This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

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LC = Wheatley, Julian. Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin. (The Character Text). (Part I) (Part II)

PC = Li, Duanduan, et al. A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese V.1, 2 (Daxue Yuwen). New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2001, 2003, 2004. ISBN: Buy at Amazon 0231135858, Buy at Amazon 0231125577.
There are two versions of this textbook: a simplified character version and a traditional character version. You may purchase whichever one you prefer.

WEEK # MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS
1  

Session 1: Course Introduction

Pinyin

 Session 2: Pinyin
2 Session 3: LC Basics of Characters Session 4: LC Basics of Characters (cont.) Session 5: Quiz 1
3   Session 6: LC Characters Session 7: LC Characters (cont.)
4 Session 8: LC Characters (cont.) Session 9: LC Characters (cont.) Session 10: Quiz 2
5 Session 11: PC1 Chinese Names Session 12: PC1 Chinese Names (cont.) Session 13: PC2 Chinese Families
6   Session 14: PC2 Chinese Families (cont.) Session 15: PC1 and PC2 Review
7 Session 16: Quiz 3 Session 17: PC3 North China and South China Session 18: PC3 North China and South China (cont.)
8 Session 19: PC4 The 10 Suns Session 20: PC4 The 10 Suns (cont.) Session 21: Beijing Film Academy Colloquium
9 Session 22: PC3 and PC4 Review Session 23: Quiz 4 Session 24: PC5 Heaven and Earth
10 Session 25: PC5 Heaven and Earth (cont.) Session 26: PC6 Chinese Idioms  
11 Session 27: PC6 Chinese Idioms (cont.) Session 28: PC5 and PC6 Review Session 29: Quiz 5
12 Session 30: PC7 The Great Wall Session 31: PC7 The Great Wall (cont.)  
13 Session 32: PC8 Li Bai Session 33: PC8 Li Bai (cont.) Session 34: PC7 and PC8 Review
14 Session 35: Quiz 6 Session 36: PC9 Chinese Medicine Session 37: PC9 Chinese Medicine (cont.)
15 Session 38: PC10 Chinese Food Session 39: PC10 Chinese Food (cont.)