
Read and write Chinese script: Teach Yourself
Song Lianyi(Author)
TEACH YOURSELF (Publisher)
Published on 26. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4441-0389-2 (ISBN)
Description
Master Chinese script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Chinese script is a clear step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.
Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course.
Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design:
AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book to keep track of your progress.
TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course.
Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design:
AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.
TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book to keep track of your progress.
TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
40
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
193 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-0389-2 (9781444103892)
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Elizabeth Scurfield was until recently Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Westminster in London, where she was a founder member of the Chinese section.
Song Lianyi grew up and was educated in Beijing. He has taught Chinese as a foreign language for more than 13 years. He is at present Lecturer in Chinese at SOAS. He completed his PhD in language teaching techniques at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Song Lianyi grew up and was educated in Beijing. He has taught Chinese as a foreign language for more than 13 years. He is at present Lecturer in Chinese at SOAS. He completed his PhD in language teaching techniques at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Content
: Introduction
: 01 Origins of the script
: 02 How Chinese characters are formed
: 03 Writing Chinese characters: basic rules, strokes and word order
: 04 How words are formed
: 05 Signs (1): At the hotel
: 06 Signs (2): Directions
: 07 Signs (3): Shopping
: 08 Entertainment: Going places
: 09 The weather
: 10 How to use a Chinese-English dictionary
: Key to the exercises
: Table of radicals
: Pronunciation guide
: Some useful public signs and notices
: Chinese-English vocabulary
: English-Chinese vocabulary
: 01 Origins of the script
: 02 How Chinese characters are formed
: 03 Writing Chinese characters: basic rules, strokes and word order
: 04 How words are formed
: 05 Signs (1): At the hotel
: 06 Signs (2): Directions
: 07 Signs (3): Shopping
: 08 Entertainment: Going places
: 09 The weather
: 10 How to use a Chinese-English dictionary
: Key to the exercises
: Table of radicals
: Pronunciation guide
: Some useful public signs and notices
: Chinese-English vocabulary
: English-Chinese vocabulary