What Level in Chinese Am I Aiming For?
At the beginning of your time with us we will assess your Mandarin proficiency according to our levels. In consultation with you, we will then design a course that will help you progress through our levels, as well as fulfill your specific requirements for learning the language. To provide a guide as to how we assess Mandarin proficiency, the criteria are set out below.
How Am I Doing?
"That's all very fine," you may be saying, "but how do I know how I'm getting on? Right from the very first sentence I blurted out, my Chinese friends told me 'Your Chinese is spoken very well'. And six months later they're still saying the same thing! Then those tests on my school work which my teachers give me -- I find that they seem to give little indication as to how I'm really getting on in Chinese."
Self Assessment Test
The self-rating checklist of speaking proficiency should help you to know how you are progressing. It is very simple but very effective. Read each statement carefully and then ask yourself honestly whether or not you are able to perform that task in Chinese to a reasonable degree. If your answer is 'Yes', then check it . This will then indicate at which level you are at present, and in which class level you should study in.