Basic Chinese - Reading & Writing Practice Book
A Workbook for Beginning Learners of Written Chinese (Audio Recordings & Printable Flash Cards Included)
$34.84
- Book & Merchandise
224 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2017
Summary
This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills!
No matter what textbook you’re using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective activities and drills - plus an hour of native speaker audio recordings - to help you learn the 288 basic Chinese characters quickly and effectively. This book follows the Basic Mandarin Chinese -…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780804847278 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0804847274 |
| Author: | Cornelius C. Kubler, Jerling Guo Kubler |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Book & Merchandise |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 191mm x 254mm |
Critics Review
“Outstanding for its carefully graduated presentation of material … and perhaps most important of all, its separation of the task of learning to speak the language from the very different processes of learning to read and write Chinese characters … The most exciting Chinese language textbook I have seen in many years.” –Dr. James E. Dew, retired associate professor of Chinese, Univ. of Michigan; former Director of the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies in Taipei
“A breath of fresh air … Its dual track for spoken and written language finally gives American students a chance to develop oral proficiency without being slowed down by the character writing … An ideal textbook for any program that seeks to advance rapidly in spoken Chinese and to fully prepare the students for their encounter with China.” –Dr. Jingqi Fu, Associate Professor of Chinese, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
“Contextualized so learners know not only what to say, but why, when, and with whom it is appropriate to use such language – thorough and clear – refreshing.” –Dr. Matthew Christensen, Associate Professor of Chinese, Brigham Young University
Cornelius C. Kubler
Cornelius C. Kubler received his Ph.D. in linguistics from Cornell and is currently the Stanfield Professor of Asian Studies at Williams College. Since joining Williams, he has chaired the Department of Chinese and held visiting professor posts at Middlebury, National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and other universities. He has authored many books and articles on Chinese pedagogy and linguistics, and served as a consultant for many Chinese language programs in the U.S. and abroad including orientation programs for Chinese language teachers arriving in the U.S. He has chaired the SAT Chinese exam Test Development Committee and recently completed a two-year stint as Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Nanjing University Center for Chinese & American Studies in Nanjing, China.
Jerling Guo Kubler is a graduate of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Soochow University in Taipei. Her experience in language education spans several decades, and she has taught Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language at all levels from pre-kindergarten to university level at institutions in the U.S. and Taiwan including Williams College, Eisenhower College and the Taipei Language Institute.
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