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Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Pronunciation and Tone

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Course Features

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Duration

3 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

2 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

For beginners to Mandarin Chinese, it is important to understand the correct pronunciation and tone. This three-week course will teach you Chinese phonetics, tones and syllables. It will help you build confidence when speaking Chinese.

This interactive course teaches you how to correct pronunciation errors and spelling rules using audio and videos.

To help you learn Chinese Mandarin, you'll be able to use useful phrases like greetings, self-introductions, thanking, love, and apologizing.

Learn the essential elements of Chinese Phonology. This includes initials, finals and the four primary tones.

You'll also learn how to distinguish similar sounds in Chinese by learning how to pronounce them.

Learning the fundamental rules of spelling will help you improve your Chinese writing skills.

Pinyin, which uses the Latin alphabet for writing Mandarin Chinese, is a useful and widely-used tool. This system will help you to correctly pronounce various words and improve your language learning.

This course will help you to be fluent in Mandarin Chinese pronunciation and to use sentences and words in everyday communication.

You can see some of the steps in this course before you sign up.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Explore the Chinese phonology and understand the components and structure of Chinese phonology

Demonstrate accurate and impressive pronunciation of all syllables in Mandarin Chinese

Apply some words and sentences in daily communication

Record the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese with Pinyin and continue your further study with the help of Pinyin

Target Students

This course is designed for beginners who want to improve their Chinese speaking skills, and learn the correct pronunciation of the language

Course Instructors

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Zhu Xuan

Instructor

Teacher at Shanghai International Studies University. Have been teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages for 10 years.
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Yanli Zhang

Professor

Professor and Dean of School of Chinese Studies and Exchange, Shanghai International Studies University. Have been working as a teacher of English and later Chinese since 1994.

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