Mandarin Chinese: First Steps in Chinese

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This course is your first crucial step to learning Mandarin Chinese. Establish a solid foundation of your Chinese journey. Switching from Latin alphabet or other phonogram languages to Chinese can be intimidating and frustrating. This prerequisite course breaks down all basic characteristics of Chinese language, ensuring you have a solid foundation to be a competent speaker. In each lesson, we will introduce one rule with practices and related dialogues. By the end of this course, you will be ready to further your knowledge in Chinese. No previous knowledge needed. We start from the beginning! This course was developed with the assistance of Dr. Haohsiang Liao, Director of the Chinese Language Program at MIT. Updated on 17 September, 2019