Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese : Volume I: Text

Chih-P'Ing Chou

ISBN 10: 0691250693 / ISBN 13: 9780691250694

Published by Princeton University Press Sep 2022, 2022

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Neuware - An innovative way for students to hone their Chinese language skills while learning about Chinese cultureIntermediate Reader of Modern Chinese is an ideal textbook for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese. Featuring a wealth of contemporary subject matter that will provoke lively and engaging classroom discussions, it progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays, encouraging speaking as well as reading practice. Topics include college life in the United States, political and social issues in contemporary China, biographies of well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history, and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume of Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese contains the text. The companion volume covers vocabulary and sentence patterns, and includes exercises for each lesson.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese : Volume I: Text
• Publisher: Princeton University Press Sep 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691250693
• ISBN 13: 9780691250694
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 276W x 208H x 10D millimeters 276 millimeters width by 208 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 384 grams

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An innovative way for students to hone their Chinese language skills while learning about Chinese culture

Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese is an ideal textbook for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese. Featuring a wealth of contemporary subject matter that will provoke lively and engaging classroom discussions, it progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays, encouraging speaking as well as reading practice. Topics include college life in the United States, political and social issues in contemporary China, biographies of well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history, and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume of Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese contains the text. The companion volume covers vocabulary and sentence patterns, and includes exercises for each lesson.

• Suitable for a two-semester course
• Juxtaposes traditional and simplified characters
• Covers Chinese translations of foreign place names
• Accustoms students to reading Chinese newspapers
• Audio materials are available for use with this textbook. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project at clp@princeton.edu

About the Author

Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Der-lin Chao is professor of classical and oriental studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, where she is division head of Chinese language.