Next Step China’s Summer Study Program is an excellent way to learn Mandarin via courses available through a university, language school, or at our Intensive Tutoring Program. The BLCU and Global Village Language Institute  program consists of studying four hours a day in a classroom setting with a 1 teacher to 15-20 international student ratio while at GVLI, class sizes are between 5 to 10 students. If you are interested in a one-to-one learning experience with an active exchange of Mandarin and Chinese culture,  private tutoring sessions are also available for 1 or 2 hours after your class.

To help you make a better decision as to which university or program is right for you, we provide a table showing which is suitable given your Mandarin proficiency level by classifying each program as Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.

University Beginner Intermediate Advanced Duration   One Month* 5 weeks 6 weeks Two Months     One Month Program 6 Weeks Program   One Month Two Months Three Months   One Month Program One Month 5 weeks 6 weeks Two Months Three Months Custom Time Period** (Call us for a quote)

Attention College Students: If you were to choose Beijing Language and Culture University’s one month program your university is able to acknowledge the course and you can receive up to 6 college credits. Please contact us to find out more information.

**All Next Step China’s Accelerated Tutoring Program start dates are decided by you, we only require one month’s advance notice. All ages are welcome to participate in this program. However, minors under the age of 18 are required to be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.

                                            What is my Mandarin level?

Next Step China provides an easy guide to assess what Mandarin skill level you have reached. Keep in mind that the difference in studying back home vs. studying in China is vastly different.

Beginner – You have never studied the language or you have done so at a university or language school for approximately less than a year totaling 100 hours or less. Beginners are also classified as those who know around 800 Chinese characters or less.

Intermediate – You are a conversational speaker in Chinese but still do not know many of the words. Your pronunciation is not perfect. You have probably studied for about two years at an international university or about 350 hours at a language school. At this level, you can recognize about 2000 to 2500 Chinese characters.

Advanced – You can communicate in more complicated discussions in Chinese, and you can comprehend the subject matter on TV or radio. Reading a Chinese newspaper is still somewhat difficult, but you can recognize more than 4000 characters. Next Step China’s tutoring program is highly recommended, given the flexibility of the subject matter we can offer you.

                                            Want to Learn Mandarin Faster?

Next Step China’s Intensive Tutoring program teaches you Mandarin faster because of the level attention you receive. Our tutors and fine-tuned curriculum will help you improve fast and effectively. Below, we have provided a table of expectations if you were to elect our tutoring program for more than six weeks. Although results do vary, we are confident that our tutors will help you exceed these expectations set below.