The Chinese Culture Center annually offers four sessions of Mandarin classes for adults and for children. For the spring session, there will be 10 weeks of classes.

The Adult Mandarin Class teaching style is interactive with an emphasis on spoken language for practical use, and some character learning. Students participate in simple conversations and respond to visual tools for vocabulary building. The teacher is a native of China, and an experienced, professional teacher with a degree in language education. This is an enthusiastic teacher who makes learning fun for students of all levels. Adult classes emphasize conversational Mandarin basics, Chinese cultural practices, and some essential characters. Advanced Beginner Adult Mandarin Class - For those continuing on from level one, advanced-beginners.

Advanced Beginner Class schedule: January 11, 2010 – March 24, 2010, every Monday & Wednesday, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, break from February 13 to 19 (Week of Chinese New Year Day and Presidents Day). Tuition: $350 per person for CCC members and $375 for non-CCC members ALL CLASSES ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. All transactions are final, no refunds, no exceptions. For more information, please contact Fengyuan at fengyuan@c-c-c.org or call 415-986-1822.