Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
2 Hour(s) 2 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
John Wang
Rating
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Course Overview
The selected stories will not only help you learn Chinese, but to understand and know the culture of China as well.
As you all know, listening is very important when learning a language. Good listening habits help with word recognition and pronunciation skills for speaking Chinese.
I have been teaching Chinese for 10 years. During that time, I found that just listening to the MP3s that come with text books is not enough to help you become a fluent Chinese speaker. Some students understand that, and they try to watch news or TV shows. This does help, but not in the most efficient way, because there are still so many words and phrases you don't know. It takes a long time to learn the structure of the language, the vocabulary, phrases and expressions without a native speaker's help. Again, it must be said, without good listening you cannot speak Chinese very well!
That's why I created these 10 real stories. Each story will play three times. The first time the story is only in Chinese. During the first play, you will listen, roughly know the meaning and pay attention to the parts you don't know. The second play is with Pinyin and Chinese character subtitles, so you will find some words which you know, but did not recognize during the first play. The third play is with Pinyin, Chinese characters and English subtitles. In this third play, you will learn some new words you don't know.
Trust me, after studying these 10 stories, you will have taken a solid step on your way to fluency. In addition, the selected stories will not only help you learn Chinese, but to understand and know the culture of China as well.
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 24 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Work as a panda babysitter
- Section 2 A Russian stewardess working in China
- Section 3 An old chinese man
- Section 4 Chinese Obama speaks 'fake' English
- Section 5 Chinese Ghost Festival
- Section 6 Go to school
- Section 7 Handmade noodles
- Section 8 Harbin, the city of ice
- Section 9 Transportation during the Spring Festival
- Section 10 Where is the time going
What You’ll Learn
- Improve listening skills
- Understand Chinese culture in depth
- Understand the word-building of Chinese vocabulary in a practical way
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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NNancy Eng
I'm really enjoying this course. The video topics are culturally very interesting to me. I initially thought this course might be a bit too easy for me, but actually I find that each segment has some vocabulary words, phrases, or grammar structures that I wasn't too familiar with. In that aspect, it's still challenging enough but not impossible to follow along. I also like the methodology of watching each video with the variations (just voice / with pin yin / with translation, etc.). A course like this can be as relaxed as you want it to be, meaning you could just watch the videos as you like, or you can take it to another level by really studing each video and then self-studying the vocabulary presented in the videos.
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KKev Johnson
I find Johns approach to listening with subtitles more conducive to my learning methods. The repetition of the passages, along with the ability to hear clearly what is being said, and then to also be able to track the words being spoken, is a great help. Especially the pinyin! The variation in content of the stories will also provide a good insight to Chinese life! Thanks John.
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DDong Trang
A ten video course is perfect for those trying to improve your Chinese vocabulary on a wide range of topics. The speed is steady and clear with pictures and English/pinyin subtitles if you are lost. I would recommend for those of elementary levels to mid intermediate level Chinese learners. GIVE IT A TRY...what do you have to lose?
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MMarios Trivizas
good quality, structured course.
