這門課是現代中文概論第二學期的課，通常就稱為中文課。雖然不是每個來這上課的都是初學者，而且這堂課是安排先修21F.101/151的人接著上的。這堂課的目標：（a）基本會話能力（發音、文法、常用單字及標準用法（b）基本的閱讀能力（能讀簡體字及繁體字）（c）了解中國字的書寫方式並學習如何寫中文字，及（d）培養中文語言學習過程認知及能力，如此一來，學生可以持續有效地自學。
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.
主要的課本是J. K. Wheatley所著的《學習漢語：基礎普通話課程，第二部分》
（未出版，可線上取得）（21F.101/151這門課以《學習漢語：基礎普通話課程，第一部分》
為教材, 由開放式課程出版）（編註：課本乃是讀者重要的閱讀資料來源，煩請譯出其名稱，謝謝。）
The main text is J. K. Wheatley's Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin, part II (unpublished, but available online).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.)
技術需求
瀏覽這個網頁，需要安裝RealOne Player軟體以便播放rm檔案。
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）：
從檢視中選編碼…簡體中文
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）：
從檢視中選文字編碼…簡體中文
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）：
從檢視中選文字編碼…簡體中文
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）：
從檢視中選文字編碼…簡體中文
Netscape® (version 7.0+) on Macintosh® OS 9 or X:
From VIEW menu select Character Coding...Chinese Simplified.
Macintosh® OS X中之Safari：
從檢視中選文字編碼…簡體中文
Safari on Macintosh® OS X:
From VIEW menu select Text Encoding... Chinese Simplified.
