Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
Volume I: Text
Published on 27. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
156 pages
978-0-691-25069-4 (ISBN)
Description
An innovative way for students to hone their Chinese language skills while learning about Chinese culture
Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese is an ideal textbook for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese. Featuring a wealth of contemporary subject matter that will provoke lively and engaging classroom discussions, it progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays, encouraging speaking as well as reading practice. Topics include college life in the United States, political and social issues in contemporary China, biographies of well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history, and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume of Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese contains the text. The companion volume covers vocabulary and sentence patterns, and includes exercises for each lesson.
Suitable for a two-semester course
Juxtaposes traditional and simplified characters
Covers Chinese translations of foreign place names
Accustoms students to reading Chinese newspapers
Audio materials are available for use with this textbook. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project at clp@princeton.edu
Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese is an ideal textbook for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese. Featuring a wealth of contemporary subject matter that will provoke lively and engaging classroom discussions, it progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays, encouraging speaking as well as reading practice. Topics include college life in the United States, political and social issues in contemporary China, biographies of well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history, and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume of Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese contains the text. The companion volume covers vocabulary and sentence patterns, and includes exercises for each lesson.
Suitable for a two-semester course
Juxtaposes traditional and simplified characters
Covers Chinese translations of foreign place names
Accustoms students to reading Chinese newspapers
Audio materials are available for use with this textbook. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project at clp@princeton.edu
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 16 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-25069-4 (9780691250694)
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09/2022
University of Pittsburgh Press
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Persons
Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Der-lin Chao is professor of classical and oriental studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, where she is division head of Chinese language.