College Chinese

Author: Xi Jia
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This textbook, "College Chinese," selects 72 classic cultural and literary works from ancient and modern China and abroad, divided into seven units: Ancient Chinese Prose, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Prose, Foreign Prose, Ancient Chinese Poetry, Modern and Contemporary Chinese and Foreign Poetry, Ancient Chinese Fiction and Drama, and Modern and Contemporary Chinese and Foreign Fiction and Drama. The selection emphasizes diversity and comparability in both ideological content and artistic style, with the primary goal of sparking collisions, provoking reflection, and stimulating interest among works from different thoughts and styles across ancient and modern China and abroad, thereby encouraging students' autonomous learning. To enhance interaction, the textbook provides a number of thought-provoking questions after each work, as well as a set of discussion topics after each unit, which teachers can selectively use for classroom discussions, presentations, debates, or writing exercises. The aim is to broaden students' perspectives, activate their thinking, and cultivate their oral and written communication skills, thereby improving their overall Chinese language proficiency.