The Chinese Consulate opened in Kolkata in 2008, as did The School, when it was inaugurated, on July 16, 2008, by His Excellency, Mr. Mao Siwei, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata. The School celebrated its 1st Anniversary on July 16, 2009, together with friends from the Chinese Consulate General
His Excellency, Mr Mao Siwei, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China being welcomed by Founder & Principal, Mr Madan Saraff, as he arrives at The School to participate in its First Anniversary celebrations on July 16, 2009
Some of the students of The School, together with its Teachers and Friends from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China enthrall one and all with their superb rendering of a Chinese song
Mr Mao Siwei shows his deep affection for the sub-continent by singing the whole love ballad from 1942 – A Love Story; his grasp of Hindi and melody sweetly surprised the audience
We are The School of Chinese Language
The School is a non-profit endeavour; it provides a platform towards breaking of barriers with the power of Language and Understanding. Insofar as the relationship between the peoples of China and India are concerned, we are of the firm belief that there is a gap in the understanding of each other, and each other's cultures; The School hopes to add a micro-drop of understanding to the ocean of un-understanding between the two countries by creating a realistic perception of each other and each other’s cultures; it is a platform for the launch into the exciting future which is before us; a century which clearly belongs to the two great nations, India & China…
Additionally, The School provides the opportunity to interested Students to avail of quality yet affordable higher education in leading Universities in China, in various fields.
Language is the river which can connect peoples; knowledge of language helps break barriers and The School was established to meet the challenges- through language and interaction- of cultural, social and business differences which exist between the two great countries.
Recommended by Consulate General of China.
In the words of His Excellency, Mr Mao Siwei:
"I believe that the world has enough space for China and India, the two largest developing countries, to develop together.. I believe that an increasing number of young Indians will learn the Chinese language...The School, formed to promote understanding and learning has our blessings...."
Ergo, The School...
We have been fortunate to place The School in Sunny Park, a quiet cul-de-sac in the heart of Kolkata, to ensure convenience and a peaceful atmosphere of dedicated teaching and learning. We expect to make the grasp of Mandarin (Putonghua) an interesting and useful experience for each one of the participants.
Our curricula have been formulated in consultation with our Chinese Teachers, Universities and the Consul General, in accordance with international practices; stress is laid on correct phonetics and authentic teaching. Generally, each Session provides the optimum time-span to learn this language. We maintain a Teacher:Student ratio of 1:15.
Express (Sucheng Kecheng) 35 Sessions, about 4 months
Express—Business (Sucheng Shangwu Kecheng) 45 Sessions, about 5 months
INTENSIVE (Qianghua Kecheng) 70 & 104 Sessions each Semester of about 8 & 9 months x 3 Semesters
The School also proposes to begin a Special Course for Children between 7 years and 15 years in 2010.
FOR THE 1st TIME IN INDIA, The School of Chinese Language proposes:
In Partnership with Kunming Medical University, China, (recognized by World Health Organisation), international-quality yet affordable Medical Education, the 1st Year in Kolkata without burden of extra living costs, in our “Special Chinese Classroom Course”. In 2010, The School entered into a Partnership & Cooperation Agreement with KMU to promote novel and helpful method of preparing Indian Students for higher education at KMU. Thanks to this agreement, the Special Chinese Language Programme would now be offered to all aspiring Indian Students, with the first year of preparatory and primary Chinese Language learning in India itself. Thus, Indian Students, who desire to take advantage of KMU’s excellent educational facilities to achieve their majors in medicine, nursing etc, can prepare themselves at the Partner School in India. Successful Students will be awarded the Certificate of Completion, after which they would proceed to Kunming for achieving their chosen major at KMU
In Cooperation with Calcutta University & Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, a Joint Certificate Programme in Chinese, “Basic Applied Chinese Language Course”.
A complete mastery of Chinese may not be a very easy task for everyone; even the Chinese. An extremely well-educated Chinese scholar has a knowledge of about 6000 to 7000 characters. However, a normal educated person possesses the knowledge of about 2000 characters; this knowledge is sufficient to read a Chinese newspaper, and to communicate very efficiently. A proficient foreign student with a career in mind should understand anywhere between 1500 to 2000 characters. This study requires about 3 years - 3 years of dedication and passion. The School shall help you in this very possible task.
Note: It is important to know that although normally used Chinese characters (as distinct from vocabulary) may be only about 2000, Chinese vocabulary (the many different words made up of various combinations of such Chinese characters) are many fold more.
Faculty consists of native Chinese Teachers, including specialists and highly qualified Teachers from Government of China, and Indian Scholars conversant with contemporary China. With the sincere devotion of our expert Teachers and your hard-work, practice, dedication and perseverance, we expect all our students to achieve their goals, both short and long term.
The School proposes to subsidize 90% of the fee for 10% of student strength who would be from the needy and deserving strata, (paying only 10% of the normal fee), in our small effort towards supporting intellectual quality and social diversity. Deserving students with outstanding ability, dedication and comprehension and grasp of Mandarin would thus create an energy in the classroom and find the opportunity to join the revolution in the making.
THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES EXTREMELY RELIABLE INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION SERVICES
We promise to make the learning experience useful and interesting, if not exciting…