What courses do you have?
We run three main types of courses.
- small-size group courses (Survival Chinese level 1 and 2, Conversational Chinese for post-elementary, intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced learners)
- tailored small-size group courses (HSK courses, corporate courses)
- private courses

How long do courses run for and what is the cost?

How will I know which level to take?
- If you have studied Chinese before then you probably are not sure which level
will be suitable for you. Before we recommend a course to you, you have to meet with one of our teachers. He/she will have a small chat with you regarding what you want to learn from the course and then he/she will conduct a short test (spoken or written) to evaluate your level. Once we have the results of your test we will be able to recommend a course for you.

When do your courses start?
- We have classes starting regularly throughout the whole year. You can check the News and Events section of our website for upcoming starting dates. If you cannot find the information you were looking for, please send an email enquiry to mt@modern.org.cn. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

What is the schedule of the Survival Chinese/Conversational Chinese courses?
- Lessons are held twice a week. The timetable is set according to students’ requirements. Every lesson consists of two 50-minute sessions. There is a 10-minute break between each session.

Are there daytime lessons?
- Yes, there are. We do try to schedule the classes on days and times available for all students in the group.

Will classes run during the holidays?
- Classes do not run only during the national holidays.

Where is your school?
- 4th floor, Xing Yuan Business Center, 72 Shanxi Road (very close to Hunan Road and to the biggest material market in Nanjing “Bu bu bu”). Look for a white board with our name and details on it, on the first floor, behind a glass door. Under the CONTACT US part of our website you can find a map in both English and Chinese.

What are your teachers like?
- See what our students think. Click here

Is the teacher the same person during the whole this course?
- This depends on the length and the intensity of the course. But it is usually the same teacher from the start until the end.

What kind of materials do you use?
- We do not use books. Materials are in the form of handouts. They will be handed out in the beginning or the end (if it is a cultural handout or a task to complete at home) of every lesson.

What do I need to do to enroll?
- You need to fill in a registration form and pay the tuition fee. You can do that in person by coming to the office or you can the download the online registration form. (a form for each course will be published on our website one week before the start of the course)

How does one pay for the course? Cash or card?
- Payment is done in cash and you need to do it before the start of your course at our office. A receipt saying tuition fee, in Chinese, will be issued to you.

There is one week left before payday and I don’t have enough money to pay the whole tuition fee. Is there a possibility to split the payments?
- Yes. For longer courses we offer an option of paying the tuition fee by installments.

Is it necessary to attend more than one night per week?
- Whether to attend all lessons or not is the student's decision. However, as the training runs according to a structured syllabus, and the content of previous lessons is constantly being reviewed, we recommend that all students attend classes regularly.

How many students are there usually in a class?
- The average number is about 4. The maximum size is 12.

Where are the students from?
- We have had students from all around the world – Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, India, Japan, Spain, UK, and USA etc.

My friend will come to visit me for two weeks, would it be possible for him/her to join the class only for three or four lessons during those two weeks?
- Unfortunately, no. But your friend is welcome to sign up for private lessons.

Is it okay for my friend to sit in the class for a short time to see whether he/she likes it?
- It is ok as long as everyone else in the classroom is ok with it too.