PRC Study's Mandarin Chinese language (Putonghua) Programs are tactically designed to provide complete immersion as they offer the most comprehensive and balanced curriculum, in and out of the classroom, for learning the Chinese language. PRC Study's Mandarin Chinese language (Putonghua) Programs incorporate all aspects of the Chinese language: Phonetics, speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. To enable students to advance in all aspects of the Mandarin Chinese language, classroom curriculum is divided into the following four main areas:

Phonics & Interactive Spoken Mandarin Chinese

• Focuses on phonetics and developing accurate Mandarin Chinese pronunciation skills and being able to communicate clearly and effectively using Putonghua

Listening Comprehension

• Focuses on developing Mandarin Chinese listening skills, and the ability to discern sound and tone patterns, to comprehending Putonghua spoken conversations

Grammar and Vocabulary

• Focuses on Chinese grammar fundamentals, such as sentence patterns and structures, punctuations and word usage; and understanding and making use of Chinese idiom expressions and vocabulary. Also, focuses on teaching the Chinese character writing method by introducing the fundamentals of the radical system, brush stroke and stroke order.

Reading Comprehension and Writing Composition

• Focuses on developing Chinese reading comprehension and writing composition skills, and increasing vocabulary recognition and speed with which all this is done.

For more detailed information about the curriculum of the various programs, please visit the program section of the website and look under the program you are interested in.