Learn Chinese online for free: Course by Peking University

Chinese for beginners is a free online course for free, it is an ABC Chinese course for beginners.

About the course
This is an ABC Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetic and daily expressions. Selected topics and situations come from real life scenarios and can be used for everyday communication. In addition to the dialogues, the selection of reading materials and practice activities will make the content as rich and varied as possible, in order to stimulate the learners' interest. And what is better, learners don't need to study Chinese characters.

Course Syllabus
Week 1: Personal Information - names/tones, identity, family
Week 2: Daily Life - numbers, time, daily arrangements
Week 3: Food - main courses, fruits, vegetables and meats, drinks
Week 4: Shopping - colors, sizes, prices, bargaining
Week 5: City - transportation, public places, locations and directions, asking for directions
Week 6: Weather - temperature, seasons, health
Week 7: Hobbies - sports, TV programmes, others.

Prerequisites
Learners should have English language competence.

Course Sessions
September 15, 2014 - November 30, 2014

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