"Chinese: Basic Course" is intended for students who have no knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. The course will begin with the exercise of the Chinese Pinyin Romanization system: tones, rules of phonetic spelling, and pronunciation drill. We also learn simple conversation and basic grammar, to build up rudimentary communication ability of Chinese. As the first step, "beginner's class 1" will focus on the Chinese Pinyin Romanization system, greetings, and basic construction of the sentence
At the end of this course, students will be able to
1 Acquire pronunciation of Chinese, Pinyin Romanization system,
2 Exchange greetings and introduce himself in Chinese.
3. Understand the constitution of the sentence and make rudimentary sentences in Chinese.
Chinese,greetings,Chinese Pinyin Romanization system
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Practice repeatedly pronunciation and listening through words,expressions from daily life, explain basic grammar and practice rudimentary sentences and conversations.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction – Language and culture of Mandarin Chinese, the basics of the Chinese pronunciation. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 2 | Pronunciation and daily greetings,the elements of sentence and basic constitution of the sentence. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 3 | Pronunciation and daily greetings,the elements of sentence and basic constitution of the sentence. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 4 | Pronunciation and daily greetings,the elements of sentence and basic constitution of the sentence. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 5 | Pronoun of person and expressions of the affirmation and negative, Self-introductions. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 6 | Pronoun of person and expressions of the affirmation and negative, Self-introductions. | To be announced during classes. |
Class 7 | Demonstrative pronoun,Expression of a question, Self-introductions. | To be announced during classes. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Four Step Chinese for College Students
None requaired
Students’ course scores are based on class performance(50%) and final exam(50%).
No prerequisites.
The instructor will announce the e-mail address in the announcement for the first class. Make sure to take a note, and contact the instructor if you have to be absent. Only if you can't reach the instructor, contact 2gojim[at]fl.ila.titech.ac.jp (Foreign Language Office ).