Mandarin Chinese 1 Chinese for Beginners
Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners is a beginner’s course of Mandarin Chinese. It uses lectures, short plays, interactive exercises and cultural tips to help learners build a fundamental capability of oral Chinese in real-life situations. At the end of the 5-week course, the learners will reach the following proficiency: ♦ 150 words
♦ 20 language points
♦ handling 5 real-life situations
This is a beginners’ course, therefore no prerequisite is required.
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Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Lesson 1 Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello! Part 1
Lesson 1 Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello! Part 2
Week 2
Lesson 2 Xiànzài jǐ diǎn ？ 现在几点？ What’s the time? Part 1
Lesson 2 Xiànzài jǐ diǎn ？ 现在几点？ What’s the time? Part 2
Week 3
Lesson 3：Nǐ mǎi shénme? 你买什么？ What do you want to buy? Part 1
Lesson 3：Nǐ mǎi shénme? 你买什么？ What do you want to buy? Part 2
Week 4
Lesson 4 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？ 你家有几口人? How many people are there in your family? Part 1
Lesson 4 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ？ 你家有几口人? How many people are there in your family? Part 2
Week 5
Lesson 5 Nǐ xiǎnɡ chī shénme? 你想吃什么? What would you like to eat? Part 1
Lesson 5 Nǐ xiǎnɡ chī shénme? 你想吃什么? What would you like to eat? Part 2
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Reviews
Excellent! If anyone can teach a 68-year-old "geyser" Mandarin, they deserve 5 stars. Will be going on to next course!
The materials are quite clear but on the last week's peer review, I couldn't automatically find the peers tasks to be reviewed, I had to look for their tasks' links on the discussion section
Verry good. Chinese is difficult to learn but this course kept me intrested and practicing. I do recomend to print the pdfs so you can practice and keep information. Videos can be downloaded too.
It's great but later it got a bit too fast with the videos... I love the cultural tips they are very cool to know about!
