Skip to 0 minutes and 17 seconds Hello everyone. I’m Tracy. You are now taking a Mandarin course about daily life in Taiwan. This course has 5 different topics, which are leisure life, travel, shopping, diets and health. The content is suitable for Mandarin learners with intermediate level. I hope you will enjoy the classes and make the best use of them.
Learn Mandarin: Shopping and Daily Life In Taiwan
Gain the essential vocabulary and Mandarin Chinese language skills to help you shop with ease in Taiwan.
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
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How it works
Learn Mandarin: Shopping and Daily Life In Taiwan
Develop your skills in Mandarin Chinese
This three-week course will help you develop your language knowledge to become more confident in communicating in Mandarin Chinese.
Designed for Mandarin learners who have already achieved level 1 according to the “Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)” specification, this course will explore different shopping topics to help you use practical Chinese in daily life.
Through videos, interactive materials, and exploring real-life situations, you’ll follow step-by-step to increase your language skills with ease.
Learn essential Chinese grammar
Throughout the course, you’ll develop your Chinese grammar skills as you explore topics such as existential sentences with posture verbs and verb reduplication.
Delving into different scenarios, you’ll see the real-world applications of Chinese grammar to further develop your understanding.
Develop your breadth of Chinese vocabulary
To ensure you can discuss different shopping topics, you’ll learn key vocabulary to help you communicate how to pay by mobile, online, and shopping in different contexts.
You’ll gain the skills to successfully shop in convenient stores, department stores, online, supermarkets, and traditional markets.
Become more confident in your Mandarin language skills
Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the experts at National Chiao Tung University to ensure you finish with the knowledge and confidence to communicate in Mandarin Chinese.
Syllabus
Week 1
Convenient Store and Market
I want to live in a convenient store
We will learn three grammars: 1. V得了 or V不了 2. 才（only) 3. V到
Supermarket or the traditional market
We will learn three grammars: 1. 趁 2. 讓 3. V+Vs一點
Week 2
Department Stores and Online Shopping
The anniversary sale of department stores
We will learn three grammars: 1. Existential Sentence with Posture Verbs. 2. V了V 3. V好
Online shopping
We will learn three grammars: 1. 透過 2. 一M一M 3. 等A，就B
Week 3
Mobile Payment and Goods
What is mobile payment?
We will learn three grammars: 1. 越...越... 2. 像...一樣 3. 連...都...
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When would you like to start?
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Apply conversation skills while shopping at convenience stores and department stores
- Engage in online shopping
- Apply skills to make mobile payments
- Buying things in supermarket or traditional markets
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for learners who have already achieved level 1 according to the “Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)” specification, which is equivalent to CEFR-A1.
Learners at this level spent 120-240 course hours in Chinese speaking areas and 240-480 course hours in non-Chinese speaking areas and they possess basic grammar and about 500 high-frequency vocabulary.
Who will you learn with?
I'm Assistant Professor in National United University. Learning Mandarin is fun and easy, just like the way we drink milk tea. If you do not believe me, let's join our course then you will see.
Hi! I’m Yi Hsuan/Tracy. I am a Mandarin teacher. Nice to meet you!
Who developed the course?
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) was originally founded in Shanghai in 1896 and was re-established in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1958.
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$27.99
For the first two months. Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$104/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 23 May 2024
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Sale price available until 5 May 2024 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
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- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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