Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences (English Annotations Edition)

Author: Kang Yuhua, Lai Siping
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences is a rapid course textbook designed for foreigners learning Chinese. The book consists of 40 lessons, plus 8 review lessons. The 40 lessons cover nearly 30 communicative functions such as "Greetings" and "Making Acquaintances," approximately 800 vocabulary words, and basic Chinese grammar. Each lesson is divided into six parts: sentences, dialogues, substitution and expansion, vocabulary, grammar, and exercises. The book emphasizes developing learners' ability to use Chinese for communication, combining communicative functions with grammatical structures. It presents the most common and fundamental aspects of modern Chinese in everyday contexts, enabling learners to quickly master the basic 301 conversation sentences. Through substitution and expansion exercises, learners can achieve simple communication with Chinese people, laying a solid foundation for further study.
Considering the characteristics of adult learners, the grammar section for the basic level is explained in simple and clear language, supplemented by straightforward examples, making the rules easy to understand. This helps learners apply grammatical principles to their language practice, achieving the effect of generalization from specific examples. The exercise sections are diverse and abundant, while the review lessons focus on further training students in conversational skills and extended expression, summarizing and consolidating the grammar learned. The exercises for each lesson and the review lessons can be used in full or partially depending on the.