CHINESE LANGUAGE – A SHORT COURSE By Allen S.C. Choi 6 x 9: 456 pages / ISBN 1-4208-8083-7 / Published October 2005 Published & distributed by AUTHORHOUSE: www.Authorhouse.com / $17.50 1-800-839-8640 / 1663 Liberty Drive, suite 200. Bloomington, IN 47403 Volume discount and bookstore returnable policy at AUTHORHOUSE Selling at AUTHORHOUSE, internet and bookstores This is a new system to learn Chinese from English, efficient and business oriented. Modular System: Learn 60 sub-modules in 20 modules; Block-Building Technique: Chinese characters –> Vocabulary –> Expressions --> Sentences; Self-taught Style: A comprehensive understanding of the Chinese Language through 300 characters with comprehensive background knowledge presented in a nutshell. Each sub-module introduces 5 new characters, mostly in a meaningful phrase easy to remember: (A) Each new character first matches with the other 4 new characters to form new words; (B) Then matches with all other characters already learned to form new words or expressions; (C) And then builds sentences with all the characters learned so far in previous sub-modules. With the 300 characters learned, 500 bilingual sample sentences and 1000+ in vocabulary are generated and explained. This book covers the following: Mandarin Chinese – Romanized Phonetic Transcriptions – Concept of Tones in Chinese Character Structure – Radicals – Traditional Print – Simplified Chinese – Comparison Grammar – Expression & Sentence Structure – Chinese & English Comparison Computer Chinese Display, Typing & Word Processing Build a solid Foundation. Know the What How & Why Readers with different needs can benefit greatly: * For corporate training in Chinese language as a short course (50-hour), very efficient; * For college students as a textbook or as a supplementary study; * For teachers and instructors who would love to have a handy tool; * For self-taught learners. CHINESE LANGUAGE – A SHORT COURSE / ISBN 1420880837 / Allen Choi http://www.authorhouse.com/ http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/SearchCatalog~page~31aspx http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ http://www.geocities.com/allenscchoi/