Foreigners learning Chinese 1

Author: Editorial Committee of "Chinese for Foreigners" at Beijing Foreign Studies University
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This textbook series is planned to be published in eight language versions, including Korean, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Russian, for learners of Chinese at the beginning stages in different countries and regions. In addition to translating, annotating, and explaining the texts in different languages, the series emphasizes comparing the phonetic system, grammatical system, communication habits, and cultural background of Chinese and the learners' native languages. The textbook adopts a comprehensive teaching method that highlights communicative principles. The texts revolve around specific thematic areas and develop communication in particular contexts, providing language training through interaction while incorporating relevant functional and notional items. The textbook is divided into two volumes. The first volume uses Pinyin as a guide to teach spoken Chinese and conduct communicative training. The second volume combines Chinese characters with Pinyin, adding tasks for memorizing and writing Chinese characters.