CONVERSATIONAL MANDARIN

This course is for students without Chinese language background. The course covers four main areas of communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. To become proficient in the four areas, discussions on Chinese word processing, Chinese calligraphy, reading Chinese characters, and proper intonation will be tackled. Typing skills are emphasized in this course to give students freedom to identify and use Chinese character in writing.

The sessions will consist of 20% lesson discussions and 80% application as well as practical activities.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Individuals who deal with Chinese-speaking business partners or colleagues, students, or anyone who wants to learn Chinese for purposes of travel or for any reason

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

1How to understand the basic concepts of Chinese communication
2How to apply and practice proper grammar and other Chinese tonalities
3How to identify the different parts of speech in the Chinese language
4How to construct grammatically correct sentences that are comprehensible and meaningful
5How to monitor the students progress and give feedback that will further develop their training program in speaking Chinese
6How to manage conversational Chinese at a fair level of fluency

Course Objectives:

1Demonstrate effective communication skills in basic Chinese using correct pronunciation and tones
2Correctly identify 400 of the most frequently used Chinese characters as well as write 250 of the 400 words and understand their origins
3Demonstrate speaking and writing skills by using the basic grammar structures of modern Chinese
4Effectively use the Chinese dictionary

BENEFITS:

1Increased number of opportunities inside and outside the country through foreign language acquisition
2Improved eloquence and fluency in communicating with the Chinese language
3Improved Chinese communication skills and exposure to different cultural practices

METHODOLOGY:

TalkShop uses Integrated Language Teaching. This means 30% of the course is comprised of facilitator-based discussions while 70% is dedicated to an interactive learning experience through:

1 Practical Role-play Scenarios
2Guided Dialogues
3Voice Recording | VTR Sessions
4Pronunciation Exercises
5Conversing Using Frozen Expressions
6Speech to Writing Practice
7Conversation Drills

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Duration:

I. Zhuyin Alphabet

A. History of Zhuyin Alphabet
B. Modern Uses of the Zhuyin Alphabet
C. The Origin of the Symbols

1. Consonants

- - bā, pá, and mǎ
  - fǎ, dì, and tí
  - nǐ, lì, and gào
  - kǎo, hǎo, and jiào
  - qiǎo, xiǎo, and zhǔ
  - chū, shù, and rù
  - zài, cái, and sāi

2. Rhymes and Medials

- - dà, duō, and dé
  - diē, shài, and shéi
  - shǎo, shōu, and shān
  - shēn, shàng, and sheng
  - ér, nì, and nǔ
  - nǚ, zī, zhī, and sǐ

D. Character Recognition
E. Vocal Tone Recognition

- Zhuyin
- Pinyin

II. Vocal Tone and Pronunciation

A. Tonal Marks
B. Vowels a, e, o, and I

- Pinyin
- Zhuyin

C. Vowels u and y

- Pinyin
- Zhuyin

D. Non-sibilant consonants

- Pinyin
- Zhuyin

E. Sibilant consonants

- Pinyin
- Zhuyin

F. Vocal Tones

- Pinyin mā, má, mǎ, and ma
- Zhuyinㄇㄚ, ㄇㄚˊ, ㄇㄚˇ, ㄇㄚˋ, and ㄇㄚ・

III. Character Structure

A. Stroke Order
B. Identifying Component Strokes
C. Using the Dictionary

IV. Grammar

A. Proper Sentence Structure
B. Reading Order
C. Collective Character Sentence Structuring

V. Simple Sentence Construction

A. Counting

- Numbers
- Ranking

B. Common Characters and Usage

- Intricacies of the character “De”
- 250 Most Used Characters and Usage

VI. Greetings and expressions of courtesy

Appropriate Greetings
Surnames, names titles and personal pronouns

VII. Counting and Parts of Speech

Syntax: subjects, verbs, objects and prepositional phrases
Numbers 0 to 100
Interrogative words and asking questions
Particles: continuation, question, suggestion
Expressing possession
Vocabulary relating to topics such as school, home, family, clothing and shopping

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