此系列影片是由北京大學透過coursera的語言教學平台,設計的一系列給外籍人士用英語學習基礎華語,總共為6小時的影片,分為7個主題:你是誰、你什麼時候去學校、你喜歡吃什麼、我喜歡購物、你住在大城市裡嗎、天氣怎麼樣、你的興趣是什麼,七大主題,以貼近生活的教學內容,提供基本的華語對話能力,以及文化背景。每一主題都含有小考、延伸練習以及補充資料,學習者可以透過線上自學的方式,只要有網路便可以學習華語。對於初訪使用華語區域的外籍人士而言,這一系列的影片,無非提供最好的基礎教材。
This video series is offered by Beijing University using the online language teaching platform Coursera. It is designed as a series to allow foreigners to study basic Chinese with English-taught lessons. Altogether there are 6 hours of video content, split into 7 different themes: 1. Who are you? 2. When are you going to school? 3. What do you like to eat? 4. I like to shop. 5. Do you live in a big city? 6. How is the weather? and 7. What are your interests? Having gone through these 7 topics relevant to daily life, foreign students will possess basic Chinese conversational ability as well as cultural background knowledge. Each topic includes a quiz and supplementary study material.