Evening course - LEVEL B2First

Starting from October 14, 2024, the Confucius Institute at the University of Bologna is organizing a Chinese language course for those who have already obtained the HSK Level 3 certification or have been studying Chinese for at least 2 years.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

The course is specifically dedicated to those who have already obtained the HSK Level 3 certification or have been studying Chinese for at least 2 years.

General Information

  • Pre-registration: until October 4
  • Course duration: from October 14 to January 20, 2025
  • Delivery method: exclusively online, via the ZOOM platform
  • Schedule: The course will have a total duration of 36 hours, divided into 3 hours per week (2 lessons of 1 hour and 30 minutes each), for a total of 24 lessons that will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM, following the academic calendar outlined below on this page.
  • Duration: 36 hours
  • Cost: €300.00
  • Course language: English
  • Number of participants: The Institute reserves the right not to activate the course if the minimum number of 10 participants is not reached.

Educational Objectives and Course Program

The course aims to enable participants to communicate in Chinese at a good level in daily life, academic, and professional contexts. The lessons will be taught by native speakers, teachers from the People’s University of Beijing, specialized in teaching Chinese to foreigners. The program will be tailored by the teacher based on the prior knowledge of the participants, taking into account the average starting level of the class. The course language will be English. The course, which lasts a year, is organized into two semesters (October-January and February-May) and will prepare students for passing the HSK Level 4 exam. Registration must be completed semester by semester.

Class Schedule

  • October: 14-16-21-23-28-30
  • November: 4-6-11-13-18-20-25-27
  • December: 2-4-9-11-16-18
  • January: 8-13-15-20

Missed lessons CANNOT be made up. Any changes to the class days and/or times due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the Institute’s control will be promptly communicated to participants by the teacher and/or via email.

Please note that the registration fee CANNOT be refunded under any circumstances if the student decides to register without taking advantage of the trial period. Additionally, the registration fee CANNOT be refunded under any circumstances if the student, after having completed regular registration, does not attend the lessons.

How to Register

To register for the course, you will need to choose the course by consulting the linkCorso di lingua cinese (Ottobre 2024-Gennaio 2025)  and send us a confirmation email with your name and the level of the course for which you intend to pre-register. Pre-registration is non-binding. Upon reaching the minimum number of participants necessary to activate the course, you will receive a confirmation email with all the information needed to proceed with payment and thus with the final registration.

But don’t worry: before making the final registration (and therefore paying the required fee), you will have time to attend a couple of lessons and evaluate if the course actually meets your needs. For this reason, the course payment can only be made starting from October 19, after the trial week.

Please note that the Institute reserves the right not to activate the course if the minimum number of 10 participants is not reached. Furthermore, all interested parties are requested to read the specific Privacy Policy (available for download on our website) in order to knowingly provide or withhold their consent for the processing of personal data, including for the optional purposes indicated on the form. In the case of the applicant being under 18, informed consent signed by the parents/legal guardian is required (form available as an attachment).

Please note that the registration fee CANNOT be refunded under any circumstances if the student decides to register without taking advantage of the trial period. Additionally, the registration fee CANNOT be refunded under any circumstances if the student, after having completed regular registration, does not attend the lessons. Missed lessons CANNOT be made up. Registrations submitted in ways other than those indicated above will not be accepted.

Online Lessons

The Confucius Institute will offer the B2First evening course exclusively online via the Zoom platform. After the confirmation of the course activation and close to the start of classes, pre-registered students will receive via email the meeting link and credentials (Meeting ID and Password) necessary to attend the trial online lessons. The definitive meeting link and credentials for the actual course attendance will be communicated later exclusively to students who proceed with the payment and thus with the final registration, concurrently with the confirmation of registration.

We remind all students that the teachers will provide all information regarding the system’s operation and are always available to provide further information. For any needs related to using the Zoom platform, you can always contact your reference teacher.

Teaching Materials

The teaching materials will be communicated and provided to students during the course. The teaching materials will be provided exclusively in digital format (in .pdf version). Please note that the paper version of the textbooks is NOT included in the course cost. To improve the service offered, we remind all students that, in addition to online lessons, the video recording of the lesson itself and any additional material will be sent as support. For this, the teachers will use the "WeTransfer" program, as it does not require any registration or installation by the users, who can download the materials directly to their PCs/devices.