Welcome to
Conversational Mandarin Chinese (Beginning)
TICKET: 200240-002000(3CEUs)
COURSE NO: XLNG0922
Instructor: Li-Bu Larson, M.A. in ESL
URL: http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/libu.html
Time & Date: 10 meetings, Tuesdays, Sept. 17 - Nov. 19, 7:00 p.m.- 9:50 p.m.
Location: Science Bldg. 1, Rm. 1125
Tel: 818-677-3467 (message only)
libu.larson@csun.edu

Text-books Required: Ni Hao (text-book & student workbook) by Shuman & Paul Fredlein, China Soft

General Course Description:
Learn to speak basic Mandarin Chinese in an enjoyable environment.   Students will communicate with others in standard Chinese in daily conversational situations   Emphasis is placed on Pinyin, four tones, useful expressions and conversation.

Tentative Course Schedule:
 
Date
Lesson
1. Sept. 17 Introduction & Lesson 1
2. Sept. 24 Lesson 2
3. Oct. 1 Lesson 3
4. Oct.  8 Lesson 4
5. Oct. 15 Lesson 5
6. Oct. 22 Lesson 6
7. Oct. 29 Lesson 7
8. Nov. 5 Lesson 8
9. Nov. 12 Lesson 9
10. Nov. 19 Lesson 10

References Online:

  • Pinyin Guide by Harvard University with audio clips -- excellent, now available again.
  • Practice Your Pinyin (Univ. of Iowa)
  • Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online  (Level I, big 5 version) (Fifteen Units in Pinyin, English, Characters and Exercises with sound), by Tim Xie, CSULB
  • Games for Pinyin or Chinese Characters, by Tianwe Xie, CSULB
  • Top 300 Chinese Characters, (you may need Chinese fonts to view this page) by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
  • Learn Pinyin
  • Jasmine Flower Song
  • Chinese New Year Sayings
  • Radicals:  an introduction
  • Radicals: an explanation of major radicals, prepared by Pat Moran
  • Animated characters Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (PCR) by Tianwei Xie, CSULB
  • Some Chinese Characters, a few randomly chosen Chinese words are here just for you to look at.
  • A is for Love, a set of Flash Cards for learning Chinese
  • A Timeline - The Chinese Dynasties
  • Beyond Class Activities
  • Download Chinese Word Processing (NJstar)
  • Prinstine Communications 
  • by Li-Bu Larson
    Updated by October, 2002