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.
Offered By
National Taiwan University
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
11 hour to complete
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 (Total 36 min), 1 quiz
9 videos
Chinese and its Tones5m
1.0 Opening28s
1.1 I , You , He3m
1.2 My last name is wáng8m
1.3 Have a drink(tea), please.7m
1.4 Do you have any thing to do?3m
1.5 I am busy.4m
1.6 Ending1m
1 practice exercise
Week120m
Week
21 hour to complete
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 (Total 21 min), 1 quiz
7 videos
2.0 Opening30s
2.1 Chinese5m
2.2 Teach & Study3m
2.3 Listen & Write3m
2.4 I understand.3m
2.5 It is not difficult.3m
2.6 Ending1m
1 practice exercise
Week215m
Week
31 hour to complete
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 (Total 30 min), 2 quizzes
7 videos
3.0 Opening36s
3.1 Today4m
3.2 I like...6m
3.3 A book6m
3.4 The tea is great.5m
3.5 Who is he ?5m
3.6 Ending1m
1 practice exercise
Week317m
Week
41 hour to complete
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 (Total 29 min), 1 quiz
7 videos
4.0 Opening38s
4.1 I have my meal with chopsticks.5m
4.2 one ,two ,three ,four ,five5m
4.3 six ,seven ,eight ,nine ,ten2m
4.4 Delicious Breakfast ,Lunch and Dinner5m
4.5 Making an order7m
4.6 Ending1m
1 practice exercise
Week417m
4.6
25 ReviewsTop reviews from Learning Chinese : Start From Scratch (零到一學中文)
Clear videos with slow explanations, ideal for beginners. Some misunderstandings in the order of sentences part of exams and the in-video questions.\n\n希望可以繼續下一個部份
Instructor
竺靜華
助理教授 (Assistant Professor)華語教學碩士學位學程 (Graduate Program of Teaching Chinese as a second Language)
About National Taiwan University
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Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
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