本課程適合初學程度的學生。課程前數週將集中教授現代漢語語音知識(拼音方案)。除語音知識，課程通過正音、朗讀、聆聽、日常會話及專題會話等訓練，使學生達到初級程度的普通話聽說、理解水平。幫助學生提升普通話傳意技巧，可以在社交場合或一般學術領域與普通話母語人士進行交流。
This course is designed for students who are beginners in learning Putonghua. The course will then focus on standard Chinese phonetics Pinyin in the first several weeks. Besides Pinyin exercises, the course also aims to enable students to speak and comprehend elementary Putonghua through practice in pronunciation, oral reading, everyday conversations, conversations on specific topics, speaking for specific purposes and listening comprehension. The course will help equip the students with skills in communicating with Putonghua speakers, both in academic and social settings.