Foreigners learning Chinese: Chinese-English (1)

Author: Editorial Committee of "Chinese for Foreigners" at Beijing Foreign Studies University
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Publish Date: 1993-01-01
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, providing language training through communication while integrating 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, increasing tasks related to memorizing and writing Chinese characters.