
Intermediate Spoken Chinese
Practical Approach to Fluency in Spoken Mandarin (DVD and MP3 Audio CD Included)
Multi-Item Pack | 1 August 2018
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The basic premise underlying these books is that you don’t need to know the characters in order to speak Chinese. For English speakers, learning Chinese characters is a slow and painstaking process which can dramatically slow your progress in learning to speak the language.
This series provides separate “tracks” to help you master the skills of speaking and writing Chinese at your own pace. Some learners choose to place greater emphasis on reading and writing, while others focus on developing a knowledge of spoken Chinese first, and then learn the characters later. Both approaches are perfectly valid, and the one you adopt will depend on your personal goals and the amount of time you have for weekly study. This series allows you total flexibility in this regard.
Additional key features of Intermediate Spoken Chinese:
- Clear and detailed explanations of natural, colloquial Chinese pronunciation, grammar and usage
- Recommended strategies to help you learn to speak Chinese more efficiently
- Notes on Chinese culture and society allow you to understand situational etiquette
- Discussions of challenges faced by English speakers who are learning Chinese and how to overcome them
- A digital Instructors Guide is available gratis from the publisher
- A digital Chinese Character Transcription (simplified and traditional characters)
Industry Reviews
"This is one of the best elementary Chinese textbooks, I believe, ever produced in the history of teaching Chinese as a second language... A great and unique work which will benefit students and teachers for many years to come." -Dr. Shengli Feng, Professor of Chinese Linguistics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
"A breath of fresh air... Its dual track for spoken and written language finally gives American students a chance to develop oral proficiency without being slowed down by the character writing... An ideal textbook for any program that seeks to advance rapidly in spoken Chinese and to fully prepare the students for their encounter with China." -Dr. Jingqi Fu, Associate Professor of Chinese, St. Mary's College of Maryland
"Revolutionary in its approach to teaching and learning Chinese as a second language, this textbook series is easily one of the best that are currently on the market. In addition to the highly useful content, grammar explanations and cultural notes for each lesson are extensive, detailed and straightforward. The dream of having engaged and fully-prepared students in every class is an easily reachable reality for any program that adopts this series." -Professor Cecilia Chang, Chair, Department of Asian Studies, Williams College
"Outstanding for its carefully graduated presentation of material in easily digestible sub-units, comprehensive and clearly written grammatical and cultural notes, and perhaps most important of all, its separation of the task of learning to speak the language from the very different processes of learning to read and write Chinese characters... The most exciting Chinese language textbook I have seen in many years." -Dr. James E. Dew, retired associate professor of Chinese, University of Michigan; former Director of the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies in Taipei
"ISC/IWC represents an ambitious attempt to work out the complex logistics involved in coordinating the two tracks with different foci and schedules ... truly 'in a league of its own...'" -The Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association
"Contextualized so learners know not only what to say, but why, when, and with whom it is appropriate to use such language. ...thorough and clear...refreshing." -Dr. Matthew Christensen, Associate Professor of Chinese, Brigham Young University
"I have been teaching Chinese to high school students for over 25 years and have used a variety of texts. I decided to try Basic Spoken Chinese (BSC) with one of my classes on an experimental level, and I have to say it is the best text of its kind that I have ever seen. -Richard Ayres, St. Xavier High School, Louisville, KY
ISBN: 9780804850490
ISBN-10: 0804850496
Series: Basic Chinese and Intermediate Chinese
Published: 1st August 2018
Format: Multi-Item Pack
Language: English
Number of Pages: 384
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Berkeley Books
Country of Publication: JP
Dimensions (cm): 27.9 x 21.5 x 2.29
Weight (kg): 1.57
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