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Overview
Through 3–4 study hours per unit you’ll learn the essentials of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Chinese through a variety of online activities. You will cover subjects including learning to say a simple ‘hello’ and talking about jobs. By the end of the Beginners Chinese 1 course at The Open University UK, you’ll have developed the skills needed to speak and understand simple Chinese in everyday contexts. A perfect online short course for absolute beginners!
This course teaches Mandarin Chinese and simplified characters.
After successfully completing this short course, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.
You will learn
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- communicate with speakers of Chinese in a limited range of predictable and simple contexts relating to everyday situations
- use the romanised alphabetical system Hanyu pinyin, which is used to indicate the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese
- learn the strokes, the stroke order, and the basic structures of Chinese characters
- recognise 50–100 of the most frequently used words in pinyin or/and characters and be able to Word-process or handwrite them.
Programme Structure
This short course is designed to give you a solid introduction to the Chinese language. You'll learn the essentials of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Chinese. You’ll also develop key skills that will enhance your future study of the language.
Delivered through user-friendly, ‘bite-sized’ blocks, in each unit you’ll discover basic vocabulary and set phrases. Audio material, featuring recordings by native speakers of Chinese, and a wide variety of speaking activities will aid your pronunciation. Throughout the course you’ll build up your own Chinese phrase book covering varied topics including:
- ways of greeting and responding to greetings
- describing yourself (name, age, nationality)
- numbers
- talking about where you live
- how to ask questions
- talking about your job
- how to introduce others
- talking about family and friends.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Start: At anytime before registration end date
- Registration closes 31 December
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages Linguistics View 36 other Short Courses in Linguistics in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course. It’s suitable if you are completely new to Chinese and to language learning, and it does not assume any prior knowledge.
Tuition Fee
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International
195 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 195 GBP for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
195 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 195 GBP for the full programme during 4 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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