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Summer Language Courses for Children 7-12 years old

It has long been recognised that children make more rapid progress in their studies when they enjoy what they are doing, and our German language courses for young learners have been devised with this in mind.

Our lively, interactive learning approach means that children are presented with a wide variety of age-appropriate activities, designed to bring the German language to life, cultivate creativity, encourage interaction, build confidence, and effortlessly develop effective comprehension and communication skills.


 

Our ‘spiral learning’ method enables each child to constantly reuse and reinforce what he/she has learnt, thus naturally laying solid foundations on which to build overall competence.

Classes focus on developing the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing – though special emphasis is put on spoken language to help each child develop strong communicative language skills, and build his/her confidence, right from the start. Each lesson is designed to be pertinent to the children’s needs, interesting, varied, lively and fun.

Fun activities, songs, stories, role-plays, language development games and exercises, audio visual aids and multimedia tools form an integral part of our programme. Applied in the appropriate context, they provide an excellent medium through which each child can interact with his/her classmates, practise and consolidate what he/she has learnt before, and further develop his/her comprehension and communication skills naturally and effectively.

FUN is the key to each successful class, as children will respond more positively in a relaxed, happy atmosphere. Our aim is therefore to make the lessons as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, so as to cultivate a positive attitude towards the learning of the language. An invaluable asset that will benefit every child throughout his/her life!

     

What makes HK Institute of Languages & HK Kidz so different?

• A proven 22-year track record in helping students achieve excellent results and greater success in their exams

• An excellent reputation in providing the highest standards of quality tuition, under the expert guidance of qualified, experienced, native-language teachers

• A small class size (4-6 students) to guarantee plenty of interaction with the teacher and the other students, and greater attention to each student

• A flexible schedule that fits with your child's needs (we also offer private tuition)

Start Date: July - August Enrolment Date: on or before 30 June
We offer a variety of summer courses in German to suit all levels, needs, and objectives :
Age Group Course
7 - 12 years old Summer Immersion Programme: My holiday in China *
7 - 12 years old I love Mandarin *
7 - 12 years old Mandarin in Action *
7 - 12 years old Fun with Chinese Characters & Calligraphy *
7 - 12 years old Reading & Writing Skills Enhancement *
7 - 12 years old Drama & Role-Play *
* Students are grouped per age and level of ability.

Remarks:
No. of classes per week:  3 to 5
Length of classes: 1.5 to 3 hours
Students are grouped by age according to level of ability.
All lesson schedules are tentative and may change subject to demand.
No refund is available unless the course is cancelled.

Summer Programme Highlights
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SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMME (7 - 12 years old)
 
Schedule
(Class A) Mon-Fri : 9:30am-12:30pm (Class C) Mon-Fri : 1:30-4:30pm
(Class B) Mon, Wed & Fri : 9:30am-12:30pm (Class D) Mon, Wed & Fri : 1:30-4:30pm
 
 

An exciting programme specially designed to promote the spontaneous and natural use of Mandarin, and boost your child’s Mandarin skills in a creative and entertaining setting!
The whole programme is aimed at encouraging your child to use his/her Mandarin skills in a fun context, while becoming so enthralled in exciting projects that he/she forgets he/she is actually learning and practising Mandarin.

Our action-packed Summer Immersion programme is designed around the theme “My holiday in China”.    It is organised to mirror a summer camp in China, incorporating not only language learning but also recreational and cultural activities aimed at enhancing your child’s knowledge of China through the discovery of its people, customs, food, tourist sites and aspects of everyday life.

The session is divided into two sections: a lesson section, during which your child lays the foundations    for the second section, learning the necessary vocabulary, and putting the language into practice for the different situations; an activity section, consisting of role-play, stimulating activities, including team project work, computer-based tasks, multimedia tools, a journal, as well as games, arts and crafts, and more - all performed in Mandarin around the theme, with a key project to be completed by the end of each week.

This comprehensive immersion course is specifically designed to offer your child extended opportunities to re-use what he/she has previously learnt, enabling him/her to reinforce his/her existing language, and to progress at a much faster pace, while having loads of fun and a fantastic summer with a difference!

 
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I LOVE MARDARIN (7-12 years old)
 
Schedule
(Class A) Mon, Wed & Fri : 9:30-11:00am (Class C) Mon, Wed & Fri : 1:30-3:00pm
(Class B) Tue &Thu : 9:30-11:00am (Class D) Tue &Thu : 1:30-3:00pm
 
 

A comprehensive programme specifically designed to improve your child’s overall Mandarin performance.

The course is designed as a series of enjoyable and stimulating activities, practical tasks, language development games and exercises that provide your child with plenty of opportunities to practise daily language in various contexts, and to consolidate his/her listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills naturally and efficiently.

Overall, classes focus on building your child’s competence and boosting his/her self-confidence while having fun.
 
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MANDARIN IN ACTION ~ Oral Skills Enhancement  (7-12 years old)
 
Schedule
(Class A) Mon-Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class C) Mon-Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
(Class B) Mon, Wed & Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class D) Mon, Wed & Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
 
 

Our Mandarin in Action programme is designed primarily to improve your child’s oral fluency and increase his/her self-confidence in spoken Mandarin.

During this class, your child will learn to use language to communicate with others using the appropriate vocabulary and style for different situations, and be encouraged to speak and become more confident through meaningful interaction with others.
 
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FUN WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS & CALLIGRAPHY (7-12 years old)
 
Schedule
(Class A) Mon-Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class C) Mon-Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
(Class B) Mon, Wed & Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class D) Mon, Wed & Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
 
 

A lively, fun-filled introduction to writing Chinese characters, designed to help non-Chinese children, who are starting to learn Mandarin, to recognise, read, write, and memorise simplified Chinese characters.

Classes adopt a step-by-step approach focusing on the story of Chinese characters and how they came to be formed; the different strokes; the order and orientation in which strokes should be written; strategic ways to best memorise them; and the progressive ability to recognise and read Chinese characters relevant to your child’s age, level and areas of interest.

The ultimate goal is to draw on children’s inner curiosity and fascination for anything new and different to teach them to read and write Chinese characters through fun activities specially devised to grab their attention, while arousing their interest in Chinese characters and culture.

To add yet more fun and excitement to the course, your child will be provided with a special Chinese brush, and introduced to the art of Chinese calligraphy.
 
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READING & WRITING SKILLS ENHANCEMENT (7-12 years old)
 
Schedule
(Class A) Mon-Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class C) Mon-Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
(Class B) Mon, Wed & Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class D) Mon, Wed & Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
 
 

This course is designed for children who already have a foundation in reading & writing and wish to further develop their ability.

At the basic levels, classes initially focus on a revision of the different types of characters; their origin; the order and orientation in which strokes should be written; individual components, compound characters and common radicals; strategic ways to best memorise them; and the progressive ability to recognise and read more and more Chinese characters.
At the higher levels, classes focus on enlarging the range of characters (and the words formed with them) that your child can read and write, and the ability to read and write short passages, poems or stories.

The overall objective being to guide your child from being able to read and write the words to fully understanding their meaning through to grasping the fundamentals of written language and developing appropriate expressiveness in writing.
 
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DRAMA & ROLE-PLAY (7-12 years old)
 
Schedule

(Class A) Mon-Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm

(Class C) Mon-Fri : 3:00-4:30pm

(Class B) Mon, Wed & Fri : 11:00am-12:30pm (Class D) Mon, Wed & Fri : 3:00-4:30pm
 
 

By combining Mandarin language with drama, this programme aims to boost your child’s desire to communicate in more expressive ways, enhancing your child’s Mandarin skills in the process.

While playing various roles and having fun, your child will have many opportunities to practise his/her Mandarin in different contexts; learn correct pronunciation, rhythm, stress and intonation; and develop    his/her interaction and communication skills.

Depending on the age group of the class, this particular course incorporates many varieties of drama: acting out a simple story, using puppetry, role-plays, reciting and dramatising poetry, improvisation, or actually acting out plays.

To add a touch of magic to the fun and excitement, your child will also have the opportunity to carry out an end of summer performance in our specially designed drama room, with the added thrill of seeing his/her action captured on video.

Your child will also learn how to create dialogues; dramatise a story; create stage scenery; design costumes; build props; and much, more…

 An exciting and creative way to build your child’s confidence!

 
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Summer Programme Highlights:
 

• Our comprehensive programme is available throughout the summer from 3rd July to 25th August.

All of our courses are available 2-5 times weekly, with a choice of several morning or afternoon sessions (see enclosed time-table).

Classes are organised in small groups of 4-6 students to guarantee plenty of interaction with the teacher and the other students, ensure greater attention to each individual student, and maximise each student's participation and progress.

We only employ experienced native-language teachers who hold internationally recognised teaching qualification.

• We go a step further than others by only entrusting our Exam Revision classes to teachers with extensive prior exam revision experience and syllabus knowledge ; this produces the best revision results and proves highly effective in helping our students to achieve their full potential.

All our summer courses are designed to encourage your child to participate actively in class , and to put his/her language skills to practical use in a fun, refreshing environment. The various stimulating activities provide an excellent medium through which your child can reinforce what he/she is learning in class, develop vocabulary, improve pronunciation and communicative abilities, and build confidence.

Private or Semi-Private Tuition is also available . Lessons can be organised on the day and at the time of your choice (subject to teacher's availability), either at our premises in Central, or in the comfort of your home. We can also help you arrange your own private group
at home
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• We provide end of course progress reports and certificates of achievement.

 

To ensure faster progress, we strongly recommend our
SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMMES
available at a Special Discounted Rate !

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