课程概述：
This course is designed for Beginners who would like to learn Chinese pronunciation and try to use the language patterns to express themselves.
On this course, you will be introduced to the key elements of Chinese phonetics, including the four main tones and main rules of spelling. You will also cover everyday language like greetings, basic questions, and numbers. After learning the Chinese pronunciation, we will focus on the following six topics of conversation:
Basic greetings and self-introduction
Family members and different jobs
Ordering food and making payments
Dates and time
Weather and health
Asking directions and making plans
In addition, our course will introduce Chinese characters required by HSK1 and shed light on Chinese culture. By the end of the course, you will not only be able to use daily Chinese to express yourself, but also discover a new world through studying a language different from your mother language.
上线平台：中国大学MOOC平台/futureLearn平台
课程链接：
https://www.icourse163.org/course/SISU-1206446817
https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/shanghai-international-studies-university
课程二维码：
课程大纲：
01
Introduction to Pinyin (Initials and Finals I)
Here we introduce the role of Pinyin in the Chinese language. You can learn to pronounce some initials and finals and the four tones, as well as some simple expressions.
课时
1.1 Introduction to Pinyin
1.2 Initials b p m f and Simple Finals
1.3 Initials and finals1
02
Initials and Finals 2 and Special cases in Chinese Pinyin
Here you will learn how to pronounce the rest of initials and finals, also you will learn the compound final er, er-colored words and basic rules of modified tones, as well as some simple expressions.
课时
2.1 Initials and finals 2
2.2 er and er-colored words.
2.3 Basic rules of modified tone
03
Discrimination of similar sounds
In this part, we'll help you to distinguish similar sounds and introduce you some useful expressions.
课时
3.1 Distinguishing Similar Sounds 1
3.2 Distinguishing Similar Sounds 2
04
Greetings and self-introduction
We will talk about greetings, some expressions for self-introduction and nationalities.
课时
4.1 Greetings
4.2 Self-introduction
4.3 Chinese characters
05
Family members and different jobs
You will learn how to talk about your family, such as number of family members. You will also You will learn how to express different jobs and hobbies in Chinese.
课时
5.1 Family members
5.2 Jobs and hobbies
5.3 Chinese characters
06
Ordring things and making payments
You will learn how to talk about food and drinks. You will also learn how to order the meals and pay the check in Chinese.
课时
6.1 Talking about food and drinks
6.2 Ordering and paying the bill
6.3 Chinese characters
07
Dates and time
You will learn some expressions for dates and time.
课时
7.1 Expressing dates
7.2 Expressing time
7.3 Chinese characters
08
Weather and health
You will be able to talk about the weather and seasons in Chinese. You will also learn the expressions of some health problems.
课时
8.1 Seasons and weather
8.2 Talking about health
8.3 Chinese characters
09
Directions and plans
You will be able to ask and give directions in Chinese. You will learn how to ask others’ plan in details like what, when and how.
课时
9.1 Asking for directions
9.2 Asking about plans
9.3 Chinese characters
证书要求：
This online course instructed Chinese Pinyin and more than six daily use topics in Chinese language, including useful expression, and vocabulary related to each topic, such as ordering meals and asking for directions. Additionally, aspects of Chinese Culture were explored and discussed in the course.