NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER

1. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER Learn-Chinese Textbooks for College Students

2. Learning Chinese Textbooks for College, late High School 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! http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER 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

7. 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

8. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER 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

9. NEW PRACTICAL CHINESE READER 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

10. 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

11. Sample Page - Level 1 http://www.childbook.com/New-Practical-Chinese-Reader-s/267.htm

12. 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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