Advanced Mandarin Chinese I - Spring Term 2026

Advanced I — Cultural Insights & Natural Expression

This course will take place in the Richard Hoggart Building, Room TBC

Course Description

Advanced I focuses on cultural topics, social behaviours, values, and communication styles. You will learn to express complex ideas with nuance and understand native-level interactions more comfortably.

This Course is Ideal For:

• Post-intermediate learners aiming for advanced fluency

• Students with 1500+ words

• People who need Mandarin for work, travel, or long-term communication

What You Will Learn:

• Vocabulary related to culture, society, values, and daily news

• Expressing nuanced viewpoints and cultural comparisons

• Natural conversational structures used by native speakers

• More advanced listening from interviews, dialogues, and discussions

• Reading comprehension for multi-paragraph texts

By the End You Will Be Able To:

• Confidently discuss cultural and social issues

• Express ideas with nuance, clarity, and detail

• Follow conversations between native speakers

• Respond naturally in real-life communication

Benefits of This Course:

• Deepen your cultural understanding of China

• Improve spoken fluency and natural expression

• Strengthen advanced grammar usage

• Prepare for higher-level academic or professional Mandarin

Note: During reading weeks and bank holidays, there will be no classes unless specified by the teacher.

Mandarin Level

Please note, if you are not a continuing student you need to be assessed to confirm your level.

Assessment is a free informal session with one of our Mandarin teachers. Please contact the office by emailing Confucius@gold.ac.uk before enrolling onto the course

Discount

We offer Goldsmiths staff, students, alumni, local Lewisham residents, over 65s and those in receipt of income support a 15% discount. To receive the discount code, you need to provide proof to confucius@gold.ac.uk before we can send you the discount code.