Intermediate Chinese Speaking (3)

Author: Liu Delian
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Language evolves with the development of society, and language teaching materials should also be updated accordingly. This Intermediate Chinese Conversation is compiled based on this principle. The primary target audience of this textbook is international students studying in China who have a certain foundation in Chinese. The content revolves around the lives of foreign students in China, selecting scenarios they might encounter and arranging natural, vivid spoken dialogues to meet their daily communication needs. The vocabulary selected for this textbook (Second Edition) primarily consists of words from Level B and above in the Outline for Chinese Language Proficiency Vocabulary and Characters published by the State Language Commission. Level A words and some commonly used Level B words are not included as vocabulary. This new edition of the textbook has made revisions to some lessons in the original version and added new lessons, expanding from the original two volumes to the current three volumes. The three volumes together contain 52 lessons. The lessons revolve around scenarios students might encounter in their studies and daily lives, arranging vivid and natural spoken dialogues to meet readers' needs, striving for innovation and breakthroughs, highlighting the characteristics of spoken language textbooks. Its features are primarily reflected in the following aspects:
First, several main characters run through the entire textbook, each with distinct personality traits, allowing characters of different personalities to speak in different styles. At the same time, overly Beijing-centric colloquial expressions have been appropriately adjusted to accommodate users from various regions.
Second, attention is paid to social trends, eliminating outdated or soon-to-be-outdated language. When arranging lesson content and language, the textbook looks forward, incorporating introductions to emerging social phenomena and related conversational content. In terms of format, an "Expression Comprehension" section has been added, providing examples and explanations for colloquial expressions that are difficult to understand solely from the literal meaning.
Third, many lively and diverse exercise formats have been added. A large number of practical exercises are arranged in a progressive manner, shifting the focus from "word-based" to "sentence-based" exercises, emphasizing situational conversations and teaching students to use appropriate language in different scenarios.
Fourth, systematic explanations of spoken language knowledge are provided, comparing and systematically summarizing frequently used linguistic phenomena in spoken language, from spoken pronunciation to spoken grammar.
Fifth, supplementary common spoken expressions are included. At the end of each unit, a "Common Spoken Expressions" section is added, categorizing and appropriately summarizing frequently used communicative language in spoken language to help students understand different ways of expressing the same scenario.