Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The general approach in writing this text is the same as that in Beginning Chinese Reader. It is discussed in some detail in the introduction to that work. Salient features include: 1) Selection of characters on the basis of frequency;2) Provision of a large number of compounds and a large amount of reading matter relative to the number of characters;3) Inclusion of dialogue material in order to provide students with audiolingual support of what they read;4) Close correlation with Beginning Chinese, Advanced Chinese, and the character versions of these two texts.The present volume contains 400 characters, some 2,500 compounds, and about 200,000 characters of running text.
Synopsis
A sequel to "Beginning Chinese," this work is closely correlated with the author's "Beginning Chinese", "Advanced Chinese" and the character versions of these two texts. It contains 400 new characters, some 2,500 compounds, and about 200,000 characters of running text. All compounds appear in illustrative sentences, in dialogues as a means of audio-lingual reinforcement, and in narrative or expository form. Supplementary lessons present reading material using the simplified characters adopted in mainland China. In two volumes, Part I and Part II.
Synopsis
All the material introduced in this book is presented according to a carefully worked-out schedule repition. Each combination is used at least once each in the illustrative sentences, dialogues, and narratives, and occurs once again for review purposes in the Unit-final lesson. All the 1,250 compounds introduced in Beginning Chinese Reader are reviewed at least once in the present text.