College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Intermediate Level 2

Name: College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Intermediate Level 2
Rating: 4.2 (23 reviews)

Learn one semester's intermediate college Chinese curriculum in one month and save 6000 dollars of tuition

Created byHong Zeng

Last updated 5/2017

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What you'll learn

To learn one full semester's college Chinese curriculum at intermediate level in just one month (based on the same range of vocabulary, grammar and topics); to learn writing 600 Chinese characters; and to learn the increasingly discursive Chinese language to discuss the habitability of a city, building, choosing major, Chinese schools of cuisine, criteria for purchasing goods, resolving relationship conflict in dating and courtship, and the benefits and harm of Computer Age. As the third sequel in College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own sequence, you will progress from daily situational dialogue to the discussion of more advanced social topics.

Course content

4 sections • 49 lectures • 7h 14m total length

Introduction and study guide2:30
This lecture introduces myself, my course, and how the course combines the benefits of classroom teaching, Rosetta Stone Chinese and online teaching. The study guide in the
resource section is a must-read guide on how to study this course in
terms of methodology and schedule.

lesson 22 vocabulary and grammar part 1 Better to live in New York or Minnesota10:18
This lecture teaches and practices the vocabulary and grammar of lesson 22 part1.

Imitate as closely as possible my pronunciation as you read after me
and memorize the sound, meaning and usage of vocabulary (not written
form yet), (you may pause the slide to ensure you memorize them) so that
in the very next page you can do oral exercises with these learned
vocabularies out of memory. Make sure do each oral exercise on your own
before I provide the correcting answer.
lesson 22 vocabulary and grammar part 216:33
This lecture teaches and practices the vocabulary and grammar of lesson 22 part 2.

Imitate as closely as possible my pronunciation as you read after me
and memorize the sound, meaning and usage of vocabulary (not written
form yet), (you may pause the slide to ensure you memorize them) so that
in the very next page you can do oral exercises with these learned
vocabularies out of memory. Make sure do each oral exercise on your own
before I provide the correcting answer.
lesson 22 text practice15:34
This lecture is on text practice: I will at first explain the text sentence by sentence, and then you will read the text after me twice, sentence by sentence, to ensure
the accuracy of your pronunciation, for the third time just listen to my
reading and answer question about the text (better not look at the
text), and then listen to my correcting answer.
lesson 22 text acting video Better to live in New York or Minnesota?1:15
This is an acting video of lesson 22 dialogue. Enjoy, practice
listening comprehension with it, and you can also repeat after the
sentences.
lesson 23 vocabulary and grammar part 1 My Dorm11:04
Same approach of instruction and practice as the corresponding sections of description in lesson 22.
lesson 23 vocabulary and grammar part 2 My Dorm13:44
Explore Mandarin existential sentences, learning how to use place words with static or dynamic verbs, measure words, and directional complements to describe where objects exist.
lesson 23 text practice14:26
Practice text focuses on dorm life, teaching mandarin existential sentences, location and direction phrases, and measure words through reading and speaking drills.
lesson 23 text acting video0:47
Unit test 22, 231:05
unit test 22, 23 answer sheet1:02

lesso 24 vocabulary and grammar 1 Chinese Schools of Cuisine16:12
Explore Chinese schools of cuisine, practice menu reading with steamed fish and chicken, describe dishes as tender and fragrant, and learn topic-based sentence structure and polite ordering phrases.
lesson 24 text 1 practice15:43
Practice reading Chinese text 1 in lesson 24, answer follow-up questions, and discuss meals like steamed fish and Shanghai and Guangdong cuisines.
lesson 24 text 1 acting video Chinese schools of cuisine1:22
Explore lesson 24 text 1 acting video and the Chinese schools of cuisine, practicing Mandarin and comprehension in an intermediate context.
lesson 24 vocabulary and grammar 2 Chinese schools of cuisine16:44
Explore Chinese cuisines and regional dishes while learning vocabulary for taste and food preferences, and practice grammar for comparing dishes and expressing personal opinions.
lesson 24 text 2 practice13:14
Explore Chinese regional cuisines and flavor profiles, including Shanghai, Cantonese, Shandong, Fujian, and Beijing roast duck, through sentence-by-sentence reading and guided questions.
lesson 24 text 2 acting video Chinese schools of cuisine0:58
Practice Mandarin through an acting video about Chinese schools of cuisine, building intermediate vocabulary for learners in the college Mandarin Chinese course on your own intermediate level 2.
lesson 25 vocabulary and grammar 1 criteria for purchasing goods11:22
lesson 25 text 1 practice11:38
lesson 25 text 1 acting video criteria for purchasing goods0:59
Explore an acting video that examines criteria for purchasing goods in Mandarin, featuring dialogue about meat pies and kosher options to build practical shopping vocabulary.
lesson 25 vocabulary and grammar 2 criteria for purchasing goods19:55
Learn vocabulary and grammar for criteria for purchasing goods, including quality, price, and brand considerations.
lesson 25 text 2 practice17:32
Explore a Mandarin text about consumer choices, examining brand value, price versus quality, and local versus famous brands through sentence-by-sentence analysis and key grammar like adjective clauses and rhetorical questions.
lesson 25 text 2 acting video criteria for purchasing goods1:23
Explore intermediate Mandarin Chinese on your own intermediate level 2, lesson 25 text 2, focusing on acting video criteria for purchasing goods.
unit test 24, 251:20
unit test 24, 25 answer sheet1:11

lesson 26 vocabulary and grammar 1 part 1 choose major16:39
Explore how to choose a major by discussing course options, majors, and degrees, including engineering, management, and business school, while describing classes, credits, and graduate outcomes.
lesson 26 vocabulary and grammar 1 part 217:19
Master Mandarin vocabulary and grammar through campus life scenarios, including choosing between engineering, management, or business school, and mastering verb-complement structures and repetition.
lesson 26 text 1 practice20:15
lesson 26 text 1 acting video choose major1:42
Practice text 1 from lesson 26, watch an acting video, and learn how to choose a major in the College Mandarin Chinese on your own intermediate level 2 course.
lesson 26 text 2 vocabulary and grammar 2 choose major8:35
Explore lesson 26 vocabulary and grammar for choosing a major, including literature, science and engineering, finance, and philosophy in Mandarin.
lesson 26 text 2 practice10:38
Guide for College Mandarin Chinese on your own intermediate level 2 learners through a dialogue about finance, humanities, science and engineering and future job prospects, with reading practice and questions.
lesso 26 text 2 acting video choose major0:47
lesson 27 vocabulary and grammar 1 dating17:43
lesson 27 text 1 practice14:37
Lesson 27 text 1 acting video dating0:59
Practice Mandarin dialogues about dating, including asking someone's age and coordinating via whatsapp, while exploring sincere expressions of affection.
lesson 27 vocabulary and grammar 2 dating10:06
lesson 27 text 2 practice8:03
Practice lesson 27 vocabulary through a sentence-by-sentence reading of the text, then discuss forgiveness, understanding, and practical responses using the Chinese character text.
lesson 27 text 2 acting video0:39
lesson 28 vocabulary and grammar 1 benefits and harm of computer13:10
Examine the benefits and harms of computers and the internet, and practice expressing opinions on online life, news access, information reliability, and downloading software.
lesson 28 text 1 practice14:53
examine the benefits and harms of computers and the internet, including electronic books, blogs, games, and karaoke, and practice mandarin through sentence-by-sentence reading and questions.
lesson 28 text 1 acting video benefits and harm of computer0:55
Explore the acting video in lesson 28 text 1 and analyze the benefits and harm of computer use, within the College Mandarin Chinese on your own intermediate level 2 course.
lesson 28 vocabulary and grammar 2 benefits and harm of computer17:45
Practice vocabulary and grammar in lesson 28 as you explore the benefits and harm of computers, internet, and computer games. Examine the influence on children and discuss potential complement.
lesson 28 text 2 practice16:05
lesson 28 text 2 acting video0:59
Explore lesson 28 text 2 through an acting video, featuring spoken phrases and dialogue cues as a high school setting unfolds.
unit test 26, 27, 280:45
lesson 26, 27, 28 unit test answer1:03
final exam: lesson 22--281:18
final exam lesson 22-28 answer sheet3:26
Bonus Lecture My website of Chinese language/culture of free contents and others0:04

Requirements

Although not required, it is highly desirable that the students of this course have also taken the College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Beginning and Intermediate level 1 published by me, due to the continuity of vocabulary, grammar and topics in this language sequence.

Description

College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Intermediate Level 2 is a sequel to my two previously published, unanimously five-star rated courses: College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Beginning Level and Intermediate Level 1. This course is the second half of Intermediate level Chinese, and allows you to learn in just one month a full semester's college Chinese curriculum at intermediate level based on the same range of vocabulary, grammar, situational dialogues and discussion topics and save you 6000 dollars of college tuition, with the same proficiency achieved. It has 48 lectures, around 7 hours. As the other two courses, its design simulates to a great extent the teacher-student interaction in the classroom, such as found in oral exercises of answering questions, reading after the teacher, describing pictures, translation and grammar drill, etc. By using hundreds of entertaining pictures that immediately tests your application of learned language information after every slide, this course brings teaching, reviewing, testing and application of language into a quick succession simulating the cognitive mode of immersive learning of language. Therefore, it combines the benefits of classroom teaching, Rosetta Stone Chinese and online learning while avoiding their shortcomings. Consequently, in this course, you are not only listening to my lectures, but fully participating in practicing the learned language, with my correction provided.As the third sequel of this language learning sequence (altogether five courses), it allows you to progress from basic, daily situational dialogue to discursive language of discussion and debate on daily and social topics: such as discussion of the habitability of a city or a building; Chinese schools of cuisines; criteria for purchasing goods; conflict resolving in dating relationship; the benefits and harm of Computer Age. Through this course, you will learn not only vocabulary for daily conversation, but also more sophisticated vocabulary and grammar for discussing increasing advanced social topics. The instructor is again Professor Hong Zeng, an awarding-winning professor of Chinese for 16 years at prestigious American liberal arts colleges and national universities. After this course, you will be fully ready to embark on studying advanced Chinese in this language sequence.

If you find this course helpful, please check out my other courses in this sequence: College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Beginning Level and Intermediate level 1, as well as my "Business Chinese Course", the only course on Udemy in business Chinese language.

Who this course is for:

Students who have learned one year equivalence of beginning Chinese and preferably, who have taken my college Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Beginning Level and Intermediate Level.

College Mandarin Chinese on Your Own Intermediate Level 2

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Course content

Introduction of the Course1 lecture • 3min

Lesson 22, 23 How habitable is a city/place?10 lectures • 1hr 26min

lesson 24 and 25: Chinese Schools of Cuisine; Criteria for Purchasing Goods14 lectures • 2hr 10min

lesson 26, 27, 28: choose major; dating; benefits and harm of computer24 lectures • 3hr 18min

Requirements

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