Goals of the CSL Program:
  • Serve students whose primary language is not Chinese
  • Kindle and Foster interest in learning Chinese and Culture through fun and interactive activities
  • Develop students language ability for daily life applications
  • Encourage students to achieve proficiency levels in speaking, listening, reading and writing based on program levels.  
  • Students completing our CSL program shall be able to place into High School Chinese Level 2 .
​Program levels:

There are 9 levels of CSL classes. Materials used are as follows.​

  • Intro - 生活華語 K1 & K2
  • FDN1 - 學華語向前走 基礎冊K2
  • FDN2 - 學華語向前走 第一冊
  • INTM1 - 學華語向前走 第二冊
  • INTM2 - 學華語向前走 第三冊
  • INTM3 - 學華語向前走 第四冊
  • ADV1* - Easy Steps to Chinese Book 2 L1-L6
  • ADV2* - Easy Steps to Chinese Book 2 L7-L12
  • ADV3* - Easy Steps to Chinese Book 2 L13-L15

* ADV Students please purchase the textbook and workbook online.​
​Intro and Foundation levels will focus heavily on speaking and listening skills, with an introduction to character recognition and reading. Basic strokes of Chinese characters will be introduced.

Intermediate levels will focus more on reading while continuing on speaking and listening skills, with an introduction to composition writing.  Students also start to learn typing Chinese characters using PinYin.

Advanced levels will focus more on writing while continuing on reading, speaking and listening skills.

Cultural aspects are introduced and integrated throughout the curriculum.
CSL program covers the following skills:
  • ​​Speaking
  • Listening
  • Reading / Comprehension
  • Composition Writing
  • Handwriting / Typing
  • Vocabulary
  • Cultural Aspects​
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