Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new beginner Mandarin
Chinese course which enables you to quickly learn the basics of the
language. The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours
per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need
another 2-3 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class
time, using the materials in the accompanying Elementary Mandarin
Chinese Workbook.
These books can also be used by self-study learners due to the extensive
explanations and free supplementary materials available -- including
online audio and video recordings and flash cards.
The entire course can be completed in 25 to 35 weeks and teaches you the
basic skills of speaking, reading and writing Mandarin Chinese at a
conversational level. Each lesson starts with a dialogue and includes a
list of new and supplementary Chinese vocabulary along with questions
and grammar notes about the dialogue, a reading section and extensive
exercises (that are in the Workbook).
Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook offers the following
significant advantages over other similar textbooks:
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Common, everyday Chinese dialogues are used--complete with vocabulary
lists and questions and storylines based on actual everyday
experiences in China
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Chinese grammar is explained in simple, non-technical terms with
useful notes and tips given
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Reading exercises are provided for all new words and phrases in each
lesson
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Free online audio recordings by native speakers from different regions
of China help you not only acquire correct pronunciation, but also to
understand Chinese speakers who have different accents
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Illustrations and supplementary video clips add authenticity to the
materials in the book
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A Chinese-English dictionary, downloadable flash cards and
supplementary exercises are all provided
Both Chinese characters and Pinyin Romanized forms are given throughout
the book (except for the reading exercises), so this book can be used by
students who wish to focus on learning the spoken language, as well as
those who are learning to read and write the Chinese characters
simultaneously.
This textbook should be used in conjunction with Elementary Mandarin
Chinese Workbook and the included audio files, which can be downloaded
free directly from the Tuttle website.
