Skip to 0 minutes and 17 seconds Hello everyone. I’m Tracy. You are now taking a Mandarin course about daily life in Taiwan. This course has 5 different topics, which are leisure life, travel, shopping, diets and health. The content is suitable for Mandarin learners with intermediate level. I hope you will enjoy the classes and make the best use of them.
Duration
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How it works
Learn Mandarin: How to Express Health Issues in Chinese
Develop your Mandarin language skills
This three-week course will help you gain intermediate Mandarin Chinese language skills to effectively communicate health issues.
Designed for learners who have already achieved level 1 according to the “Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)” specification, this course will focus on discussing a variety of health topics in Chinese.
With this knowledge, you’ll be able to confidently communicate and navigate daily life in Taiwan.
Learn essential Chinese grammar and vocabulary
You’ll follow step-by-step content, interactive videos, and real-life examples designed by language experts to help you master Mandarin Chinese.
Through this exploration, you’ll learn the key grammar and vocabulary you’ll need to discuss different health issues in a variety of contexts.
Take your Chinese Mandarin skills to the next level
On the course, you’ll learn essential Chinese Mandarin to help you describe simple health symptoms and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
You’ll also learn how to discuss the importance of health as well as wider issues such as environmental pollution.
Learn from the experts at National Chiao Tung University
Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the language specialists at National Chiao Tung University.
With their expertise, you’ll finish the course with the knowledge and confidence to discuss health issues in Mandarin Chinese.
Syllabus
Week 1
Feeling and pharmacy
I am not feeling well.
We will learn three grammars: 1. V出來 2. Multiple Verb Phrases 3. 會… 的
The drugstore near the school
We will learn three grammars: 1. 給 2. 對 3. 然後、後來、以後
Week 2
Symptom and hospital
I can’t stand the itch
We will learn two grammars: 1.下去 2. 起來
The doctor wanted her to stay in the hospital for a few days.
We will learn two grammars: 1. V得下 or V不下 2. 把+V+RC
Week 3
Health issue
Health is really important
We will learn two grammars: 1. 把...V一V 2. V上
There is more and more pollution in modern life
We will learn two grammars: 1. Unintentional 把 2. 其他 別的 另外
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe some simple symptoms
- Go to the pharmacy to buy medicine
- Discuss the importance of health
- Talk about environmental pollution
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for learners who have already achieved level 1 of the “Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)”, which is equivalent to CEFR-A1.
Learners at this level will have spent 120-240 course hours in Chinese speaking areas and 240-480 course hours in non-Chinese speaking areas and they possess basic grammar and about 500 high-frequency vocabulary.
Who will you learn with?
I'm Assistant Professor in National United University. Learning Mandarin is fun and easy, just like the way we drink milk tea. If you do not believe me, let's join our course then you will see.
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$54/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 27 Feb 2025
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. |
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Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
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