Keys to Chinese Language: Workbook II - Softcover

Jing-heng Sheng Ma

9789629962135: Keys to Chinese Language: Workbook II

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9629962136 ISBN 13: 9789629962135

Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2006

Intended for beginners of Mandarin Chinese, this is a set of two volumes of textbooks, workbooks, and an interactive tutorial software (CD-ROM). The lessons include: a short text, an annotated vocabulary list with illustrated sentences; sentence pattern drills; a Sentence Building section; and a Questions and Responses section.

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Book Description:

Gateway to Chinese Language is a comprehensive package of course material for first-year Mandarin Chinese. It is in two volumes, each comprising a textbook and a workbook.Volumes I and II have ten and twelve lessons respectively. Each lesson contains dialogues, annotated vocabulary with illustrated sentences, sentence patterns, sentence building exercises, questions and responses, cultural notes in English, and a reading section. For the lesson texts, both pinyin and Chinese characters are provided. The pinyin text focuses on pronunciation, accuracy of intonation, and fluency of speech, while the Chinese character text stresses character recognition and reading comprehension. The workbook is designed to help students consolidate what they have learned from the lessons. A special feature of this course package is that an interactive tutorial software accompanies the text, aiming to help students prepare class assignments in a focused, interactive, and interesting way.

About the Author:

Jing-Heng Sheng Ma has a PhD in Chinese Linguistics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She is Mayling Soong Professor of Chinese Studies and has served for many years as Chair of the Chinese Department at Wellesley College, Massachus, USA, where she has been a faculty member since 1988. Her research interests include Chinese Linguistics and the development of multimedia teaching materials for teaching Chinese as a second language.

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