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Mandarin Chinese 2: Chinese for beginners is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese in continuation of Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners. It uses lectures, short plays, interactive exercises and cultural tips to help learners build a fundamental capability of oral Chinese in real-life situations. At the end of the 5-lesson course, the learners will reach the following proficiency:
♦ 300 words
♦ 40 language points
♦ handling 10 real-life situations
Completing "Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners" or having attended Chinese courses of any types for at least 15 hours is the prerequisite.
Learning how to ask for directions and places; Learning how to talk to taxi drivers
What's included
1 video4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
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1 video•Total 11 minutes
Qù túshūɡuǎn zěnme zǒu ? 去图书馆怎么走? How to get to the library?•11 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
Notice: Upgrading on Chinese character learning•10 minutes
New words 生词•10 minutes
Introduction to Chinese Characters 1 汉字入门1•10 minutes
Written text of conversation (Optional, Don't read it before watching the video)•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Practice 练习•30 minutes
Quiz 测验•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Asking for directions/places•10 minutes
Lesson 6 Qù túshūɡuǎn zěnme zǒu? 去图书馆怎么走? How to get to the library? Part 2
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
Learning how to ask for directions and places; Learning how to talk to taxi drivers
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.
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