Chinese

With over 1.3 billion inhabitants, China has opened up to the world and considerably increased its economic and industrial exchanges. This has led to a growing enthusiasm for the national language and its diverse cultures.

Chinese has been taught at Inalco since 1840. This language, which has the status of national language in People's China, Taiwan and Singapore, is spoken by over a fifth of the world's population; Chinese is also one of the six official languages used at the UN.

The Chinese taught at Formation Continue is the standard modern language. Mandarin is the language of communication for Chinese from the mainland and the Chinese diaspora. Mandarin learning at Formation Continue focuses on simplified characters, unlike Taiwanese Mandarin, which is accessed on traditional characters.

For training in Cantonese or other languages (Taiwanese, Teochew...)please contact us:
formation.continue@inalco.fr

TheChinese can be taught in group classes (subject to a minimum number of trainees) or in individual classes (maximum of four trainees).

Find all our group courses

Classic formula (2h / 1 time per week)
Dynamic formula (4h / 1 time on Saturday morning)
Intensive course(4 sessions / year)

Progress in Chinese in group courses

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Find out more about our individual courses

All the information here.

TESTS FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT

If you'd like to check your language level in relation to our range of courses and the breakdown of groups into classic (evening courses) or dynamic (Saturday morning courses), here are the tests you can take below.

The test is taken on the Kahoot platform and, is compulsory if you wish to join our courses. Make sure you have 45 minutes to complete it. The result will enable us to determine the level that best suits you.

For all levels:
- if you obtain a score between 25000 and 30000 points, you can join the level in question.
- if your score is between 20,000 and 25,000 points, you can move up to the next level, but you'll need to study some of the points in the lower level again.
- if you obtain a score below 20000, your level appears to be insufficient to integrate the level in question.

Before you start the test, you'll need to enter your e-mail address and username. When entering your username, please enter your first and last name.