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In-Person Class
Online Class
The in-person class size is between 4 and 12.
The class meets for 2 hours per week, occasionally extending to 3 hours with the inclusion of an extra culture lesson.
In total there are 16 weeks, 36 hours per semester.Â
Class time
10:00-12:00 Saturday
13:00-15:00 Saturday
10:00-12:00 Sunday
Once a student fills out the registration form online and pays for the tuition, the registration is complete.
Once the tuition is received, the Learning Center will do the class placement. Students will be notified about their classes prior to the beginning of the first class.
Of course! You can try the first lesson and still get a full refund. You may also write to us or leave us a message in Contact form to arrange a time for a trial lesson.
You have the option to share your learning background with us via the registration form, and based on your response, we will assign you to the appropriate class. Additionally, you can try the first lesson to determine if it suits your level.
A Placement Test is also available after the registration.
TCML teaches traditional Chinese, but the books the Center uses have both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.
The pronunciation of mandarin is the same, so speaking and listening have no difference, just the reading and writing are different.
Refund Policy
- Payment due date:Â Tuition must be paid either before or at the time of the first class.
- Full refund eligibility:Â If you cancel before the second class, you're eligible for a full refund of your paid tuition.
- Partial refund eligibility:Â If you cancel before the third class, you can get an 80% refund. Cancel before the fourth class will get you a 60%Â refund.
- No refunds after the fourth lesson: At or after the fourth class, no refunds will be provided.
- All refunds will incur $10 service charge.
Miss Class Policy
By missing a lesson in an in-person class, a student can ask the teacher for class materials and homework for self-practice.Â
- Contact us via email: tcmlatl@gmail.com or leave your message in contact form. We'll reach out to you as soon as possible.
2-4 people for session to commence.
Each online lesson lasts 50 minutes. 12 weeks per session.
Online classes are only available on weekday nights. Please check out our online class schedule for more information.
After we receive your registration form and payment, you can find the access to the course in Profile.
You can sign up, try the first lesson and still receive a full refund.
Alternatively, you can watch a short clip of our online class recordings upon request. Just leave us a message in the contact form!
You may review the topics of the courses and the level scale to determine the best fit for you. Placement tests are available upon request.
All of our online lessons are live sessions taught via Zoom Meeting (download Zoom here). For a better learning experience, it is highly recommended to have both your microphone and webcam on during the class.
Refund Policy
- Payment due date:Â Tuition must be paid either before or at the time of the first lesson.
- Full refund eligibility:Â If you cancel before the second lesson, you're eligible for a full refund of your paid tuition.
- Partial refund eligibility:Â If you cancel before the third lesson, you can get an 80% refund.
- No refunds after the third lesson:Â Once you reach the third lesson, no refunds will be provided.
- All refunds will incur $10 service charge.
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Miss Class Policy
In the event you cannot attend any classes, online class recordings will be provided.