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First Year Chinese I is a mandarin Chinese course of the Utah State University. The course is under a Creative Commons License.

Overview

This course provides an understanding of basic principles of Chinese speaking and written language. The focus is on pronunciation and simple Chinese character writing.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Read and write Chinese characters from Lesson 1 to Lesson 7 of Practical Chinese Reader
2. Obtain skills to accomplish exercises from Exercise I to Exercise IV of Practical Chinese Reader I: Patterns & Exercises
3. Carry on simple daily conversation

Texts

1. Beijing Language Institute, (1993). Practical Chinese Reader Elementary Course: Book I
2. Chu, M. M. (1992). Practical Chinese Reader I: Patterns & Exercises.
3. Teng, S. H. (1993). Practical Chinese Reader I & II: Writing Workbook.

Contents of the Package

• Video Lessons
• Grammar Sheets
• Practice Assignements

The Course is based on the Practical Chinese Reader which is not included.

Download
first_year_chinese1.zip (600MB)

Print this PDF document to practice writing Chinese characters.

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This Character Writing Sheet is licensed under a Creative Commons License. From Utah State University Web site.

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