Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners
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Duration | 20 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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- Course 1 of 4 in the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 20 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Catalan, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners at Coursera Course details
- Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese. 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-week course, the learners will reach the following proficiency:
- ? 150 words
- ? 20 language points
- ? handling 5 real-life situations
- This is a beginners' course, therefore no prerequisite is required.
Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners at Coursera Curriculum
Lesson 1 N? h?o ?? Hello! Part 1
Welcome Video
N? h?o ?? Hello!
Introduction to phonetics 1 ????1
Notice:Upgrading on Chinese Character learning
New words ??
Written text of conversation (Optional, Don't read it before watching the video)
Complete introduction to Phonetics (optional, read only when you are anxious to know everything about pinyin)
Practice ??
quiz ??
N? shì n? ?uó rén ? ?????? Where are you from?
Cultural tips ????
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)
Practice ??
quiz ??
Lesson 2 Xiànzài j? di?n ? ????? What's the time? Part 1
Xiànzài j? di?n ? ????? What's the time?
Introduction to phonetics 2 ????2
New words ??
Numbers ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
J?nti?n j? yuè j? hào ? ???????What is the date today?
Cultural tips ????
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
Lesson 3?N? m?i shénme? ????? What do you want to buy? Part 1
N? m?i shénme ? ????? What do you want to buy?
Introduction to phonetics 3 ???? 3
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
Tài ?uì le? piányi yìdiánr b? ? ???????????It's a little expensive.
Cultural tips ????
New words ??
Colors ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
Lesson 4 N? ji? y?u j? k?u rén ? ??????? How many people are there in your family? Part 1
N? ji? y?u j? k?u rén? ??????? How many people are there in your family?
Introduction to phonetics 4 ???? 4
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
N? bàb? zài n?r ??n?zuò? ????????? Where does your father work?
Cultural tips ????
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
Lesson 5 N? xi?n? ch? shénme? ?????? What would you like to eat? Part 1
Zhè shì càid?n? q?n? di?n cài. ?????????This is the menu, please take your order.
Introduction to phonetics 5 ???? 5
New words ??
Written text of conversation (optional)
Practice ??
Quiz ??
N? xi?n? ch? shénme? ?????? What would you like to eat?
Cultural tips ????
Learn Chinese at SJTU
New words ??
Written text of conversation?optional?
Chinese Characters (high target/optional)
Visit the website of SJTU Chinese program
Practice ??
Quiz ??
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