| WEEK # | MONDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Session 1: Course Introduction Pinyin | Session 2: Pinyin | |
| 2 | Session 3: LC Basics of Characters | Session 4: LC Basics of Characters (cont.) | Session 5: Quiz 1 |
| 3 | Session 6: LC Characters | Session 7: LC Characters (cont.) | |
| 4 | Session 8: LC Characters (cont.) | Session 9: LC Characters (cont.) | Session 10: Quiz 2 |
| 5 | Session 11: PC1 Chinese Names | Session 12: PC1 Chinese Names (cont.) | Session 13: PC2 Chinese Families |
| 6 | Session 14: PC2 Chinese Families (cont.) | Session 15: PC1 and PC2 Review | |
| 7 | Session 16: Quiz 3 | Session 17: PC3 North China and South China | Session 18: PC3 North China and South China (cont.) |
| 8 | Session 19: PC4 The 10 Suns | Session 20: PC4 The 10 Suns (cont.) | Session 21: Beijing Film Academy Colloquium |
| 9 | Session 22: PC3 and PC4 Review | Session 23: Quiz 4 | Session 24: PC5 Heaven and Earth |
| 10 | Session 25: PC5 Heaven and Earth (cont.) | Session 26: PC6 Chinese Idioms | |
| 11 | Session 27: PC6 Chinese Idioms (cont.) | Session 28: PC5 and PC6 Review | Session 29: Quiz 5 |
| 12 | Session 30: PC7 The Great Wall | Session 31: PC7 The Great Wall (cont.) | |
| 13 | Session 32: PC8 Li Bai | Session 33: PC8 Li Bai (cont.) | Session 34: PC7 and PC8 Review |
| 14 | Session 35: Quiz 6 | Session 36: PC9 Chinese Medicine | Session 37: PC9 Chinese Medicine (cont.) |
| 15 | Session 38: PC10 Chinese Food | Session 39: PC10 Chinese Food (cont.) |
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LC = Wheatley, Julian. Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin. (The Character Text). (Part I) (Part II)
PC = Li, Duanduan, et al. A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese V.1, 2 (Daxue Yuwen). New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2001, 2003, 2004. ISBN: 0231135858, 0231125577.
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