Mandarin Chinese Course: Beginners Level 2

Continue building your Mandarin Chinese skills and communicate with greater confidence in everyday situations with our Mandarin Chinese language short courses online!

Ready to take the next step after Beginners Level 1? This Level 2 course is designed to help you expand your vocabulary, improve your sentence structure, and develop more confidence using Mandarin in real-life situations.

In this course, you’ll move beyond the basics and begin expressing yourself more naturally across a wider range of topics. You’ll practise speaking and listening through practical scenarios such as making plans, asking for help, and engaging in everyday conversations.

With a continued focus on pronunciation and tones, you’ll strengthen your ability to communicate clearly and understand spoken Mandarin more easily. You’ll also build on your knowledge of Chinese characters and deepen your understanding of how the language works in context.

Alongside language development, you’ll gain further insight into Chinese culture and communication styles, helping you interact more confidently in both social and professional settings.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:

• Communicating more confidently using everyday Mandarin
• Expanding vocabulary to discuss familiar topics in more detail
• Participating in small talk and simple conversations
• Making plans, appointments, and basic arrangements
• Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences
• Improving pronunciation and tone accuracy
• Recognising and using additional Chinese characters
• Demonstrating increased understanding of Chinese culture and communication

Course content

What will be covered in this Mandarin Chinese: Beginners Level 2 course?

During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:

Topics

• Hobbies and interests
• Likes and dislikes
• Inviting and hosting guests
• Making bookings, appointments, and plans
• Asking for assistance
• Small talk and simple phone conversations
• Chinese culture and customs

Language skills

• Developing fluency through guided speaking and listening practice
• Improving pronunciation and tone recognition
• Expanding vocabulary for everyday communication

Grammar and writing

• Sentence structure and common patterns
• Affirmative-negative questions
• Modal verbs and particles
• Alternative question forms
• Introduction to Chinese character structure and stroke order

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.

Intended audience

Who is this Mandarin Chinese: Beginners Level 2 course for?

This course is suitable for learners who:

• Have completed This course is suitable for learners who:
• Have completed our Mandarin Chinese: Beginners Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge
• Have a basic understanding of Mandarin and want to build confidence
• Want to improve speaking, listening, and reading skills
• Are continuing their language learning for travel, work, or personal interest or have equivalent knowledge
• Have a basic understanding of Mandarin and want to build confidence
• Want to improve speaking, listening, and reading skills
• Are continuing their language learning for travel, work, or personal interest

Course venue

Online via Zoom

Zoom details will be provided with your enrolment confirmation.

Requirement: A device with a stable internet connection

Course materials

What to bring to class:

• Notebook and pen
• Course textbook (see below)

Textbook

Please purchase the course textbook used across Beginners Level 1 and Level 2:

Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1 (4th Edition)
ISBN: 9781622911356

(3rd Edition is also acceptable)

We recommend purchasing your textbook once your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start date). The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee.

Certificate of completion

Achievement Recognition

Students who attend at least 80% of the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Sydney Community College.

This certificate recognises your commitment to learning Mandarin Chinese and can support your personal or professional development.th.

Additional information

Mandarin Chinese language bundle

Continue your learning and save — enrol in three Mandarin Chinese language courses and receive an automatic 15% discount.

What's next?

After completing this course, you can continue your learning with our Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate Level 1 course, where you’ll further develop fluency and confidence across a wider range of situations.