Practical Chinese Textbook 2

Author: Tan Jiahu
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book series has the following outstanding features: The author has chosen basic life sentences as the primary goal for students learning Chinese. All sentences appearing in the textbook will be the most frequently used sentences by students. In other words, these sentences are ones they cannot help but hear and speak in daily life. Understanding and being able to use these sentences in real-life situations is absolutely essential for beginners of Chinese. Sentences that students rarely use in daily life, even if they come from famous ancient Chinese poems, fairy tales, or children's songs and jokes, are not included in this book. For Chinese expressions that differ significantly from English, as well as the usage of various measure words and function words, the book provides clear explanations in the grammar section. It includes rich illustrations to help convey the meaning of sentences. The same sentence patterns are repeated multiple times to reinforce memory. The main purpose of this book is to teach students to listen, read, and speak Chinese. As for writing, it is not the primary focus of the book. Therefore, if students find it very difficult to answer questions that require writing, they can opt for oral responses instead. The English translations in this book were carefully reviewed and edited by Patricia Todd, a library science master and an excellent American librarian.