Learning Chinese Language and Culture
Title | Learning Chinese Language and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Weijia Huang |
Publisher | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2020-03-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9882370608 |
Learning Chinese Language and Culture is an intermediate level textbook, which was intended to be used throughout the entire school year and designed mainly for students who have completed introductory courses of Chinese as a foreign language. Written in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, this book illustrates Chinese language knowledge and introduces Chinese culture in twentytwo lessons, covering a variety of cultural content, including customs and manners, holidays and festivals, poems and idioms, calligraphy and couplets, myths and legends, feng shui and superstitions, and historical relics and sceneries and many others. In every lesson, the authors have strived to maintain a clear topic and a coherent structure. They have also endeavored to keep the contents lively and achieve a fluent writing style while closely controlling the structure and grammar of every lesson.
Politics of Chinese Language and Culture
Title | Politics of Chinese Language and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Bob Hodge |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134691637 |
An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China.
Speaking of Chinese
Title | Speaking of Chinese PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Chang |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780393321876 |
"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."--Scientific American
Barron's AP Chinese Language and Culture
Title | Barron's AP Chinese Language and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Yan Shen |
Publisher | Barrons Educational Series |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Study Aids |
ISBN | 9780764194009 |
This brand-new manual prepares students for a subject that has just been added to the Advanced Placement program. Separate sections review all parts of the new exam: Listening, Reading, Grammar, Speaking, and Culture. Each section also includes exercises, and the listening and reading sections include practice questions with answer keys and answer explanations. The book reflects the AP exam’s standards, presenting questions in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. Two full-length practice exams are presented with answer keys. Enclosed with the manual are three audio compact discs, which present spoken material covering the exam’s Listening and Speaking sections.
Encounters
Title | Encounters PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Y. Ning |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2012-02-14 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0300161638 |
Welcome to "Encounters", a groundbreaking Chinese language programme that features a dramatic series filmed entirely in China. The programme's highly communicative approach immerses learners in the Chinese language and culture through video episodes that directly correspond to units in the textbook. By combining a compelling story line with a wealth of educational materials, "Encounters" weaves a tapestry of Chinese language and culture rich in teaching and learning opportunities. "Encounters" follows a carefully structured and cumulative approach. Students progress from listening and speaking to the more difficult skills of reading and writing Chinese characters, building grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills along the way. "The Encounters" programme includes: Two Full-colour Student Books for introductory Chinese study; Annotated Instructor's Editions with answer keys and suggested class activities; Two Character Writing Workbooks linked directly to the Student Book; Ten hours of video materials, comprising dramatic episodes, cultural segments, and animations, all integrated with the Student Books; A total of 200 minutes of audio material, linked to the Student Books, for listening and speaking practice; and, a website providing a year's free access to all audiovisual material of the programme upon adoption.
Learning Chinese Language and Culture
Title | Learning Chinese Language and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Weijia Huang |
Publisher | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2019-08-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9882370616 |
Learning Chinese Language and Culture is an intermediate level textbook, which was intended to be used throughout the entire school year and designed mainly for students who have completed introductory courses of Chinese as a foreign language. Written in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, this book illustrates Chinese language knowledge and introduces Chinese culture in twentytwo lessons, covering a variety of cultural content, including customs and manners, holidays and festivals, poems and idioms, calligraphy and couplets, myths and legends, feng shui and superstitions, and historical relics and sceneries and many others. In every lesson, the authors have strived to maintain a clear topic and a coherent structure. They have also endeavored to keep the contents lively and achieve a fluent writing style while closely controlling the structure and grammar of every lesson.
Encounters
Title | Encounters PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Y. Ning |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2011-07-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 030016162X |
DIV Welcome to Encounters, a groundbreaking Chinese language program that features a dramatic series filmed entirely in China. The program’s highly communicative approach immerses learners in the Chinese language and culture through video episodes that directly correspond to units in the combination textbook-workbook. By combining a compelling story line with a wealth of educational materials, Encounters weaves a tapestry of Chinese language and culture rich in teaching and learning opportunities. Encounters follows a carefully structured and cumulative approach. Students progress from listening and speaking to the more difficult skills of reading and writing Chinese characters, building grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills along the way. The Encounters program includes: • Two Full-color Student Books for introductory Chinese study • Annotated Instructor’s Editions with answer keys and suggested class activities • Two Character Writing Workbooks linked directly to the Student Book • Ten hours of video materials, comprising dramatic episodes, cultural segments, and animations, all integrated with the Student Books • A total of 200 minutes of audio material, linked to the Student Books, for listening and speaking practice • A website, www.encounterschinese.com, providing a year’s free access to all audiovisual material of the program upon adoption /div