The foundations program is designed for students with little or no Chinese skills. It is a comprehensive program designed to expose entry-level students to the basics of the Chinese Language and allow a smooth entry into Mandarin Essentials program.

Mandarin Essentials is designed for beginner to intermediate language learners. This program combines strong grammar, listening, reading and writing, communications and pronunciation curricula to give students complete and in-depth exposure to the Mandarin Language.

Mandarin Advanced is a program designed to bridge Mandarin Essentials with the Mandarin Elite by instilling students with the confidence and knowledge needed to be at an advanced level of Mandarin and to sharpen their grammatical accuracy in all language skills.

Mandarin Elite is designed for advanced language learners. The program is comprised of the most advanced levels of CSL studies, and focuses on a wide variety of topics, issues, and skills. Mandarin Elite also incorporates special Project Days to help students broaden their language skills and cover a greater amount of Mandarin material.

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