Mandarin Chinese Classes for Adults: Fall

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NEW: September 17 - December 3, 2007 (Mondays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Absolute Beginners, Level 1), ages 13 and older. This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- concentrates on correct pronunciation using pinyin (the phonetic alphabet popular in mainland China) and bopomofo (the phonetic alphabetic popular in Taiwan). Speaking and listening skills are emphasized, but students will also learn how to read and write Chinese characters (simplified and traditional). The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

September 18 - December 4, 2007 (Tuesdays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Beginners, Level 2), ages 13 and older. This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

September 18 - December 4, 2007 (Tuesdays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Beginners, Level 5), ages 13 and older. This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

September 19 - December 5, 2007 (Wednesdays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Beginners, Level 7), ages 13 and older. This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

NEW: Afternoons: September 20 - December 13, 2007 (Thursdays) from 3 pm - 4:30 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Beginners), ages 13 and older. [No class November 22 for Thanksgiving.] This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- concentrates on correct pronunciation using pinyin (the phonetic alphabet popular in mainland China) and bopomofo (the phonetic alphabetic popular in Taiwan). Speaking and listening skills are emphasized, but students will also learn how to read and write Chinese characters (simplified and traditional). The class provides an important foundation for further studies in the language. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

September 20 - December 13, 2007 (Thursdays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Beginners, Level 3), ages 13 and older. [No class November 22 for Thanksgiving.] This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.

September 20 - December 13, 2007, 2007 (Thursdays) from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Mandarin Chinese for Adults (Intermediate, Level 5), ages 13 and older. [No class November 22 for Thanksgiving.] This class -- which meets once a week for 12 weeks -- continues to build on speaking and listening, reading and writing skills learnt in the previous level's course. Traditional and simplified characters taught, as well as pinyin and some bopomofo. Classes are kept small. We fill seats on a first-register basis. Place: Bodhi Tree Language Center. 5403 SE Center Street, Portland, OR 97206. For more information, see Registration and Fees, call (503) 788-0336 or send email.