Improve your Mandarin Chinese grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structures to write confident and convincing essays.
This course from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) guides you from writing your very first Chinese sentence all the way to composing a complete essay. Step by step, you will build the grammar patterns, vocabulary, and sentence structures you need to express yourself clearly in written Mandarin.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Unit 1:Write your first Chinese sentence
Unit 2:Write your second Chinese sentence
Unit 3:Write your first Chinese essay
Unit 4:Write your second Chinese essay
This course is organised into 4 weekly modules, guiding you from a single sentence to a complete essay:
This is a fully online course that you can study at your own pace.
Over 4 weeks (about 2 hours per week), each unit combines short video lessons with guided writing activities and quizzes.
Learners are assessed through the quizzes and activities in each unit. To complete the course, please finish all course units and quizzes.
A basic foundation in Mandarin Chinese (pronunciation and everyday vocabulary) is recommended, as this course focuses on building grammar, sentence structure, and writing skills.