NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER Learn-Chinese Textbooks for College Students

Learning Chinese Textbooks for College, late High School New Practical Chinese Reader (ed. Liu Xun) - Updated version of the popular Practical Chinese Reader of the 1980s - Compilation of Chinese textbooks that aim to teach Chinese to English speakers - Setting of lessons is about campus life. Over 300,000 copies sold!

Total of 70 lessons in 6 volumes Volumes 1-4 for Beginners (50 lessons) Volumes 5-6 Suitable textbooks for English speaking students. Can also be used for self study. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Students will learn linguistic structures and functions, and also gain a sense of achievement in communicative ability as the lessons go along. –Simple dialogue –Sentence patterns –Expansion of previous lessons –More words and grammar, more complex sentences and paragraphs NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER Features : Emphasis on useful conversation Equal emphasis on systematic use of Chinese characters Background on Chinese culture Use of stories to interest students

Emphasis on useful conversation Greetings and introducing oneself Phonetics also taught Students are trained to understand and communicate at a higher level, especially in paragraphs. More functional conversation to improve the student’s understanding, speaking, reading and writing Chinese. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Equal emphasis on systematic use of Chinese Characters The first 2 volumes stress the basic rules of Chinese script: –Basic strokes –Easy characters frequently used as components of other characters –Single component characters –Advancement to more difficult ones in the later volumes NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Background on Chinese culture For students to understand the context of Chinese conversation better Use of pictures that show cultural details, such as: –Menus –Advertisements –Road signs –Newspapers –Classical literary pieces and more NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Use of Stories to Learn Chinese The stories of 3 international students provide an interesting jump-off point to learn Chinese. –Continues the story from the original Practical Chinese Reader characters, who now have a child and it is this child who is now studying Chinese. –Learn new words, grammar and characters as the 3 students’ friendships, love stories and relationship with teachers are also revealed. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Structure of lessons: –Text. The topics and scenes of each lesson. Dialogues with audio practice –Pronunciation –New Words –Notes. Explanations of new words, develop grammatical points taught previously, or introduce necessary cultural background. –Conversation Practice, Drills and Practice –Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing –Phonetics and Pronunciation Drills –Grammar –Characters. Character components, later combined to form characters. Rules for constructing and writing characters –Culture Note NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

Sample Page - Level 1

Materials included in this series: (Available at ChildBook, sold separately) –Textbook –Workbook –CDs for textbook –CDs for workbook –Instructor Manuals NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

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