Subject Area: Chinese Studies<br/><br/>This introductory Chinese course is for background Chinese speakers who recognise fewer than 50 Chinese characters. We identify a background Chinese speaker as one who has grown up in a family or environment where Chinese (Mandarin or any dialect, e.g. Cantonese) is used in daily life AND who can more or less understand spoken Chinese (Mandarin or any dialect, e.g. Cantonese) even if s/he cannot manage to engage in very basic conversations in Chinese.<br/><br/>The course will teach? you how? the? Chinese language works both grammatically and in sociocultural contexts.? A? cultural? awareness ?is built into the ?course. ?<br/><br/>The course consists... -- Course Website