Hi, David,
There is a rising interesting in learning Mandarin Chinese. I have been teaching and tutoring Mandarin for a while, and I have just designed an online Mandarin course starting in September,
http://www.connecttochina.net/learning_chinese.html. Since you regularly communicate with many people who value education, I'd appreciate if you could pass this information through your network.
Thanks!
Jian Li
All New - 李老师的网上中文课
Online Mandarin Class with Li Laoshi
You are invited to the web based interactive Mandarin Chinese course starting on September 1st, 2011. This online Chinese course gives you the benefit of flexibility with a comprehensive curriculum that integrates listening, speaking, reading and writing into a coherent system. The main characteristics of this course are:
Flexible: The online Chinese workbook is available 24 hours a day. You can access it and do your homework anytime. You can also find a partner from the class to practice Mandarin with in the comfort of your home or office.
Comprehensive: The textbook used in this course, Integrated Chinese, is designed to help students learn how to listen, speak, read, and write at the same time.
Affordable: The basic monthly fee starts at $120, which includes:
- Weekly one-hour virtual classroom meetings via Skype with an experienced instructor who is fully bilingual in Mandarin and English;
- Weekly instructor feedback on all your homework assignments – listening comprehension, speaking practices, and reading comprehension
- Ability to find partners from the same class to practice Mandarin
- Your own individual account to track your progress
- 24 hour access to the online Mandarin workbook
For more information, please visit,
http://www.connecttochina.net/learning_chinese.html