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.
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.
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9 videos1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 36 minutes
A few words and learning tips from the instructor•1 minute
Chinese and its Tones•5 minutes
1.0 Opening•0 minutes
1.1 I , You , He•4 minutes
1.2 My last name is wáng•9 minutes
1.3 Have a drink(tea), please.•7 minutes
1.4 Do you have any thing to do?•3 minutes
1.5 I am busy.•5 minutes
1.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
Week1•20 minutes
Introduce yourself
Module 2•1 hour to complete
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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.
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7 videos1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 21 minutes
2.0 Opening•1 minute
2.1 Chinese•5 minutes
2.2 Teach & Study•4 minutes
2.3 Listen & Write•4 minutes
2.4 I understand.•4 minutes
2.5 It is not difficult.•3 minutes
2.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week2•15 minutes
Shopping
Module 3•1 hour to complete
Module details
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.
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7 videos1 assignment1 app item
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7 videos•Total 30 minutes
3.0 Opening•1 minute
3.1 Today•4 minutes
3.2 I like...•6 minutes
3.3 A book•7 minutes
3.4 The tea is great.•6 minutes
3.5 Who is he ?•5 minutes
3.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 17 minutes
Week3•17 minutes
1 app item•Total 30 minutes
Game:PaGamO•30 minutes
Making an order
Module 4•1 hour to complete
Module details
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.
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7 videos1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 29 minutes
4.0 Opening•1 minute
4.1 I have my meal with chopsticks.•6 minutes
4.2 one ,two ,three ,four ,five•5 minutes
4.3 six ,seven ,eight ,nine ,ten•3 minutes
4.4 Delicious Breakfast ,Lunch and Dinner•6 minutes
4.5 Making an order•7 minutes
4.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 17 minutes
Week4•17 minutes
Taking bus to school
Module 5•1 hour to complete
Module details
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.
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7 videos1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 25 minutes
5.0 Opening•1 minute
5.1 I go to school by car.•6 minutes
5.2 City•3 minutes
5.3 near & far•4 minutes
5.4 store•5 minutes
5.5 Get sick•5 minutes
5.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 12 minutes
Week5•12 minutes
Daily Dialogue
Module 6•1 hour to complete
Module details
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.
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7 videos1 assignment1 app item
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7 videos•Total 28 minutes
6.0 Opening•0 minutes
6.1 Running•4 minutes
6.2 Mountain climbing•4 minutes
6.3 Go to class•6 minutes
6.4 Boss•7 minutes
6.5 Surfing on the internet•6 minutes
6.6 Ending•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 17 minutes
Week6•17 minutes
1 app item•Total 30 minutes
Game:PaGamO•30 minutes
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