New Practical Chinese Coursebook 1 (With Textbook Situational Dialogues) (With CD-ROM)

Author: Liu Xun
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: New Features of New Practical Chinese Reader:
1. Changes the traditional linear arrangement of Chinese teaching materials. This textbook adopts a circular arrangement for teaching language structure, language functions, and cultural factors, with multiple cycles of repetition and a spiral progression.
2. Shifts away from the previous focus on structure over function in teaching materials. This textbook emphasizes functional teaching. Starting from the first lesson on pronunciation, it highlights functional elements and integrates them with phonetic exercises to practice essential functional items.
3. Addresses the deficiency of most previous Chinese textbooks that neglected character teaching. This textbook considers the difficulties faced by students in the Chinese character cultural sphere.
4. Moves beyond the limitation of most basic-level textbooks that confine content to school life. This textbook expands the scope of topics and enhances its engaging nature.
5. Overcomes the shortcomings of previous textbooks, such as overly mechanical, monotonous, and inflexible teaching models, by improving the adaptability of the material to learners with different starting points and needs.