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LC = Wheatley, Julian. Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin. (The Character Text). (Part I) (Part II)

PC = Li, Duanduan, et al. A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese V.1, 2 (Daxue Yuwen). New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2001, 2003, 2004. ISBN: Amazon logo 0231135858, Amazon logo 0231125577.
There are two versions of this textbook: a simplified character version and a traditional character version. You may purchase whichever one you prefer.


WEEK #MONDAYSWEDNESDAYSTHURSDAYS
1Session 1: Course Introduction

Pinyin
Session 2: Pinyin
2Session 3: LC Basics of CharactersSession 4: LC Basics of Characters (cont.)Session 5: Quiz 1
3Session 6: LC CharactersSession 7: LC Characters (cont.)
4Session 8: LC Characters (cont.)Session 9: LC Characters (cont.)Session 10: Quiz 2
5Session 11: PC1 Chinese NamesSession 12: PC1 Chinese Names (cont.)Session 13: PC2 Chinese Families
6Session 14: PC2 Chinese Families (cont.)Session 15: PC1 and PC2 Review
7Session 16: Quiz 3Session 17: PC3 North China and South ChinaSession 18: PC3 North China and South China (cont.)
8Session 19: PC4 The 10 SunsSession 20: PC4 The 10 Suns (cont.)Session 21: Beijing Film Academy Colloquium
9Session 22: PC3 and PC4 ReviewSession 23: Quiz 4Session 24: PC5 Heaven and Earth
10Session 25: PC5 Heaven and Earth (cont.)Session 26: PC6 Chinese Idioms
11Session 27: PC6 Chinese Idioms (cont.)Session 28: PC5 and PC6 ReviewSession 29: Quiz 5
12Session 30: PC7 The Great WallSession 31: PC7 The Great Wall (cont.)
13Session 32: PC8 Li BaiSession 33: PC8 Li Bai (cont.)Session 34: PC7 and PC8 Review
14Session 35: Quiz 6Session 36: PC9 Chinese MedicineSession 37: PC9 Chinese Medicine (cont.)
15Session 38: PC10 Chinese FoodSession 39: PC10 Chinese Food (cont.)

 








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