This course provides knowledge, understanding, and mastery in the techniques and concepts of reading basic Chinese characters correctly. The material provided includes: introduction to the basic pronunciation of Hanyu Pinyin which consists of consonants(声母), vocal(韵母), and tones(声调). The introduction of basic vocabulary, sentences, and simple texts includes: greetings, self-introductions and introducing other people, directions and going to a place, numbers, buying and selling transactions, and currencies. Upon completing this course, students are expected to be able to understand pronunciation techniques and read Chinese characters correctly. As a project- base course, assessments in this course include attendance, project base, participation in class, task, quiz, mid-test, and final test.