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Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Grammar
Improve your confidence in reading and writing the Chinese language by learning how to use basic grammar in your sentences.
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4 weeksWeekly study
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Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Grammar
Increase your language skills by learning how to read Chinese
Understanding Chinese grammar is a tricky but vital step to tackle when learning the language.
Whether you want to learn Chinese for work or fun, understanding basic Chinese grammar will help you communicate and express yourself accurately.
On this four-week course, you’ll boost your knowledge of the rules of Chinese grammar and learn how to structure a sentence correctly.
Using simple daily words and phrases, you’ll learn how to read Chinese and the grammatical rules to follow in your own practice.
Learn how to write Chinese characters
You’ll understand how to structure sentences by learning how to write basic Chinese words and how to express dates and times.
You’ll explore fundamental sentence structures as well as special sentences to improve your skills in reading, writing, and translating accurately.
Understand Chinese syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
By the end of this course, you’ll understand Chinese sentence structures, their meaning, and how to use words and phrases in context to communicate more effectively.
Studying alongside experts at Shanghai International Studies University, you’ll build your confidence and skills in writing and speaking the Chinese language.
This course is part of the Introduction to Mandarin Chinese ExpertTrack, a comprehensive set of courses to help you learn how to speak, write, and pronounce Chinese Mandarin. Some basic knowledge of the Chinese language is necessary for this course.
What topics will you cover?
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Some useful words and expressions
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Some basic sentence structures and special sentences
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Simple daily communicative skills, such as self-introduction and describing daily activities
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Some knowledge of Chinese traditional culture
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Master the basic grammar in Chinese containing fundamental sentence structure and usage
- Better express yourself and more accurately in context
- Improve your skills in reading, writing and translating accurately and fluently
- Communicate in Chinese at a basic level in your daily and academic lives
- Improve your Chinese proficiency, accuracy and fluency in using Chinese
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for learners who have some basic knowledge of the Chinese language and are looking to improve and become familiar with Chinese grammar.
Who will you learn with?
Associate professor of School of Chinese Studies and Exchange, Shanghai International Studies University，has been teaching non-native speakers Chinese over 25 years.
Who developed the course?
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), established in 1949, is one of the earliest institutions where China’s higher education in foreign languages took shape.
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