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Chinese For Beginners Level 1
4.9( 11 REVIEWS )
2553 STUDENTS
1h 53m

This course is designed for those interested in learning how to speak Chinese.

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Students
2553
Course Skill Level
Beginner
Time Estimate
1h 53m

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • English speakers
  • Those who want to learn Chinese
  • Anyone planning to do business with Chinese businessmen

What you’ll learn: 

  • Tones and greetings in Chinese
  • Numbers and measure words
  • Basic greetings

Requirements:

  • No prior knowledge is required to take this course

This course follows the natural process of learning a language. This is just like how we learned our mother language, which is completely different from the traditional way of language learning.

We will play a dialogue spoken by two to three native speakers. Listen as much as possible, like a little baby, immerse yourself in the conversation, pay attention to the gestures and any other kind of visual content matches the sound you hear, and try to guess the meaning.

Play the conversation as often as possible, until you are able to understand the content and even able to predict what the next word sounds like.

The video dialogue will be followed by an explanation lecture, with pinyin, and every detail from the video dialogue. You can listen, repeat, and try to imitate the pronunciation of a word using shadowing technique (repeat right after you hear a word or a sentence) you can record yourself and compare yourself with a native speaker.

After finishing this course, you will be able to communicate with native Chinese speakers with confidence, or even speak with a genuine Chinese accent.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge to speak conversational Chinese.

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About the Instructor:

Michelle Wei

I was born and raised in China and got my degree in Chinese teaching in Shenzhen University in China. After graduation, I worked in Chinese training centers in three countries, for over 3 years, learning the techniques of how to teach Chinese and the best way of learning Chinese as a second language.

Then I went to California State University in Long Beach to pursue masters degree (MBA). While I was studying there, I made friends with a lot of students who were learning Chinese as a second language. I got my tutor job there, and did a lot of research about how to teach Chinese easily.

My conclusion was, there is always an innovative way to learn a language, which is to follow the natural process of learning a language, just like how people learned their mother language.

After utilizing the new way of Chinese teaching in my daily tutoring job, my students are a lot happier when they learn the language, and they’ve made huge progress in a short period.

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Tones In Chinese
Introduction 00:00:00
Four Tones In Chinese 00:00:00
Saying Hello Video 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of Saying Hello 00:00:00
Common Tone Changes In Chinese 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of Common Chinese Names & Self Introduction 00:00:00
Common Chinese Names 00:00:00
Section 2 - Basic Greetings In Chinese
Greetings Between Teachers And Students Video 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of Greetings 00:00:00
Plural Forms In Chinese 00:00:00
Introducing Friends To Others Video 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of Introducing Friends To Others 00:00:00
Section 3 - Asking And Answering Questions
Asking Questions: Are You…? Video 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of Asking Questions: Are You…? 00:00:00
Sentence Structure: 是…吗? 00:00:00
Section 4 - Numbers And Measure Words
“How Many Books Do You Have?” Conversation 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture Of “How Many Books Do You Have?” 00:00:00
Numbers And Measure Words 00:00:00
Section 5 - Saying Thank You & Expressing Gratitude
Saying Thank You For Picking Up Purse Conversation 00:00:00
Teaching Lecture: Saying Thank You For Picking Up Things 00:00:00
Section 6 - Whose Wallet Is This?
Video Conversation: Whose Wallet Is This? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: Whose Wallet Is This? 00:00:00
Possessives And Languages 00:00:00
Section 7 - Describe A Person
Video Conversation: How Old Is Your Sister? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: How Old Is Your Sister? 00:00:00
Adjectives To Describe A Person 00:00:00
Section 8 - What Color Do You Like?
Video Conversation: What Color Do You Like? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: What Color Do You Like 00:00:00
Colors and Descriptions 00:00:00
Section 9 - Do You Have Good Friends?
Video Conversation: Do You Have Good Friends? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: Do You Have Good Friends? 00:00:00
Languages And Nationalities 00:00:00
Section 10 - Secret Guides Of How To Speak Chinese Like A Native Speaker Fast
Secret Guides Of Improving Your Chinese Listening 00:00:00
Secret Guides Of Improving Your Speaking/Pronounciation 00:00:00
Secret Guides Of Chinese Vocabulary Building 00:00:00
Video Conversation: What’s The Date Today? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: What’s The Date Today? 00:00:00
Festivals In Chinese 00:00:00
Section 11 - Who Are You Looking For?
Video Conversation: Who Are You Looking For? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: Who Are You Looking For? 00:00:00
Orientation Nouns 00:00:00
Section 12 - What Do You Plan To Do On Sunday?
Video Conversation: What Do You Plan To Do On Sunday? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: What Do You Plan To Do On Sunday? 00:00:00
How To Say Sunday…Monday? 00:00:00
Section 13 - What Sports Do You Like?
Conversation Video: What Sports Do You Like? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: What Sports Do You Like? 00:00:00
Sports In Chinese 00:00:00
Section 14 - What Does He Look Like?
Video Conversation: What Does He Look Like? 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: What Does He Look Like? 00:00:00
Clothes In Chinese 00:00:00
Section 15 - Common Daily Activities
Lecture Explanation: What Time Do You Go To Work/School Everyday? 00:00:00
Video Conversation: What Time Do You Go To Work/School Everyday? 00:00:00
Common Daily Activities In Chinese 00:00:00
Section 16 - Talking About Family Members And Career
Video: Talking About Family Members And Career 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: Talking About Family Members And Career 00:00:00
Vocabulary Extension For Family Members And Careers 00:00:00
Section 17 - Talking About Seasons And Temperature Of A City
Lecture Explanation: I Live In Shanghai 00:00:00
Talking About Seasons And Weather 00:00:00
Section 18 - Today Is My Birthday
Video: Today Is My Birthday 00:00:00
Lecture Explanation: Today Is My Birthday 00:00:00
Common Chinese Verbs 00:00:00

Course Review

4.9

4.9
11 Ratings
  1. Anonymous

    5.0

    I keep learning this lesson over and over! Such a interesting language!

  2. Anonymous

    5.0

    Well it is very nice to learn Chinese! 🙂

  3. Anonymous

    5.0

    Very helpful, thank you!

  4. Anonymous

    5.0

    I like it, so far so good.

  5. Anonymous

    Great Beginner Course

    5.0

    this is a very good course for beginning Chinese. It was easy to understand and with the repetitions, I think I actually learned something! It was presented well on Powerpoint presentations and videos. I feel like I have a solid foundation to practice on my Chinese friends.

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