About this course: This is a six-week introductory course in Mandarin Chinese conversation. The course will be taught completely in Mandarin, however students are not expected to have any experience learning Chinese. This course’s main objective is to study practical conversation. By watching videos showing various kinds of situations, learners will recognize and understand vocabulary, pair everyday words together with grammar to form short phrases, and learn the correct way to express words used in day-to-day life.
Who is this class for: Beginner level non-native Mandarin learners
Created by: National Taiwan University
Taught by: 竺靜華, 助理教授（Assistant Professor）
Graduate Program of Teaching Chinese as a second Language
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 6 weeks for study, 1-2 hours/week. |
| Language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Greetings
Starting from the first step of cultural communication, the course introduces how Chinese people greet others and respond to greetings. Students will learn 25 simple words and form short phrases, beginning to communicate with others.
9 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Chinese and it's Tones
- Reading: Pre-Course Survey
- Video: 1.0 Opening
- Video: 1.1 I , You , He
- Video: 1.2 My last name is wáng
- Video: 1.3 Have a drink(tea), please.
- Video: 1.4 Do you have any thing to do?
- Video: 1.5 I am busy.
- Video: 1.6 Ending
Graded: Week1
WEEK 2
Introduce yourself
This week’s lesson uses ‘Studying Chinese’ as its main theme. Students will learn how to make a self-introduction, meet classmates from different countries, learn vocabulary commonly used in the classroom, use 31 new words, talk about themselves and their classmates, and understand how Chinese words are formed from individual characters as well as their meaning and the ways they can change.
7 videos
- Video: 2.1 Chinese
- Video: 2.2 Teach & Study
- Video: 2.3 Listen & Write
- Video: 2.4 I understand.
- Video: 2.5 It is not difficult.
- Video: 2.6 Ending
Graded: Week2
WEEK 3
Shopping
Learn everyday simple statements, such as being able to talk about: time, temperature, making choices when shopping, and personal likes and dislikes. Using 33 new words, make statements about one’s everyday life, talk about the things one wants to buy.
7 videos
- Video: 3.1 Today
- Video: 3.2 I like...
- Video: 3.3 A book
- Video: 3.4 The tea is great.
- Video: 3.5 Who is he ?
- Video: 3.6 Ending
- LTI Item: Game：PaGamO
Graded: Week3
WEEK 4
Ｍaking an order
Learn numbers and measure words while eating food, understand how eating food is an expression of Chinese culture, and use 41 new words to make statements about eating food as well as express desires, preferences, and opinions.
7 videos
- Video: 4.1 I have my meal with chopsticks.
- Video: 4.2 one ,two ,three ,four ,five
- Video: 4.3 six ,seven ,eight ,nine ,ten
- Video: 4.4 Delicious Breakfast ,Lunch and Dinner
- Video: 4.5 Making an order
- Video: 4.6 Ending
Graded: Week4
WEEK 5
Taking bus to school
Recognize different modes of transportation and describe walking on the street, learn to use 41 simple words and form short phrases, make statements based on observations of urban streetscapes and the perceived distance of objects.
7 videos
- Video: 5.1 I go to school by car.
- Video: 5.2 City
- Video: 5.3 near & far
- Video: 5.4 store
- Video: 5.5 Get sick
- Video: 5.6 Ending
Graded: Week5
WEEK 6
Daily Dialogue
Learn to talk about attending school, going to work, forms of communication, and leisure activities. Use 40 words to form short phrases, talk about one’s work and relations with other people at school.
7 videos, 1 reading
- Video: 6.1 Running
- Video: 6.2 Mountain climbing
- Video: 6.3 Go to class
- Video: 6.4 Boss
- Video: 6.5 Surfing on the internet
- Video: 6.6 Ending
- LTI Item: Game：PaGamO
- Reading: Post-course survey
Graded: Week6
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這個課程實用性很強。謝謝老師無私分享！