Learn-Chinese Textbooks for College Students

New Practical Chinese Reader (ed. Liu Xun)
- Updated version of the popular Practical
Chinese Reader of the 1980s
- Compilation of Chinese textbooks that aim to teach Chinese to English speakers
- Setting of lessons is about campus life.
Over 300,000 copies sold!
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NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Total of 70 lessons in 6 volumes
Volumes 1-4 for Beginners (50 lessons)
Volumes 5-6 Suitable textbooks for English speaking students.
Can also be used for self study. http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Students will learn linguistic structures and functions , and also gain a sense of achievement in communicative ability as the lessons go along.
– Simple dialogue
– Sentence patterns
– Expansion of previous lessons
– More words and grammar, more complex sentences and paragraphs http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Features :
• Emphasis on useful conversation
• Equal emphasis on systematic use of Chinese characters
• Background on Chinese culture
• Use of stories to interest students http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
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Emphasis on useful conversation
• Greetings and introducing oneself
• Phonetics also taught
• Students are trained to understand and communicate at a higher level, especially in paragraphs.
• More functional conversation to improve the student’s understanding, speaking, reading and writing Chinese.
http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Equal emphasis on systematic use of Chinese
Characters
The first 2 volumes stress the basic rules of
Chinese script:
– Basic strokes
– Easy characters frequently used as components of other characters
– Single component characters
– Advancement to more difficult ones in the later volumes http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
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Background on Chinese culture
For students to understand the context of Chinese conversation better
Use of pictures that show cultural details, such as:
– Menus
– Advertisements
– Road signs
– Newspapers
– Classical literary pieces and more http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
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Use of Stories to Learn Chinese
The stories of 3 international students provide an interesting jump-off point to learn Chinese.
– Continues the story from the original Practical Chinese Reader characters, who now have a child and it is this child who is now studying Chinese.
– Learn new words, grammar and characters as the 3 students’ friendships, love stories and relationship with teachers are also revealed. http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Structure of lessons :
–
Text.
The topics and scenes of each lesson. Dialogues with audio practice
–
Pronunciation
– New Words
– Notes . Explanations of new words, develop grammatical points taught previously, or introduce necessary cultural background.
– Conversation Practice, Drills and Practice
–
Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
–
Phonetics and Pronunciation Drills
– Grammar
– Characters . Character components, later combined to form characters. Rules for constructing and writing characters
– Culture Note http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

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NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE
READER
Materials included in this series:
(Available at ChildBook, sold separately)
– Textbook
– Workbook
– CDs for textbook
– CDs for workbook
– Instructor Manuals http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

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