What you will learn:

Learn about the language and open up exciting opportunities

Ni Hao! Welcome to Mandarin Chinese for Beginners.

After English, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, with an estimated one billion speakers. Learning the language opens up many exciting new opportunities for business, travel and cultural enrichment – the Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Online Certificate Course is here to get you started.

Throughout each module of the course, you will learn key vocabulary in both simplified characters and pinyin (the official romanisation system for Mandarin Chinese), explore concepts and grammatical structures, practice what you have learned, discover useful phrases or dialogue based on real-life scenarios, and take a multiple-choice assessment to further solidify learning. Furthermore, each of the course’s 10 modules is accompanied by an audio version to ensure accurate comprehension.

The Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Online Certificate Course teaches the fundamental concepts of pronunciation, as well as the basic grammar and vocabulary needed to participate in simple daily conversations. It introduces concepts that are unique to the Chinese language, which will then provide a framework you can use to express almost anything you want.

The course also contains relatable dialogues based on real-life scenarios that will equip you with many useful phrases to help you feel comfortable in social and professional interactions. Furthermore, the course has been designed to cover the needs of tourists, whether it is to ask for directions or to order food in a restaurant.

What will you learn with our Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Online Course?

• Includes a downloadable audio version of each module (10 in total + an introduction and a conclusion)
• Explains how to apply the principles of Chinese pronunciation and tones to read any Chinese pinyin
• Allows you to have a basic conversation in Mandarin Chinese
• Explains key vocabulary in both simplified characters and pinyin
• Explores concepts and grammatical structures
• Provides a “Let’s Practice” subsection following each key learning point
• Ensures understanding with useful phrases or dialogue based on real-life scenarios
• Tests knowledge retention with multiple-choice assessments 

Who Would Benefit from this Course?

Designed for those who have had little to no interaction with Mandarin Chinese, this course will take you from absolute beginner to being comfortable reading pinyin and using a variety of sentence structures to talk about yourself, as well as to ask and answer questions.

The wide range of examples, relatable expressions and real-life dialogues included in the course will boost your confidence in having basic conversations on topics such as exchanging personal information, discussing daily arrangements and food, asking about prices, chatting about your hobbies, the weather, and more.

The content in this course is based on the first level in the Hàny? Shu?píng K?oshì (Chinese Proficiency Test), usually referred to as HSK, which assesses the ability of a non-native speaker to use Chinese in their daily, academic and professional life.

There are a total of six levels in HSK, with HSK Level 1 being equivalent to the A1 Level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Online Certificate Course – Requirements

This course is designed for people with little or no prior experience. The course is delivered 100 percent online 24/7 and only takes a few hours of study to complete.

To successfully complete this course, a student must:

• Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources
• Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)
• Be a self-directed learner
• Possess sound language and literacy skills

Quick Course Facts:

1. Course content is structured for easy comprehension
2. Approximately 150 hours of study is needed to complete the course
3. Registered students gain unrestricted lifetime access to your online course
4. All course material is available online 24/7 and can be accessed using any device
5. Study your course online from anywhere in your own time at your own pace
6. All students who complete the course will be awarded with a certificate of completion that is applicable worldwide

For any additional questions please see our comprehensive FAQS tab above.

Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Online Course Outline

Module One: Ni Hao!

• Introduction
• Part 1: The Basics
• Part 2: Hanyu Pinyin
• Part 3: Personal Pronouns
• Module 1 Assessment

Module Two: My Family

• Part 1: More Personal Pronouns
• Part 2: X and Y
• Module 2 Assessment

Module Three: Numbers and Dates

• Part 1: Numbers
• Part 2: My Age
• Part 3: Measure Words
• Module 3 Assessment

Module Four: When Exactly?

• Part 1: Days
• Part 2: Time
• Part 3: Expressing “Existence” and “Possession”
• Module 4 Assessment

Module Five: Places

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Location with “Zai”
• Part 3: Asking for Directions
• Module 5 Assessment

Module Six: Going Shopping

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Expressing “Wants”
• Part 3: Counting Money
• Part 4: Art of Bargaining – Useful Phrases
• Module 6 Assessment

Module Seven: Interests and Hobbies

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Likes and Dislikes
• Part 3: Actions in Progress
• Module 7 Assessment

Module Eight: At Work and in School

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Connecting Adjectives and Nouns
• Part 3: Professional Interactions
• Module 8 Assessment

Module Nine: Ordering Food

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Common Courtesy
• Module 9 Assessment

Module Ten: The Weather

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Particle ? (ba)
• Part 3: Asking Different Questions
• Part 4: The Information Age
• Conclusion
• Module 10 Assessment

Recognition & Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this course and achieving a passing score for the assessment, you will be issued with an international continuing education credit (CEU) certificate.

This Certificate is applicable worldwide, which demonstrates your commitment to learning new skills. You can share the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers, and potential employers. Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.

Module One: Ni Hao!

• Introduction
• Part 1: The Basics
• Part 2: Hanyu Pinyin
• Part 3: Personal Pronouns
• Module 1 Assessment

Module Two: My Family

• Part 1: More Personal Pronouns
• Part 2: X and Y
• Module 2 Assessment

Module Three: Numbers and Dates

• Part 1: Numbers
• Part 2: My Age
• Part 3: Measure Words
• Module 3 Assessment

Module Four: When Exactly?

• Part 1: Days
• Part 2: Time
• Part 3: Expressing “Existence” and “Possession”
• Module 4 Assessment

Module Five: Places

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Location with “Zai”
• Part 3: Asking for Directions
• Module 5 Assessment

Module Six: Going Shopping

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Expressing “Wants”
• Part 3: Counting Money
• Part 4: Art of Bargaining – Useful Phrases
• Module 6 Assessment

Module Seven: Interests and Hobbies

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Likes and Dislikes
• Part 3: Actions in Progress
• Module 7 Assessment

Module Eight: At Work and in School

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Connecting Adjectives and Nouns
• Part 3: Professional Interactions
• Module 8 Assessment

Module Nine: Ordering Food

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Common Courtesy
• Module 9 Assessment

Module Ten: The Weather

• Part 1: Vocabulary
• Part 2: Particle ? (ba)
• Part 3: Asking Different Questions
• Part 4: The Information Age
• Conclusion
• Module 10 Assessment

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

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