Learn Mandarin Chinese: Capstone Project is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese in continuation of Mandarin Chinese 3: Chinese for Beginners. In this course, learners are required to complete a few tasks of using Chinese languages in simulated real life situations. Some guidance on taking and passing HSK (Chinese proficiency test) will also be provided. By completing this course, the learners will finish the learning of the whole series and be standing at the threshold of intermediate Chinese proficiency.
This course is part of the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization
Learn Mandarin Chinese: Capstone Project
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Learners taking this Course are
- Teachers
- Engineers
- Software Engineers
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Review of Course 1
Review lesson 1-5
6 videos (Total 17 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
6 videos
Review Lesson 1 (greetings)1m
Review Lesson 2 (number/time)2m
Review Lesson 3 (shopping)3m
Review Lesson 4 (family/occupations)2m
Review Lesson 5 (food/restaurant)5m
3 readings
How to pass the capstone project and your options10m
About the retrospective videos10m
About the comprehensive tests10m
2 practice exercises
Comprehensive test for course 1 (listening part)40m
Comprehensive test for course 1 (reading part)40m
Week
24 hours to complete
Extensive practice for course 1
Oral practice based on lesson 1 to lesson 5/HSK 1 sample test
1 video (Total 3 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
1 video
2 readings
Introduction of HSK and its sample tests10m
Let's take the real HSK 1!10m
2 practice exercises
HSK 1 sample test (listening part)40m
HSK 1 sample test (reading part)40m
Week
32 hours to complete
Review of Course 2
Review lesson 6 - 10
5 videos (Total 20 min), 2 quizzes
5 videos
Review Lesson 7 (phone numbers/hobbies)3m
Review Lesson 8 (phone-call/appointments)5m
Review Lesson 9 (location of things and places)2m
Review Lesson 10 (body and health)4m
2 practice exercises
Comprehensive test for course 2 (listening part)1h 10m
Comprehensive test for course 2 (reading part)50m
Week
44 hours to complete
Extensive practice for course 2
Oral practice based on lesson 1 to lesson 5/HSK 2 sample test
1 video (Total 6 min), 3 quizzes
1 video
2 practice exercises
HSK 2 sample test (trial 1) Listening Part1h 10m
HSK 2 sample test (trial 1) Reading Part50m
About Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a leading research university located in Shanghai, China, has been regarded as the fastest developing university in the country for the last decade. With special strengths in engineering, science, medicine and business, it now offers a comprehensive range of disciplines in 27 schools with more than 41,000 enrolled students from more than one hundred countries.
About the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization
Come and learn the language which is spoken by more than 1 billion people and is getting more and more learners. This may enable you to know and do business with people from one of the world's biggest economies. This specialization may also help you to pass HSK (the only official proficiency test of Chinese language) level 1 or 2.
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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.
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