Fundamental spoken Chinese
By: Robert Sanders & Nora Yao.
Contributors: Yao, Nora.
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780824831561
Subjects: Chinese language -- Spoken Chinese -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks.
Description: "Fundamental Spoken Chinese introduces most of the basic grammatical patterns of modern spoken Mandarin in a carefully planned, graduated fashion. Every chapter follows the same organizational format and includes: key grammar points, new vocabulary items arranged by part of speech, sentence patterns, and four or five short dialogs illustrating contextual use of each new grammar pattern and vocabulary item. Non-technical explanations of grammar are written from the perspective of the English-speaking learner and are illustrated with multiple sentences in simple chart form. When appropriate, vocabulary and culture notes are provided, together with numerous drills, exercises, and in-class activities. Finally, English-Chinese translation exercises help determine how well students have mastered the chapter's grammar and vocabulary. The authors of "Fundamental Spoken Chinese" and its accompanying text, "Fundamental Written Chinese", treat spoken and written language as two different but related systems that are most effectively learned by delinking the sequence in which the particulars of each system are taught. Such an approach ensures that reading and writing skills are firmly grounded in the spoken vocabulary and grammar previously learned. Both volumes are designed to provide students with a systematic, knowledge-based approach to speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pronunciation and romanization; title: Nimen mang ma?; title: Zhe shi shei de shu?; title: Wo hui shuo Zhongwen; title: Wo zhi you yi zhi maobi; title: Ditu lang kuai jiu mao wu yi zhang; title: Kuai chi wufan le; title: Chuan de bu neng dai, dai de bu neng chuan; title: Xuexiao qianbianr you jia xiedian; title: Ni hui yong kuaizi chi Zhongguo cai ma?; title: Zhidao zenme lai wo jia ma?; title: Ni zai Zhongguo zhule duo jiu le?; title: Xiageyue wuhao shi wo de shengri; title: Ni zenme zoude zheme man?; title: Women pa shangqu le; title: Wo jintian kanbushang yisheng le; title: ???; title: Changjiang bi Huanghe chang; title: Li qimo kaoshi yue lai yue jin le; title: Mimi bèi xiao gou yao shang le.