Mandarin Chinese Courses from January 2026
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Free Charitable Mandarin Chinese Courses will also continue in January 2026
Like every year, our school will open a free Chinese course taught online. This course has a total of twelve weeks of classes.
If you or your friends want to learn Chinese, this is a good opportunity. The course is taught by Teacher David Su.
Attention: Please be aware that two Chinese textbooks are to be purchased, with a total cost of £49.50 (excluding postage costs)
Elementary introductory Course – New to mandarin or those who know less than 100 Chinese characters
Please check below for the schedule for all courses starting in January 2026.
| No | Date | Time | Class (Term) | Books | postage |
| 01 | Sun 04/01/0226 | 10.00- 11.00 | HSK2 (T-2) |
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| 02 | Sun | 11.30- 12.30 | HSK3 (T-2) |
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| 03 | Sun | 15.00 16.00 | HSK1 (T-2) |
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| 04 | Sun | 17.00- 18.30 | HSK4 (T-3) |
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| 05 | Sun | 20.00- 21.00 | HSK3 (T-3) |
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| 06 | Mon 05/01/0226 | 19.00-21.00 | HSK6 (T-6) |
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| 07 | Tue 06/01/0226 | 20.00-21.00 | HSK1 (T-2) |
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| 08 | Wed 07/01/0226 | 19.30-20.30 | FREE COURSE HSK1 (T-1) | £49.50 | £6.20 |
| 09 | Fri 09/01/0226 | 19.30-20.30 | FREE COURSE HSK1 (T-1) | £49.50 | £6.20 |
| 10 | Sat 10/01/0226 | 10.00-12.00 | HSK9+1 (T-5) |
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| 11 | Sat | 13.30-14.30 | HSK1 (T-2) |
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| 15.00-16.00 | FREE COURSE HSK1 (T-1) | £49.50 | £6.20 |
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| 28/3/26 is the last date of this term |
TESTEMONIAL:
Zoom In TDR Chinese Course What do you do if you have too busy a life and just a few weeks to learn the basics of the Chinese language? That’s a question that I have asked myself over the last few years. As I work a lot with Chinese colleagues, I always feel so embarrassed not to be able to say something in Mandarin. I spent a while checking available courses in different countries that I could take for a fortnight in the summer. I came across Meridian Chinese Studies at random and was quickly seduced by how the methods that were used to teach Chinese were described on their website. When the course started, my Chinese was nearly non-existent. After a week, I was already able to say many things, to read short texts and to write a few sentences. Incredible! The approach is excellent! Very intensive but worth it! My teacher, David Su, has a long experience in teaching Chinese and he knows what works. He also knows how to adapt his teaching to different students and different levels. The book TDR Zoom for Beginners is well planned and so much better than the hundreds of textbooks that I have bought in the past. Its progression and coherence are clear and well thought of. Though I used to dislike drills I found the ones included in the books to be very useful. I recommend this course without any hesitation. In two weeks I have gained a strong basis that will allow me to continue to study Chinese on my own during my busy days.
Fred Dervin, Professor, PhD, FT, PGCE, FRSA Department Teacher Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Registration deadline: 2nd January, 2026
Registration: mecsmeridianchinese@gmail.com
