This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

Readings

This section features the main texts used in this course. The assignments rely entirely upon the texts listed below, with strong use of Wheatley's Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin. Part 1 of the course consists of review from Chinese II and uses materials from Learning Chinese (Part 2); the remainder of the course is solely Chinese III and uses Learning Chinese (Part 3).

Required Textbooks

Wheatley, Julian K. Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin (Part 3).

Buy at Amazon Spring, Madeline K. Making Connections: Enhance Your Listening Comprehension in Chinese. Simplified character edition. Boston, MA: Cheng and Tsui Company, 2002. ISBN: 0887273661.

Buy at Amazon Wang, Fred Fan-yü. The Lady in the Painting. Mirror Series A. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1983. ISBN: 0887100430.

Review Materials from Chinese II, Learning Chinese (Part 2)

Highlights of Units 1-7 (PDF)

Unit 6 (PDF)

Unit 7 (PDF)

Highlights of Characters Lessons 1-7 (PDF)

Characters Lesson 6 (PDF)

Material for Chinese III, Learning Chinese (Part 3)

Unit 8 (PDF)

Unit 9 (PDF)

Unit 10 (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Characters 7 (PDF)

Characters 7: Stroke Order (PDF)

Units by Sections

Available below are the units covered in Chinese III, divided thematically into groups of sections.

Unit 8

Pages Sections
1-12 Beginning to 8.3 (PDF)
13-25 8.4 to 8.5 (PDF)
25-34 8.6 to 8.8 (PDF)
34-40 8.9 to 8.10 (PDF)
41-55 8.11 to end (PDF)

 

Unit 9

Pages Sections
1-9 Beginning to 9.3 (PDF)
9-19 9.4 to 9.5 (PDF)
19-29 9.6 to 9.9 (PDF)
29-38 9.10 to 9.11 (PDF)
38-47 9.12 to end (PDF)

 

Unit 10

Pages Sections
1-11 Beginning to 10.4 (PDF)
12-19 10.5 to 10.8 (PDF)
19-26 10.9 to 10.11 (PDF)
26-35 10.12 to 10.14 (PDF)
35-47 10.15 to end (PDF)