Tsinghua Chinese: Start Talking with 1.3 Billion People
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About This Course
This introductory Chinese language course will emphasize basic language skills for everyday life in Mandarin speaking countries. The course utilizes pinyin, the standard system of Romanized spelling for transliterating Chinese, so learners will find it easy to understand and study the language. .
The course is composed of several parts: Dialogues (taught through pinyin), listening comprehension exercises (in real-world situations), Chinese characters (frequently used in daily life), Mandarin songs, and Tea Time (tips for self-study).
This course is for anyone interested in learning Mandarin Chinese, especially if you plan to work or study in Mandarin-speaking countries. The course is also a good start toward the HSK Chinese proficiency test.
Course Director
Xia Ding 丁夏
Professor at the School of Humanities, Tsinghua Univeristy, and he was previously deputy director of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, director of International Chinese Language and Culture Center and director of Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University
Course Instructors
Xiaoning Wang 王小宁
Li Lu 鲁俐
Yuan Li 李园
Fei Yuan 袁飞
Grading
Grading is based on learners’ quiz scores. The passing score is 60%.
Textbook
A downloadable textbook with both Pinyin and (simplified and traditional) Chinese characters is available. We strongly recommend you to download a Pleco Chinese Dictionary APP on your cellphone.
Requirements
Learners should watch all the videos, finish quizzes, and participate in course discussion.