Mandarin - Beginner

Course Description

This is a Summer Express class that meets once per week for 6 consecutive weeks: June 14 – July 26. *No class July 5th in recognition of Independence Day weekend. Introduces the fundamentals of the Chinese language including Pinyin, four tones, eight basic strokes, and elementary grammar. Each lesson will include basic reading, writing, listening and speaking exercises. Level: HSK1 / CEFR: A0-A1 Topics: greetings, nationalities, occupations, hobbies, and routines Objectives: introductions, personal pronouns, simple adjectives and adverbs, forming basic sentencing and questions, describing people physically, Chinese last name and first name positions, and numbers 1-10 Textbook: New Concept Chinese 1, five mini chapters including Lessons 1-10