The Chinese Language & Culture program at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California is offered on multiple levels, ranging from the most basic speaking skills to reading ancient primary texts and poetry. Students are placed at an appropriate level according to their prior exposure and proficiency in the Chinese language. There are three levels in the Chinese Language & Culture Program: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced.
After students reach Intermediate level proficiency in the language, they are encouraged to take courses in Chinese history and Chinese literature. These two electives are taught entirely in Chinese. Learning about Chinese history and culture are paramount to becoming truly fluent in the language--one can hardly begin to understand the Middle Kingdom without first knowing its history, literature and philosophical underpinnings. The courses offered at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California explore how each Chinese dynasty had its own culture, its own aesthetic, its own sensibility, and yet was still distinctly “Chinese” in its own right. Taken as a series, these courses serve as a unique introduction to the richness and complexity of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.
