1. Chinese 101 An Essence of World Languages By Fang Li

2. The Chinese Phonetic Alphabet There have been many different systems of transcription used for learning to pronounce Chinese. Today the official transcription accepted on an international basis is the Pinyin alphabet, developed in China at the end of the 1950's.

3. A syllable in Chinese is composed of an initial, which is a consonant that begins the syllable, and a final, which covers the rest of the syllable. (Below are the 21 initials)

4. In modern Chinese, there are 38 finals besides the above-mentioned 21 initials.

5. Mandarin Chinese has four pitched tones and a "toneless" tone.

6. Conversation

7. Chinese Calligraphy Exercise

8. Bonus: Your Names in Chinese These are your Chinese names converted according to the pronunciations in Chinese and conventional translation from your English FIRST names. Becky Brian Funda Jennifer John Karen Kristen Ken Kyle Michael Michelle Muruvvet Stacy Veronica 贝琪 布莱恩 芳达 詹妮佛 约翰 卡伦 克里斯汀 肯 凯尔 迈克 米歇尔 穆鲁维特 斯泰茜 维罗妮卡

9. Einstein Once Said… Your subtopic goes here

10. Say Your Name In Chinese!