Communicate confidently with real-world Mandarin skills and survive in China…in just 1 month!

Communicate

This short self-paced course will help you feel comfortable enough to communicate with locals in no time. No prior Mandarin skills necessary!

“...fun, innovative, patient, and knowledgeable.” 

-Simone G., student at Key Babel Institute

Is a career in China in your near future?

If you’re here, you resonate with at least one of these groups:

Students Ready to Graduate

You’re a high school or university student, and graduation is right around the corner. You have fresh eyes and a desire to travel. Maybe China has always been on your bucket list. Or it’s a new dream that you’re ready to turn into a reality.

Entrepreneurs with Global Goals

You’re ready to get into the trade business, and China is the place to be. You want to live in China as an expat and expand your career prospects.

So you’re on your way to China.

Imagine this.

*You can use your Mandarin skills to order a meal and drink on the flight.

*You feel comfortable navigating through security, immigration, and customs with native Mandarin Chinese speakers.

*You can confidently greet people in Mandarin.

You’ve arrived in China!

What else can you do?

*You know how to interpret the train or bus time schedule and direct a taxi driver. No worries about ending up on the other side of the country.

*You can seamlessly check in to your hotel–no language mishaps that might put you in the wrong room.

*You can confidently order a meal at a local restaurant and show off your Mandarin skills in your new home on DAY 1. 

Your ticket to 1 month of stress-free study

✔️ A curriculum constructed by a Mandarin teacher team, based on current pedagogy that works.

✔️ 9 modules with the Mandarin skills you’ll need to feel at ease, from the moment you step on the plane.

✔️1 instructor who provides a fun, judgment-free learning environment.

✔️20 video lessons under 8 minutes each. Just enough for you to squeeze into any busy schedule.

✔️ Role play scenarios with real world Chinese phrases and expressions–no boring repetition of phrases you won’t need to know.

✔️ Opportunities for feedback on your audio practice, so you’ll know if you’re on the right track.

✔️ Writing practice broken down into stroke order of ONLY the critical characters that will help you get by in your first few months in China.

✔️ Reading practice with real materials–what you’ll actually see when you get to China! 

✔️ Audio recordings from native Mandarin speakers in the Beijing dialect AND different areas of China, for diverse listening practice

✔️ Downloadable vocabulary worksheets with essential Chinese survival words and phrases, color-coded with the four tones for extra clarity.

✔️ Just enough homework for you to internalize what you’ve learned, without overwhelming you.

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Key Babel Institute’s mission to encourage Americans to become bilingual:

At Key Babel Institute, we’re committed to solving foreign language illiteracy in America by providing you with high quality language lessons rooted in modern-day language teaching methodologies. Together, we want to achieve a world where U.S. citizens take the initiative to expand our cultural knowledge in our global society by becoming bilingual.


In our courses, you’ll find elements of highly trusted early education practices combined with the Natural Approach language learning methodology. This means that our content has an emphasis on real world communication skills. You’ll begin to acquire the language instead of merely learning and repeating rote grammar rules. On your first day of class, you’ll start speaking Mandarin.

“…Efficient, Patient, Creative and Extremely Down to Earth…I look forward to learning more every week.”

-Lewshawnda H., student at Key Babel Institute

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Survive on Your Own

Includes:

  • Interactive Video Tutorials

  • Vocabulary Lists and Audio Files

  • Chinese Character Writing Practice Sheets

  • Chinese Video Game Reviews and Crossword Puzzles

By the end of part one of Survive in Chinese in 3 months, you'll be able to:

  • introduce yourself and understand introductions of others

  • use and understand colloquial greetings

  • inquire about or instruct others on where to go

  • instruct others on the necessities that you require

  • daily needs such as essentials and food

Fast track your career goals and begin your Mandarin journey with the click of a button…

Each brief module includes a video on basic greetings, topical vocabulary words and expressions, role play videos, reading and writing practice, and homework. Develop all 4 language skills with our carefully-crafted curriculum that’s designed to mimic the real-world environment in China. Feel prepared to interact with locals on day 1 in China!