Please see Winter session classes below.
December Workshops
On December 6th, 13th, and 20th HC will hold three Chinese character workshops, but students will have the option to attend all three or just two out of the three. All three workshops are from 1:15-2:45pm and held at the Chinatown Community Cultural Center.
December 6th, 13th, 20th Workshops: Click here to Register for all three
December 6th
Character Theory: This workshop is for anyone interested in the etymology of Chinese characters. If you have ever wanted to know the history of characters and why they look the way they do this is the workshop for you.
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December 13th
Commonly Used Characters: This workshop is a crash course in Chinese literacy. Have you ever walked the streets of Chinatown and wondered what the characters along the street meant? If so, this is the workshop for you. You will also get a feel for common characters that you see in newspapers, magazines, important documents and more.
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December 20th
Character Writing Practice Session: This session is for anyone who is interested in writing characters. Maybe you took Chinese in college and just want to refresh you writing skills or maybe you have never had any experience writing characters before. Either way this workshop is sure to get you on your way to enjoying writing characters.
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Winter 2009
Adult (Level 1)
When: Saturdays, 10:00-12:00pm
Class Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21
Location: Chinatown Community Cultural Center (see directions below)
$308.00 (11 week session)
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Adult (Level 2)
When: Saturdays, 10:00-12:00pm
Class Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21
Location:Chinatown Community Cultural Center (see directions below)
$308.00 (11 week session)
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Adult (Advanced Conversation Class)
** See class below for class requirements
When: Saturdays, 1:00-2:30pm
Class Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21
Location:Chinatown Community Cultural Center (see map below)
$231.00 (11 week session)
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**Advanced Adult Conversation Class: If you are interested in taking this course, we do ask that you have spoken proficiency of at least the Intermediate-Mid level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines** (see bottom of page for a partial definition of this proficiency level). This is approximately equal to the level a typical student will have achieved after two full years of college Chinese language courses. If you are interested but are not sure if you qualify, please contact us, and we can determine if you would benefit from the advanced adult conversation class, or whether your language learning would advance most efficiently in another class.
**ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
Intermediate-High proficiency level: Intermediate-High speakers are able to converse with ease and confidence when dealing with most routine tasks and social situations of the Intermediate level. They are able to handle successfully many uncomplicated tasks and social situations requiring an exchange of basic information related to work, school, recreation, particular interest and areas of competence, though hesitation and errors may be evidence. Intermediate-High speakers can generally be understood by native speakers unaccustomed to dealing with non-natives, although the dominant language is still evident (e.g. use of code-switching, false cognates, literal translations, etc.) and gaps in communication may occur.
Locations/Directions
Chinatown Community Cultural Center (CCCC)
616 H Street, NW Suite 201
Washington, DC 20001
Directions: From Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station (Red/Yellow/Green Lines) go East 1/2 block.
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