Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese

AvDuanduan Li

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This first-of-its-kind, two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and can speak the language but who cannot read or write it. The book's lessons and exercises build upon the cultural knowledge of these "advanced beginners" in order to facilitate full language acquisition. As a culture-based primer, this text takes an unusual and innovative approach, with lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. The focus, therefore, is not on sentence grammar, but rather on reading strategies and on "discourse grammar," a new, more authentic approach to the study of languages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-08-06
Mått:216 x 279 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Asian Studies Series
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231125574

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Duanduan Li is a lecturer of Chinese, and currently director of the Chinese Language Program at Columbia University. Irene Liu was director of the Chinese Language Program at Columbia University. Lening Liu is a senior lecturer of Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Hailong Wang is a lecturer of Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Zhirong Wang is a lecturer of Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Yanping Xie, a speech and language pathologist, was a lecturer of Chinese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.

Innehållsförteckning

Volume OneList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Basics of Pronunciation and CharactersLesson 1. Chinese NamesLesson 2. Chinese FamiliesLesson 3. China: The North and the SouthLesson 4. The Ten SunsLesson 5. Heaven and EarthLesson 6. The Story of Chinese IdiomsLesson 7. The Great WallLesson 8. Li Bai Learns A LessonLesson 9. Shen Nong and Chinese MedicineLesson 10. Chinese FoodAppendix I. A Brief History of the Creation of Chinese Characters and the Evolution of the Chinese Writing SystemAppendix II. Comprehensive Vocabulary List (English--Chinese and Chinese--English)Appendix III. Character Stroke OrderVolume TwoList of AbbreviationsLesson 11. The Chinese ZodiacLesson 12. Chinese New YearLesson 13. The Story of The Dream of Red MansionsLesson 14. Shaolin Martial ArtsLesson 15. ConfuciusLesson 16. The Story of MenciusLesson 17. The Story of SilkwormsLesson 18. Chinese TeaLesson 19. Chinese PorcelainLesson 20. The Character of BambooAppendix I. Comprehensive Vocabulary List (English--Chinese and Chinese--English)Appendix II. Character Stroke Order