Contemporary Chinese I
Discover the basics of the Chinese language, learn the foundations of pronunciation, and explore the fundamentals of conversation.
Duration
Approx 9 weeks5 hrs per week
Develop your understanding of Chinese from the ground up
On this nine-week ExpertTrack from Chinese Plus, you’ll develop the ability to comprehend and communicate in the Chinese language at a basic level, preparing you to learn more complex Chinese.
Explore the basic phonetics of Chinese Mandarin
Chinese can be a difficult language to learn for native English speakers as it’s not a phonetic language, meaning that the pronunciation is not related to the writing of Chinese characters. That’s where pinyin comes in; a special system created to aid in learning how to sound out Chinese.
You’ll explore the Chinese language system alongside pinyin, discovering the phonetics of Chinese and helping you lay the groundwork for pronunciation and speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
Build your confidence with Chinese expressions, characters, and grammar
This ExpertTrack will guide you through the basics of the Chinese language, from greetings and introductions to expressions of time and location. You’ll explore Chinese grammar and characters to improve your reading and writing, as well as focusing on pronunciation to enhance your speaking and listening skills.
After working through this ExpertTrack, you’ll have a good command of basic Chinese words and expressions, Chinese characters, grammar items, and communicative function items, all building together to give you a fundamental command of the Chinese language.
Expand your career prospects with a new language
Learning a new language can enrich your life and make travelling the world even more enjoyable. It can also improve your job prospects. The benefits of being able to converse in a native language are obvious, and employers are understandably seeking staff with language skills.
With Mandarin Chinese being the language with the most native speakers in the world, and the Chinese economy regularly ranking as one of the largest across the globe, it’s an extremely useful language to learn, especially for business.
Learn from the experts at Chinese Plus
To support international Chinese teaching and learning throughout the pandemic, Chinese Plus was created by over 20 leading educational organizations worldwide.
With the best professionals in the field and rich resources from all collaborative global partners, Chinese Plus has perfected online teaching, learning, testing, and researching, providing top quality Chinese language courses.
Key skills you will learn
- Chinese Language
- Chinese Culture
- Intercultural Communication
- Pinyin
- Chinese pronunciation
- Greetings
- Chinese names
- Asking for and giving directions
- Expressions of time
- Traditional Chinese customs
Learning outcomes
By the end of the ExpertTrack, you’ll be able to...
- Explore the basics of the Chinese language system
- Identify key categories of vocabulary
- Practice asking and answering conversational questions
- Produce basic grammar and sentence structures for simple communication
- Explore aspects of Chinese culture
- Develop general knowledge of China
Experience required
This ExpertTrack is for absolute beginners, meaning that you do not need any prior knowledge or experience of the Chinese language to enrol.
Getting started
This ExpertTrack is designed for anyone interested in learning Chinese, no matter what your experience is. It lays the groundwork for the Chinese language, making it ideal for a beginner.
ExpertTrack course overview
Course 1
Contemporary Chinese I: 1.1
Lay the foundations of Chinese Mandarin and learn pronunciation, sentence structures, and introductions.
2 tests
5 weeks
5 hours per week
Course 2
Contemporary Chinese I: 1.2
Build your Chinese language skills and improve your fluency in speaking and writing Chinese Mandarin.
2 tests
4 weeks
5 hours per week
Prove you're job ready
Highlight the new, job-relevant skills you’ve gained and supplement existing qualifications with a hard-earned, industry-specific digital certificate – plus one for every course within your ExpertTrack.
- Learn the latest in your chosen industry or subject.
- Complete each course and pass assessments.
- Receive certificates validated by the educating organisation.
- Impress employers with learning outcomes you can add to your CV.
- Make your career dreams a reality.
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How ExpertTracks work
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World-class learning with Chinese Plus
Chinese Plus lends support to domestic and foreign educational institutions, social organizations, and enterprises to take part in Online Chinese Class and set up localized platforms to conduct remote online Chinese education. It offers an all-in-one service package that includes online “teaching, learning, testing, and researching” as well as Chinese-centered online preparatory courses and “Chinese + vocational education” courses, among other services.
Established
2020Location
Beijing, China
Meet your instructor
AFHEA, a Chinese teacher from Fudan University, has been teaching Chinese in China, Cameroon, Ecuador, the UK and Australia (remotely) for over ten years.
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