Study Chinese

Chinese Language Proficiency Certification
For those interested in obtaining HSK certification, the Chinese Proficiency Testing Center at Kennesaw State University is the official site for the southeast U.S. for the Peoples' Republic of China HSK State Commission. HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Zhongxin (Chinese Proficiency Testing Center).
Website: http://www.kennesaw.edu/hsk/


Colleges and Universities:

Clark Atlanta University
Chinese language courses at beginning, intermediate, and upper level; also offers a Chinese minor.
Website: http://www.cau.edu

Emory University
Offers a major and a minor in Chinese; four years of Mandarin; introduction to classical Chinese.
Website: http://www.realc.emory.edu/chinese/

Georgia Institute of Technology
Chinese I & II, and special topic courses in Mandarin.
Website: http://www.modlangs.gatech.edu/languages/chinese/
Learn Chinese Online
Website: http://www.chinese.gatech.edu

Georgia State University
Chinese I & II.
Website: http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwmcl/

Kennesaw State University
Beginning Chinese through the Critical Language Program.
Website: http://www.kennesaw.edu/foreignlanguage/critical.html

University of Georgia
Offers Chinese I, II and III through the Comparative Literature Department.
Website: http://www.uga.edu/~cml/


Non-profit, Community Organizations:

The Atlanta Chinese School
Offers Chinese to children and adults. No prior Chinese experience is needed.
577 New Peachtree Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Tel: 770-454-9167
Website: http://www.atlantachineseschool.org/

Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (ACCA)
 Chinese classes for children; It currently has three campuses:

North Campus: Perimeter Church.
Address:
Perimeter Church
9500 Medlock Bridge Road
Duluth, Ga 30097

South Campus: Emory University
Address:
Emory University Campus
Callaway Memorial Center, 537 Kilgo CIR,
Atlanta, Ga 30322

West Campus: Cobb Campus (opened Fall 2006)
Address:
Dodgen Middle School
1725 Bill Murdock Road
Marietta, Ga 30062

Website: http://www.acca-web.org

The Atlanta Chinese Cultural School
Offers Chinese language and cultural classes to children and adults.
4350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 400
Norcross, GA 30071
770-448-0049 (Saturdays Only)
Website: www.atlantachineseculturalschool.org
Email: juang@mit-hitech.com

Atlanta Chinese Christian Church Chinese School
4434 Britt Rd., Tucker, GA30094
770-908-1972
Website: www.accc.org

Kennesaw Chinese Academy
website: http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~devans/

North Atlanta Chinese Baptist Church Chinese School
955 Johnson Ferry Rd., Marietta, GA 30068
770-565-2573, 404-310-9528
Website: www.nacbcga.org


For-Profit Educational Services:

Atlanta International Language Institue
Offers classes and private lessons in Cantonese and Mandarin. Translation services also available.
Website: http://www.languageatlanta.com/

Tabula Rasa School of Foreign Languages
This school offers many languages to adults including Chinese. It offers only French and Spanish to children. Chinese is only offered to beginners at this time. Private lessons are available on location.
Website: http://www.trlanguages.com

Inlingua Southeast
Offers Chinese at all levels; intercultural training and translation/interpretation services also available.
Website: http://www.inlinguase.com