T'ung and Pollard's Colloquial Chinese course is the ideal
introductory course for all dedicated learners of Mandarin Chinese.
Written by experienced teachers, the course provides a rigorous
introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar of Mandarin
Chinese.
By the end of this rewarding course learners will be able to communicate
confidently in a wide variety of situations. The solid foundation
provided is also ideal for those who wish to advance their language
skills to higher levels.
Divided into 17 lessons, each lesson contains conversations based on
common daily situations, vocabularies, grammar notes and exercises to
help learn and practice basic skills.
Key features include:
- clear grammar explanations
- lots of exercises for regular practice
- Pinyin Romanization used throughout
- Chinese-English glossary for quick reference.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in
MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native
speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the
book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.