Standard Chinese Course

At Omeida we provide you with a Standard Chinese study course. We teach you the four fundamental aspects of listening, speaking, reading and writing of pinyin and Simplified Chinese characters while helping you focus more on practicing conversations. These skills are integrated and taught simultaneously.

As a student, you will have three, 45-minute long Chinese language lessons per day. That is a total of 15 lessons a week.

The day is divided into 3 classes either in the morning from 9:25-12 noon or from 2-4:35 pm. The curriculum is a set program covering the basics of the Mandarin language.

In the Standard Chinese course we offer small classes of 2-4 students. Maximum six students in peak seasons.

This adds value to your time and will ensure you get the quality attention you need! You will have an interactive and engaging learning environment, designed to maximize your speaking opportunities.

Chinese Lessons: We only allow fully qualified teachers with degrees in teaching Chinese as a foreign language to guide you. All our teachers have prior experience in teaching in order to help you learn Standard Chinese in China. The key difference between us and other schools is that we guarantee that a professional teacher will teach you and not just a native speaker. Our staff are professionally trained in how to break-down the course content into easy-to-remember segments, therefore, the course will suit all skill levels, ages, and learning types. We do this to ensure you make rapid improvement and enjoy your classes at Omeida!

Tai Chi: Our nearby partner school, Yangshuo Traditional Tai Chi School, is run by 2 masters of Tai Chi who live at the school. They are equipped to teach you in both English and Chinese, and teach beginner to advanced levels.

Calligraphy: One of our trained calligraphist teachers will guide you in 1-on-1 or small group setting to help you master your form.

Our highly qualified teachers incorporate Western teaching methods. They use resources including textbooks, videos, audio recordings and games to make sure you enjoy learning Mandarin. This differs from other colleges where you may have to deal with large classes and course content which focuses on memorization and repetition. We ensure that you will learn quickly, so you can enjoy the difference at Omeida!

We will place you in a class with other students at a similar level anywhere from beginner to proficient.
A placement test is given before starting your course in order to make sure you are placed at the correct level.

We will arrange a placement test a week before your scheduled arrival. This will be at a time of your convenience and usually through Skype.

Throughout your course, your teacher will make weekly evaluations on your progress and may periodically move you up to a new level.

There are no requirements needed, although if you are under the age of 12, you will need a guardian to accompany you.

You can calculate your course fee here.
(+200USD application fee)

We recommend a minimum of four weeks, however if limited on time, we can be flexible.