Jia you! Chinese for the Global Community, Textbook 1 - Hardcover

Xu Jialu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9814195901 ISBN 13: 9789814195904

Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Xu Jialu

About this title

About the Author:

Jialu Xu is a Principal in the College of Chinese Language and Culture at Beijing Normal University. Professor Xu specializes in studies in Chinese lexicology, linguistics, and applied linguistics. He has conducted extensive research into Chinese language teaching, Chinese culture and Chinese information processing. He has also served as series consultant and editor to several important Chinese language courses and dictionaries.

Review:

"I like the scope and sequence, a good balance between aspects of personal, social life and those of important Chinese culture and traditions...I like the general structure of "Warm-up", "Pre-reading", "Main text (with narratives and dialogs)", Practice (vocabulary, grammar, communication)", and "Listen & Speak". It flows well and should be easy for teachers to use because the arrangement itself presents a good pedagogical sequencing."--Dr. Chao-mei Shen, Rice University, Texas

"The very first groundbreaking project in the development of instructional materials in Chinese! The program well reflects ACTFL's five National Standards and corresponds to cutting-edge pedagogy. I'm truly heartened by such a wise move towards the development of instructional materials. I look forward to its great success!"--Dr. Miao-fen TsengUniversity of Virginia, VA

"With one unit that I reviewed, I already sense the direction of the textbook meeting our needs in preparing our AP Chinese students for their AP Exam. Hopefully, the whole book will follow the same spirit and I would like to be the first one to recommend this series to our school district and teachers in other districts for adoption."--Baocai Paul Jia, Cupertino High School, CA

"[The book design and layout] are very attractive in comparison with the books I have used. The combination of the clear illustrations and interesting page layouts attract student's attention...The unit [I reviewed] provides students with interesting cultural information. My students love it!"--Xing King,The Bishop's School, CA

"I really like this part [supplementary culture notes in the Instructor's Resource Manual]. Not every Chinese teacher knows all the culture aspects. For a teacher, who's been abroad for a long time, the notes on the recent culture not only provide information but also some new vocabulary words (such as proper nouns)."--Yangyang Daniell,The Lawrence School, NJ

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 9814195901
• ISBN 13: 9789814195904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352