Chinese language courses

All of our courses are ten weeks in duration (except HSK Preparation Courses), with our next terms teaching commencing April 2022, and are suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners. This term's language courses will be taught either online via Zoom or in person. If you have any questions regarding this please email us at confucius@manchester.ac.uk.

Within each level, further division is made to accommodate the proficiency of our learners. Please take a look at our range of courses and decide which one is right for you.

Conversational Mandarin

Spread across ten levels, this series is designed for those who wish to develop their Mandarin oral communication skills but have a limited amount of time. Our Conversational courses will be held online for our April term, and run once a week on Sundays.

Only £160 (£8 per hour).

"Learning with the Confucius Institute is made as easy and simple as possible. The tuition is kept at a steady pace with the teacher making sure each student has understood the material before moving forward. I enjoyed my first term with Confucius and will be returning next term."
Level One Conversational Mandarin student

Comprehensive Mandarin

With eight levels, this series caters for students of all abilities who wish to develop all four skills, i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening. We have Comprehensive courses running either on weekday evenings (in person) or Saturdays (online), depending on your level.

These courses cost £240 (£8 per hour)

"I've now done five courses at the Confucius Institute and have made considerable progress which will stand me in good stead for working in China next year. Chinese is a fascinating language and the teachers are great: very friendly and helpful, and very good at getting us to talk."
Level two Comprehensive Mandarin student

Advanced Mandarin

These courses are geared towards learners who have completed our post-intermediate Mandarin course or had intensive Mandarin learning in China or similar.

These courses cost £160 (£8 per hour)

Conversational Mandarin

This series is designed for those who wish to develop their speaking and listening skills in a limited time.

Comprehensive Mandarin

Our Comprehensive Mandarin series caters for students of all abilities who wish to develop all four skills, i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Advanced Mandarin

This is an advanced level language course which teaches the skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing in Mandarin Chinese.

HSK preparation courses

We are an official HSK test centre and run tailor-made preparation courses. For the Autumn 2020 term, all HSK courses will finish in time for the December HSK exams we hope to hold.

How to enrol

Find out all the information you need to enrol on a course at the Confucius Institute.