Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

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Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learn about Mandarin Chinese as a tool for communication and gain insights into Chinese society and culture. This free course, Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course, provides a brief introduction to ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 The Chinese language
    • 1 The Chinese language
    • 1.1 Varieties of Chinese
    • 1.2 Pinyin
    • 1.3 Tones
    • 1.4 Chinese characters
    • 1.5 Simplified and traditional forms of Chinese characters
    • 1.6 Word formation
    • 1.7 How to memorise and combine characters
    • 2 Greetings
    • 2 Greetings
    • 3 Introducing oneself
    • 3 Introducing oneself
    • 3.1 Nationalities
    • 3.2 Professional titles and basic professions
    • 4 Basic numbers
    • 4 Basic numbers
    • Conclusion
    • Further reading
    • Take the next step
    • Acknowledgements