Ni Wo Ta: Developing Chinese Fluency: An Introductory Course Traditional, Volume 1 (World Languages) - Softcover

Zhang, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285456807 ISBN 13: 9781285456805

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2014

Synopsis

??? (Ni Wo Ta) is a complete first-year program that makes learning Chinese easier through an engaging video program, robust multimedia integration, proven pedagogy, and comprehensive cultural coverage.

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About the Author

Dr. Phyllis Zhang is Associate Professor and Director of the Chinese Language Program at George Washington University. A native Chinese speaker, Dr. Zhang received a Doctorate of Education in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University in New York. She is the author of DAVID AND HELEN IN CHINA: AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN MODERN CHINESE (Yale University Press 1999, 2003) and DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY (intermediate to advanced; Cengage Learning Asia 2010), and NI WO TA/ DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY: AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Cengage Learning, 2015). She also is a certified tester of Chinese language proficiency by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Review

"This is a very good approach in terms of presenting vivid dialogues and tasks to engage students who may never be given such chances by traditional textbooks. The task-based approach will put language learning back into its lively context where conversations happen as an exchange of minds, not sounds. It definitely will capture students' interest and encourage them to imitate what they watch."

"This is a pioneering textbook. . . . It provides useful teaching materials and advanced approaches."

"Comparatively authentic language, rich cultural information, real-world characters, and realistic settings in China serve to capture students' attention, stimulate them in learning Chinese, and encourage them to study abroad."

"This proposal supports a balanced pedagogical focus that employs both performance-based and tasked-based approaches, using multimedia as the main platform to deliver content that involves an ongoing story line."

"This is one of the most thorough and tightly knit course materials I've come across."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1285456807
• ISBN 13: 9781285456805
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320