Foreigners Learning Chinese 1 (Chinese-English)

Author: Beijing Foreign Studies University Editorial Committee for "Chinese for Foreigners"
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This teaching material has been published in eight language editions, including English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and Korean, for learners of Chinese at the beginning stages in different countries and regions. In addition to translating, annotating, and explaining the text in different languages, it 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 text revolves around specific thematic areas and unfolds communication in specific contexts, integrating language training and relevant functional-semantic items through communication. 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 memorization and writing Chinese characters.