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Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing (Part 1)

The course gives a concise survey of the Chinese character-writing tradition. You’ll master the fundamentals of the Chinese writing aesthetics; learn about the main phases of the characters’ evolution and about the great calligraphers of the past. You are going to distinguish 6 types of the Chinese written symbols, become skilled in history of Chinese scripts and possibility of their modern usage. You’ll get the explanation of the 214 Chinese character radicals (the first part in Part 1 of the Course, the second — in Part 2) and can practice their writing, using the animated and static samples given in videos and on pages. Elaborate tests are going to help you regularizing the new information and filling the lacunae. Welcome to the mysterious world of the Chinese characters! You will definitely love it!
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Rating 3.8★ based on 5 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Starts Jan 24 (119 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Saint Petersburg State University via Coursera
Instructors Storozhuk Alexander, Власова Наталья Николаевна, Somkina Nadezhda
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Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design Languages
Tags History Arts And Humanities Language Learning Other Languages

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english without explanation or

The videos were also sloppily arranged, to the point where there are obvious mistakes in the videos themselves, including a section in one video where the language abruptly switches to Russian from English without explanation or rectification.

overall experience was excellent

Some of the exercises were unclear, but my overall experience was excellent.

rear-projected displays would enable

chinese calligraphy which provides

Rather than simply teaching character strokes, students are introduced to the history and some of the philosophy of Chinese calligraphy which provides a context for the strokes.

actually do chinese character

course with detailed content

Excellent course with detailed content and ample opportunities for practice.

russian from english

also sloppily arranged

language abruptly switches

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Rating 3.8★ based on 5 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Starts Jan 24 (119 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Saint Petersburg State University via Coursera
Instructors Storozhuk Alexander, Власова Наталья Николаевна, Somkina Nadezhda
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design Languages
Tags History Arts And Humanities Language Learning Other Languages

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