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