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Description
SICSSL will host a five-day Introductory Chinese Language Workshop from 1–5 September, designed to provide participants with a strong foundation in Mandarin Chinese. Taught entirely by native speakers, the workshop offers an authentic and immersive learning experience. It begins with an introduction to the language’s structure and phonetics, including the combination of initial and final sounds and the five tones, supported by live demonstrations to enhance pronunciation. Participants will learn basic greetings, self-introduction phrases, and how to express personal likes and dislikes, especially around topics like sports and movies. The sessions also include simple dialogues and pronunciation reviews to reinforce fluency. Learners will explore varied question forms, measure words, and possessive constructions in everyday sentences. Time-related expressions will be introduced, enabling participants to ask and tell time, describe activities occurring at specific moments, and express actions over durations. Through interactive exercises, attendees will gain essential conversational skills and a deeper appreciation of Chinese language and culture.
What you'll learn
Knowing the pronunciation: Introduction of the language 2. Introduction of the combination of initial sounds and final sounds and demonstration 3. Introduction of the five tones and demonstration 4. Simple greetings
Frequently used sentence: 1. Learning varied question sentences and how to answer them 2. Measure words and its sentences 3. Possessive word and its sentences
Self-Introduction: 1. Phrases of self - introduction 2. Learning to describe likes/dislikes (e.g. sports and movies) 3. Simple dialogue 4. Review pronunciation
Commonly used sentence structure in Mandarin: 1. Learning to describe locations (e.g., near or far) 2. Learning to talk about places in the vicinity of other places. 3. Learning to ask for help
Requirements
Course Content
Semester with subjects
No Semester Founds.
Experts
Ms. Chen Mei-ying (Amanda)
Subject Matter Specialist in Mandarin Language
Ms. Chen Mei-ying (Amanda) is Subject Matter Specialist, Mandarin Language at the School of International Cooperation, Security and Strategic Language (SICSSL), Rashtriya Raksha University since September 2023. She is a professional bilingual Chinese/English teacher who has earned the Certification of Proficiency in Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language from the Ministry of Education Taiwan. Ms. Chen has over 20 years of teaching experience including lecture programs for different levels of students. She has attended several workshops including the 7th (2022) and 8th Monsoon Asia Workshop (2023) in National Tsing Hua University and online seminar of Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language.
Ms. Chuan Chih Yang
Subject Matter Specialist-Mandarin Language
Chuan-Chih Yang is a Subject Matter Specialist in Mandarin Language at SICSSL since April 2025. Originally trained in medical sciences, she holds a BSc in Medical Imaging from Chang-Gung University (2005), an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from RWTH Aachen (2009), and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Magdeburg (2020). Driven by a deep passion for Mandarin, she began teaching the language to foreign students in Taiwan and India, emphasizing student-centered learning tailored to individual goals. She has also developed cultural modules such as Calligraphy Writing and Chinese Classical Poetry Appreciation, and supported students preparing for the TOCFL exam. Yang completed a 120-hour Chinese Teacher Training Program at Tunghai University, Taichung, further enriching her pedagogical approach.
Arjun Prakash Iyer 09 Sep, 2025
Amazing course
Thanks for this wonderful course! It was very interesting to interact with many fellow Mandarin enthusiasts during the classes. Furthermore, learning Mandarin from a native teacher adds more nuances and intricacies towards the grasping of the language.