The Confucius Institute in Edmonton has offered Chinese language instruction to the community for the last 7 years. 2016 Winter sessions just started in the last week of January.
The language classes are welcomed by many people from the community. Some of them have taken the courses here at the Confucius Institute for more than 4 years.The classes are challenging but very well taught, keeping many students coming back for more advanced levels, even though they put in considerable effort. The classes have helped the students understand that Chinese can be learned with expert instruction, good resources and consistent effort. Students also have the opportunity to sit, when they are ready for the HSK, an internationally recognized standard of Chinese language proficiency.
The Chinese language classes in this semester have been extended to 15 weeks or 45 hours of instruction. This was a request made by students and we are pleased to have been able to accommodate this request. We know it will further the learning and retention of the Chinese language.
More than 30 students are registered in our language classes for this semester at different levels. CIE also provided the Mandarin class for Cantonese speakers.