Chinese 1: Beginners

In order to enrol click "Select Course". Courses available:  

Continuing course resuming January 2025

You are welcome to join this course if you have previous knowledge of the language.

• On-campus Thursdays 7-9 pm - started October 2025 and running until March 2026.

The end date shows the end of the complete course. 

For full details on Mandarin Chinese courses please follow this link: https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/chinese 

You can choose from three different types of payments:

• Full course fee (available to all learners)*
• Second Term (available to all learners)**
• Bursary (50% funding available to University of Leicester students only)***

* Available to NEW courses starting in January 2026. For 20-week courses, learners are asked to commit themselves to the full course. Subsequent instalments should be paid before the start of the next term. Fast Track courses are paid in one instalment. 
** Available to courses started in October 2025. Learners can join courses in the 2nd term, provided they have previous knowledge to progress with the group.
*** University of Leicester students can apply for a Bursary, which provides a 50% discount on the course fee, provided that they complete the full course. Completion requires a minimum of 70% attendance (unless there are mitigating circumstances) and seating tests. Available to NEW courses starting in January 2026.

For full details on funding please follow this link: https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/information-for-learners/dates-and-fees