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Mandarin Chinese
Save Mandarin Chinese as a language-learning interest while level-specific, reviewed instruction is developed.
Current availability
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- reviewer identity, qualification, evidence, and approval date are required
- mandarin-a1-dialogues: required audio asset is not ready
- mandarin-a1-pronunciation: required audio asset is not ready
What this course establishes
- Distinguish Hanzi, pinyin, syllables, and tones while exchanging basic greetings
- Introduce self and exchange limited origin, residence, and language information
- Request repetition, slower speech, or written clarification and confirm a key detail
Entry knowledge
- No prior Mandarin required
- Ability to read or use an accessible alternative for short text
Scope boundaries
- Introductory Standard Mandarin interaction only; not fluency, interpretation, translation, HSK certification, complete literacy, nationality evidence, or professional-language qualification
Fastest competency route
No fluency or fastest-hour claim; acceleration depends on demonstrated listening, speaking, reading, writing, interaction, and repair competence rather than memorized translations.
- Pass character, pinyin, meaning, listening, and tone diagnostics after approved audio exists
- Complete greeting, identity, and communication-repair performances
- Correct character, pinyin, tone, word-order, meaning, and register errors in a final portfolio
Full self-paced route
- Hanzi, pinyin, tones, and greeting lesson with qualified-speaker audio
- Identity and information lesson
- Requests, repair, and confirmation lesson
- Interaction portfolio, feedback, revision, and final assessment
Lesson and assessment map
汉字、拼音、声调与问候 — characters, pinyin, tones, and greetings
Keep characters, pronunciation support, tone, and meaning distinct while exchanging basic greetings.
4 questions: recall, application, judgment, and error correction.
姓名、来处、住处与语言 — identity and information
Exchange name, origin, residence, and limited language ability without adding unsupported identity claims.
4 questions: recall, application, judgment, and error correction.
请求、修复与确认 — requests, repair, and confirmation
Diagnose non-understanding and request repetition, slower speech, or writing before confirming a key detail.
4 questions: recall, application, judgment, and error correction.
Required applied assignment
Standard Mandarin introductory interaction portfolio
Create three short interactions—greeting, identity exchange, and practical communication repair—with Hanzi, pinyin, English functional meaning, tone analysis, and revision. Listening and pronunciation scoring remain unavailable until qualified-speaker audio is approved.
- Greeting exchange with appropriate 你 or 您 and leave-taking
- Identity exchange covering name, origin, residence, and limited language ability
- Practical exchange containing non-understanding, a matched repair request, and confirmation
- Line-by-line Hanzi, pinyin, tone marking, and English functional meaning
- Pronunciation rehearsal notes tied to approved speaker-labeled audio once available
- Revision memo correcting a character, pinyin, tone, word-order, meaning, classifier, or register problem
Passing standard: 80 of 100 points, with substantive revision required.
Continue after this course
- Initials, finals, tones, and documented tone changes with qualified-speaker audio
- Character components and handwriting or accessible input
- Basic word order, question formation, classifiers, aspect, and negation
- Everyday listening, reading, conversation, and writing