Chinese Quick and Easy: Intermediate Spoken Chinese Listening

Author: Liu Lixin
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book is a pre-intermediate to intermediate Chinese listening and speaking textbook written for foreigners studying in China for a short period. It can be used by students with elementary-level proficiency for 50-60 hours of classroom learning, or as a self-study textbook. Based on theories and practices of second language acquisition, the book incorporates years of teaching experience. The book consists of 12 lessons, with most lesson titles derived from Chinese proverbs. Each lesson includes five main parts: text, vocabulary and phrases, functions and notions, speaking exercises, and listening exercises. The content of the text is selected from common scenarios that foreigners encounter while studying and communicating in China. The language emphasizes standardization, practicality, and, with a balance of dialogue and narrative forms.