Practical Mandarin for people who have no time
Mandarin Business Lite is a course of the Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning (TCML) for professionals who have little time and want the basics of Mandarin. We have run it since 2023. Autumn 2026 runs in Brno from September to November; the course is free, you only pay a refundable deposit of 1,500 CZK.
The course is taught by TCML teachers Dr Yuan-Pin Chang and Lisa Chang. You learn the basics of Mandarin and practical phrases for work and social situations, and get to know Taiwanese culture. We adjust the content to how the course goes; dates change only for force majeure or the teacher’s illness. Students receive a special invitation to TCML cultural events and, like everyone else, can use the library free of charge.
Autumn 2026
| Group | Type | Teacher | When | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wistron Technology s. r. o. (and SMS) | company course, Brno | Dr Yuan-Pin Chang | Friday 14:00–15:30 | 18 Sep – 20 Nov 2026 |
| Brno, Běhounská 4/20, 602 00 Brno-střed | open course | Dr Yuan-Pin Chang | Thursday 17:30–19:00 | 17 Sep – 26 Nov 2026 |
| Brno, false beginners | open course | Lisa Chang | Friday 18:00–19:15 | 2 Oct – 20 Nov 2026 |
- 10 lessons / 15 hours (including one cultural event)
- Let’s Learn Mandarin textbook included
- free / 1,500 CZK refundable deposit, returned after the course with at least 80 % attendance
- usually 3–8 students per group
A course at your company
We also open a course at your company, as at Wistron in Brno, or in your city. Tell us how many people and what level: tcml@taiwanese.cz.
In 2025 we taught at the Diplomatic Academy and Newton University
In 2025 we taught at the Diplomatic Academy in Prague (Dlouhá 705/16, 110 00 Praha 1) for 12 weeks with teacher Jian Jia-Hong. At Newton University in Brno (Rašínova 103/2, 602 00 Brno-střed) we taught for 12 weeks and added a cultural workshop with teacher Yuan-Pin Chang. We also taught groups at Wistron and SMS in Brno, for China Airlines and in Telč.
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