Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• understand how to enable the Chinese keyboard and type characters on a western keyboard
• demonstrate an awareness of the varieties of the Chinese language
• understand how the sound system of Mandarin Chinese (pinyin and tones) works
• understand that there are simplified and traditional forms of Chinese characters and have an awareness of how they are combined together to form new meanings
• demonstrate basic vocabulary and pronunciation related to greetings, numbers, names and nationalities
• demonstrate a cultural understanding of how professional titles are used to address people.