Chinese Reading Coursebook 1

Author: Peng Zhiping
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The "Chinese Reading Course" (Volume ) is a supplementary textbook for "Chinese Course" (Volume ) for the first grade. The content of this book includes:
Character notes—Word notes—Phrase notes—Sentence notes (introductions to relevant character knowledge, this item is canceled after Lesson 5)
Text exercises
Exercises 1
Reading instruction in Chinese as a second language begins with recognizing Chinese characters. "To read, one must first recognize characters." Chinese characters are the written symbols of Chinese written language, and learning Chinese requires learning Chinese characters. For most beginners in Chinese, memorizing characters is very difficult. Therefore, a certain number of characters for students to recognize are arranged in each lesson's section. While presenting the character (graph), its pronunciation, meaning (strictly speaking, translation of words rather than characters), and other information are also provided, with the aim of helping students establish the connection between the form, sound, and meaning of characters.
2. Words are composed of characters, and words form phrases. Words and phrases are the units that constitute sentences. Cultivating and training students to recognize words and phrases is the step in developing reading skills. The recognition of words and phrases must also combine form, sound, and meaning, while also paying attention to exercises in aspects such as word stress and pauses.
3. The difficulty students face in memorizing characters lies in their insufficient understanding of the characteristics of character forms and the composition of characters. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce them to some knowledge about Chinese characters, such as basic strokes, radicals, components, and structures of Chinese characters. This will help students memorize characters faster and better.
4. Recognizing characters, words, and sentences lays the foundation for reading texts (paragraphs or passages). Therefore, starting from Lesson 19, each lesson includes "Character-Word-Phrase-Sentence Expansion Exercises" under the "Character-Word-Phrase-Sentence" section. Most of the sentences in these exercises are common ones, and most of them are extended from the words of the current lesson. Some will even appear again in the following dialogue or short passage. The purpose of this is to train students to gradually expand their reading range, preparing them for future reading. The text includes both dialogues and short passages. For handling the text, it is recommended that teachers guide students in reading aloud, allowing them to practice pronunciation, intonation, pauses, and stress through imitation. This also helps students better understand the text.
5. Exercises are an important part of this textbook. We have designed exercises related to characters, words, and phrases. The purpose is still to help students memorize characters.
6. This book includes an "Exercises Outside the Classroom" section, which is provided for students to review and consolidate the content learned in class.