Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Interactions I and II:
"Practical and lively without neglecting the structure and the writing system. The workbook is especially interesting and helpful." --Chauncey C. Chu, University of Florida
"... by far the best first-year textbooks available." --Sabina Knight, Smith College
Connections I and II is the second-year sequence to accompany the enormously popular introductory texts Interactions I and II by Margaret Yan and Jennifer Li-chia Liu. This innovative system makes learning Chinese an interactive, cognitive process rather than a matter of simple rote or drill. Connections is designed to offer intermediate learners of Chinese a complete set of learning tools to improve their language skills and enhance their understanding of Chinese culture and society. Lesson topics revolve around everyday themes and real-world communication among four central characters--a mainland Chinese, a Taiwanese, a Chinese American, and a non-Chinese American--familiar to students using Interactions. Each 10-chapter volume is accompanied by a workbook. Chapters include sections on vocabulary, text, mini-dialogue, characters, grammar, and culture notes, accompanied by engaging graphics. Connections also includes stories and songs, and makes use of a wide variety of texts such as narrative, dialogue, journal entries, riddles, jokes, news headlines, and lyrics.
Review
..".by far the best first-year textbooks available."
Synopsis
A learner-centered, process-focused, and meaning-based approach to intermediate Chinese.
Synopsis
Praise for Interactions I & II:
Practical andlively without neglecting the structure and the writing system. The workbook isespecially interesting and helpful. -- Chauncey C. Chu, University ofFlorida
... by far the best first-year textbooksavailable. -- Sabina Knight, Smith College
Connections I& II is the second-year sequence to accompany the enormously popularintroductory texts Interactions I & II by Margaret Yan and Jennifer Li-chia Liu.This innovative system makes learning Chinese an interactive, cognitive processrather than a matter of simple rote or drill. Connections is designed to offerintermediate learners of Chinese a complete set of learning tools to improve theirlanguage skills and enhance their understanding of Chinese culture and society.Lesson topics revolve around everyday themes and real-world communication among fourcentral characters -- a mainland Chinese, a Taiwanese, a Chinese American, and anon-Chinese American -- familiar to students using Interactions. Each 10-chaptervolume is accompanied by a workbook. Chapters include sections on vocabulary, text, mini-dialogue, characters, grammar, and culture notes, accompanied by engaginggraphics. Connections also includes stories and songs, and makes use of a widevariety of texts such as narrative, dialogue, journal entries, riddles, jokes, newsheadlines, and lyrics.
About the Author
Jennifer Li-chia Liu is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University and co-author, with Margaret Mian Yan, of Interactions I and II: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese.