Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Recent events have generated a demand for Chinese teaching materials oriented toward usage in the People's Republic of China. The twenty lessons in this book, designed for use with a basic textbook, provide lively and colloquial dialogues introducing first-or second-year students to Chinese suitable in China. The lessons demonstrate how sentences are used in everyday situations and familiarize the student with the simplified characters and pinyin transcription now used.
Synopsis
This text represents a second-year conversation course emphasizing modern usage of the language. It is structured in dialogue format, with accompanying explanatory notes for vocabulary and grammar. Pinyin and Yale romanization, and traditional and simplified characters, are used throughout.
Synopsis
The twenty lessons in this book provide lively and colloquial dialogues iintroducing first- or second-year students to Chinese suitable in China. The lessons demonstrate sentences used in everyday situations and familiarize the student with the simplified characters and pinyin transcription now used. There are drills of new patterns, mini-dialogues to encourage spontaneous speaking, explanatory notes on the proper use of structure and vocabulary, and cultural notes that add illuminating and useful details of social custom.