这门课是现代中文概论第二学期的课，通常就称为中文课。虽然不是每个来这上课的都是初学者，而且这堂课是安排先修21F.101/151的人接着上的。这堂课的目标：（a）基本会话能力（发音、文法、常用单字及标准用法）（b）基本的阅读能力（能读简体字及繁体字）（c）了解中国字的书写方式并学习如何写中文字，及（d）培养中文语言学习过程认知及能力，如此一来，学生可以持续有效地自学。
This subject is the second semester of two that form an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin. Though not everyone taking this course will be an absolute beginner, the course presupposes only 21F.101/151, the beginning course in the sequence. The purpose of this course is to develop: (a) basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, common vocabulary, and standard usage); (b) basic reading skills (in both the traditional character set and the simplified); (c) an understanding of the way the Chinese writing system is structured, and the ability to copy and write characters; and (d) a sense of what learning a language like Chinese entails, and the sort of learning processes that it involves, so students are able to continue studying effectively on their own.
主要的课本是J. K. Wheatley所著的《学习汉语：基础普通话课程，第二部分》 （未出版，可在线取得），（21F.101/151这门课以《学习汉语：基础普通话课程，第一部分》为教材，由开放式课程出版。）
The main text is J. K. Wheatley's Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin, part II (unpublished, but available online). (Part I of the book forms the basis of 21F.101/151,which is also published on OpenCourseWare.)
技术需求
浏览这个网页，需要安装RealOne™ Player软件以便播放.rm档案。
RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rm files on this course site.
Microsoft® Windows®中之Microsoft® Internet Explorer （版本5.0以上）：从查看中选编码…简体中文。
Microsoft® Internet Explorer (version 5.0+) on Microsoft® Windows®:
From VIEW menu select Encoding... Chinese Simplified.
Microsoft® Windows®中之Netscape® （版本7.0以上）：
从查看中选文字编码…简体中文。
Netscape® (version 7.0+) on Microsoft® Windows®:
From VIEW menu, select Character Coding...Chinese Simplified.
Macintosh® OS 9或X中之Microsoft® Internet Explorer （版本5.0以上）：从查看中选文字编码…简体中文。
Microsoft® Internet Explorer (version 5.0+) on Macintosh® OS 9 or X:
From VIEW menu select Character Set… Chinese Simplified.
Macintosh® OS 9或X中之Netscape® （版本7.0以上）：从查看中选文字编码…简体中文。
Netscape® (version 7.0+) on Macintosh® OS 9 or X:
From VIEW menu select Character Coding...Chinese Simplified.
Macintosh® OS X中之Safari ：从查看中选文字编码…简体中文。
Safari on Macintosh® OS X:
From VIEW menu select Text Encoding... Chinese Simplified.
