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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for Beginners by Peking University

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About the Course

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Chinese culture and language with our ABC Chinese course for beginners. This comprehensive course provides an introduction to Mandarin phonetics and essential daily expressions, enabling learners to achieve a fundamental understanding and confidently engage in basic conversations. Our carefully crafted curriculum covers practical topics and real-life situations, ranging from exchanging personal information and discussing daily schedules to conversing about food, prices, city life, weather, and hobbies. The diverse selection of reading materials and interactive activities ensures a rich and stimulating learning experience, piquing learners' interests throughout the course. No need to worry about learning Chinese characters – this course focuses on speaking skills, making it accessible and enjoyable. Elevate your learning with a thrilling bonus feature: virtually travel to China and hone your speaking skills with our immersive game, playable on a VR headset or desktop. Embark on a scavenger hunt, talk to vendors, encounter fellow travelers, and explore a traditional market, all while applying your Chinese skills in a real-world environment....

Top reviews

PP

Apr 24, 2020

She teaching very well! Easy to understand, her accent is very clear to understand, lesson is very useful to and might can use it for real. Thank you for lovely teaching and lovely lesson

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SA

Jun 16, 2020

Awesome experience it was a comprehensive and informative course. I learnt alot. Thank you coursera for providing us such a nice and global platform to enhance skills and knowlegde by sitting at home.

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By Nell R

Nov 5, 2015

It was fun, and a nice refresher for me as it has been nearly a decade since I spoke in Chinese.

By AMANDA R H R

Aug 21, 2021

Me parece muy adecuado como un primer acercamiento al idioma, las explicaciones son muy claras.

By Elizabeth N C

Jun 16, 2020

the only thing confusing is giving addresses but I would also have added the chinese characters

By Pitchaya C

Apr 27, 2020

I have gained the knowledge so much. It's very useful for beginner both words and pronunciation

By Samuel K

Mar 4, 2017

This course is very useful for beginners without any knowledge of Chinese language and culture.

By Erik H

May 22, 2016

Really good course. But you need to study hard, because not everything is written on the board.

By Виктория Ш

Feb 26, 2016

Курс хороший. Но жалко, что совсем не говорят об иероглифах и о том, как их собственно понимать

By valentine g

Feb 23, 2017

Pour commencer le chinois à l'oral ce cours est un très bon début et se révèle assez complet.

By Jantima N

May 6, 2020

I have reciewed the basic Chineses language used to study and get more vocabulary. Thank you

By Thirawarit P

Mar 30, 2022

This course is good for studying Chinese. For someone who begins to learn Chinese, try it!

By Samuel C

May 12, 2021

more vocabulary will be great, final exam to review 7 week material also great things to do

By Nino C

Aug 4, 2017

Very helpful! Added more motivation to my studying such a rich language! Thanks to teacher!

By John W S A

Oct 2, 2020

Very helpful for beginners. Might be good to learn some chinese characters from the start.

By Vivian

May 8, 2020

It's great, I hope there's another level or more advanced level for this course. Thank you

By ARCANI R A K

Apr 21, 2021

thanks for the opportunity the learn a new language, the teacher is excellent teaching.

By Patrick M

Jul 9, 2020

The quizzes are a bit boring and not very creative. The teacher and the videos are good.

By Wisuttaporn I

Jun 15, 2020

It is a good start to learn Chinese with simple conversations and daily words. Thank you

By Eduardo L C

Jun 14, 2020

easy to follow and useful, may be a little bit more of basic gramatic would be wellcomed

By Grace M

Aug 8, 2016

I love learning Chinese with this course! The instructor could be better, but all around

By Carlos A S S

Sep 29, 2015

You should put chinese characters for a better understanding of this beautiful language.

By Gino E N

Aug 27, 2015

Pretty cool. Requires good listening skills and attention skills and ver well detailed.

By Napak J

Jun 1, 2021

This is good lesson for beginner. You will know many words that can use in daily life.

By Anees

Jun 23, 2020

Excellent teaching methodology.

would love to take the next level from the same teacher

By Tienthip V

Jun 15, 2020

It would be better if you teach chinese writing as well. However, this course is great!

By Alex K

Apr 20, 2020

Straight forward and easy to learn, but couldn't understand some of the pronunciations.