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• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Language Skills

  Listening

  Popup Chinese
  Podcast for all skill levels with everyday situations

  Melnyks
  Mandarin Podcasts

  Pinyin hören und sprechen
  Listen to and practice speaking Pinyin
  

   Reading

  International Encoded Han Character and Variants Database

  Text Analyzer
  HSK Chinese Text Level Analyzer

   Writing

  Chinese Characters 1
  Website on the stroke order of Chinese characters.

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Vocabulary

  ArchChinese
  Chinese-English dictionary and much more (e.g., worksheets or games).

  Wörterbuch
  Chinese-English dictionary and various learning tools.

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Online Courses

  Chinese as a Foreign Language
  The for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language offers online materials for beginners and advanced learners.
  Reference language: English.

  Chinese for Beginners
  Free online course for beginners with audio examples and character explanations.

  Learning Chinese
  An extensive website with many useful tips for learning Chinese, as well as information on textbooks and programs.

  Learning Chinese
  A free online course with over 20 lessons and exercises on writing, vocabulary, and cultural knowledge. The online index includes many audio examples for Chinese pronunciation.

  Link to the online course (Yangyang Chen's YouTube homepage)
  Various Chinese lessons on YouTube (also well suited for improving listening comprehension).

  Mandarin Training Center
  Learn Chinese at the Mandarin Training Center at National Taiwan Normal University

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Cultural Studies

  Chinatoday.com
  On this site, you can find everything important to prepare for this country. It provides current data and facts about China's economy, news, and culture.

  China Kompetenz Marburg
  Thanks to its many years of experience collaborating with Chinese university partners, Philipps University offers the China-Kompetenz service center as a central advisory office a comprehensive information portal with a wide range of opportunities to expand China expertise for researchers, teachers, students, and members of the university administration.

  Want to learn more? Check out our cross-language web links, too.

Textbooks with Audio

Textbooks

• A1-A2: Ni shuo ne? - Lehrbuch für Chinesisch, Klett
• A1-A2: Schnellkurs Chinesisch. Der Intensivkurs für Angänger (+ 3 Audio-CDs), Hueber
• A1: Einstieg Chinesisch für Kurzentschlossene (+ 2 Audio-CDs), Hueber

Workbooks

• A1: Kaishi! - Chinesisch für Studierende, Klett
• A1-A2: Chinesische Schriftzeichen - Übungsbuch - Grundkurs der chinesischen Sprache (Band 1 und 2), Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur Beijing

Dictionaries

• Bilderwörterbuch Chinesisch (Ting), Langenscheidt

Cultural Studies

• Ein Kaleidoskop der chinesischen Kultur, Beijing Langauge and Culture University Press

Foreign-Language Films

In the Self-Study Center, you’ll find a large selection of foreign-language films, news reports, and documentaries from the Language Center’s DVD archive.
You can find an overview of all available films and recordings in the DVD archive folder on site. If you’re looking for a specific film, our staff will be happy to assist you.