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.
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Learning Chinese : Start From Scratch (零到一學中文)
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Approx. 5 hours to complete
Chinese (Traditional)
Subtitles: Chinese (Traditional)
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Beginner Level
Approx. 5 hours to complete
Chinese (Traditional)
Subtitles: Chinese (Traditional)
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National Taiwan University
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 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.
1 hour to complete
9 videos (Total 36 min)
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
1 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.
1 hour to complete
7 videos (Total 21 min)
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
1 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.
1 hour to complete
7 videos (Total 30 min)
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
1 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.
1 hour to complete
7 videos (Total 29 min)
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
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM LEARNING CHINESE : START FROM SCRATCH (零到一學中文)
by CCFeb 4, 2019
Clear videos with slow explanations, ideal for beginners. Some misunderstandings in the order of sentences part of exams and the in-video questions. 希望可以繼續下一個部份
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