Mandarin scholarship students preparing to come to Taiwan may find the online Beginning Chinese Language course, from the University of California, useful because it uses traditional characters.
The emphasis in this class is on building up vocabulary and sentence patterns in communicative contexts, and building a solid foundation in pronunciation. Students will expand their ability to carry out simple conversations in Chinese on a limited range of topics.
Reading and writing (using traditional or complex characters) will be developed in conjunction with speaking and listening skills. Students will be expected to speak, read, and write all new words that appear in vocabulary lists in the main textbook unless otherwise noted by the instructor.
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Visitors should note that the combination of Mandarin with traditional characters is only found in Taiwan. China uses Mandarin with simplified characters. Hong Kong uses Cantonese with traditional characters. Anyone that just wants to speak enough Mandarin for a trip to Taiwan or China might consider this free site to learn Mandarin.