近有停车场,下午6点半以后可以在街上停车.
Minimum 3, maximum 12 students. We recommend signing up 尽可能早,这样我们可以充分计划所有的课程. 如果没有达到每班至少3名学生的最低注册人数, 注册截止日期过后,我们将不得不取消那门课. In case of a cancellation, students will be given the opportunity to change classes, postpone their enrollment or request a full refund.
我们的课程要求每个学生参加每周的小测验, which will be graded, Based on a "Pass" or "Fail" system. There will be a final quiz that will measure the sum of the instructional objectives for the course. 每堂课/课程结束时,成绩会口头告知学生, and are marked on the attendance/performance sheet. 学生必须完成并通过至少70%的测验才能进入下一阶段.
It is important for students to attend every class meeting. It is also important that they arrive on time for class. We cover a lot of material in each class. 对于缺席或迟到的学生,教师不能重复授课内容. Students will be marked absent when they do not come to class. Missed group classes may only be made up if the same level is being offered on another day and the class is not at full capacity. 迟到15分钟的学生将被标记为迟到. 学生每迟到3次,就算作错过一个小时. 如果我们注意到一个学生的出勤率有低于70%的危险, we will issue an attendance report to the student.
根据要求,我们可以在学期结束后颁发结业证书. The certificate can be ordered at the front desk. 以便有资格获得证书或通过下一个级别, 你必须参加至少70%的课程,并有一个“及格”的分数. We will need a couple of days in order to verify your attendance and passing grade before issuing the certificate.
ILI’s foreign language group programs are accredited by ACCET (Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training), and we also offer 2.每成功修毕一门课程可获5个持续进修学分.0 for the accelerated courses. 根据要求,我们的结业证书可以包括每学期获得的CEU成绩.
No refunds are issued for any reason after the registration deadline for the term (see Schedule above). Missed group classes may only be made up if the same level is being offered on another day and the class is not at full capacity.
The International Language Institute reserves the right to cancel any class if deemed necessary. 上课前,学生将获得全额退款. In the event of cancellation after the commencement of class, 未用完的学费将按比例退还. The prorated amount of refundable monies will be determined by the ratio of classes completed to the total number of classes in the scheduled program. The International Language Institute reserves the right to assign substitute instructors whenever necessary.
学校按照联邦政府的规定取消了课程 entire day due to inclement weather. Please check public announcements on radio, TV and the internet; or call ILI at (202) 362-2505. Closures are also posted on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ILIinDC. We rarely follow early dismissals.

国际学院在以下节日放假:马丁·路德·金纪念日, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day. Group classes will not meet on these holidays and the missed class(es) will be made up at the end of the term.
Please contact our Foreign Language Coordinator, Jane Edwards, at (202) 686-5610 ext. 105 or at jedwards@www.zxjqq.com.