Description
This course uses four scenic locations in Taiwan as the main topics. Besides emphasis on teaching vocabulary, grammar, and text comprehension, each lesson’s text will feature a non-human protagonist, retelling the past and present of each location. Starting from the north and heading south, each lesson combines the historical, cultural, and modern faces of these landmarks. Using fun dialogue between characters,we will string together different stories about the lovely Taiwan one by one. Students interested in Chinese will be able to not only boost their language skills, but also learn about Taiwan’s beauty and cultural life.
Knowledge
- Properly use vocabulary and grammar, create sentences and paragraphs, write short passages in Chinese.
- 正確運用詞彙、語法，在適當的情境下，組成句子。
- Compare the past and present, get to know the modern faces and cultural histories of Taiwan’s beautiful landmarks.
- 列舉台灣各地的文化特色。
Outline
- Week1 Jiufen’s Lanterns（九份的燈籠）
- 1.0 Opening
- 1.1 Jiufen’s Lanterns （九份的燈籠）
- 1.2 Seeing the Sights at Jiufen （九份觀光）
- 1.3 Jiufen’s Past and Present （九份的過去與現在）
- 1.4 The Times Are a-Changin’ in Jiufen （九份時空的變與不變）
- 1.5 Summary
- Week1
- WEEK2 The Secret of Shi Gan Dang （石敢當的秘密）
- 2.0 Opening
- 2.1 The Secret of Shi Gan Dang （石敢當的秘密）
- 2.2 The Culture of Temples （廟的文化）
- 2.3 The Power of the Gods （神的力量）
- 2.4 Close-up on Lugang （鹿港特寫）
- 2.5 Summary
- Week2
- WEEK3 Romance Under the Setting Sun （安平夕陽的黃昏戀曲）
- 3.0 Opening
- 3.1Romance Under the Setting Sun （夕陽下的戀情）
- 3.2 Tainan’s Past and Present （臺南的過去與現在）
- 3.3 Nostalgic and Modern （復古又時尚）
- 3.4 A Graceful Step （優雅的步調）
- 3.5 Summary
- Week3
- WEEK4 飛魚王與達悟族長老的約定
- 4.0 Opening
- 4.1 The Flying Fish King and Tao Tribal Elder’s Agreement （飛魚王和達悟長老的約定）
- 4.2 Natural Living on Orchid Island （蘭嶼的自然生活）
- 4.3 Celebrating the Harvest （慶祝豐收）
- 4.4 Beautiful Orchid Island （美麗的蘭嶼）
- 4.5 Summary
- Week4
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the intermediate level of the Mandarin Chinese language with this course offered by Coursera. Many users have found this course to be engaging and well-structured, with a variety of interesting topics to explore. However, some users have reported issues with the pace of the lessons and the lack of opportunities for speaking practice.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Well-structured and engaging contentPros from User Reviews
- Great variety of interesting topics
- Good for building reading and writing skills
- Helpful feedback from course instructors
Cons from User Reviews
- Pace of lessons can be too slow for some
- Limited opportunities for speaking practice
- Some technical issues with course platform
竺靜華
4.8 Raiting
是誰在說話 -- 可愛的臺灣。（Intermediate Chinese）
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This course uses four scenic locations in Taiwan as the main topics. Using fun dialogue between characters,we will string together different stories about the lovely Taiwan one by one....
