Speaking Chinese in China

by Ying Hsu and J. Carter Brown

Book Overview

This text represents a second-year conversation course emphasizing modern usage of the language. It is structured in dialogue format, with accompanying explanatory notes for vocabulary and grammar. Pinyin and Yale romanization, and traditional and simplified characters, are used throughout.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300030320
• ISBN13: 9780300030327
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Format

This text is an excellent second year book. It concentrates on using sentences is a variety of situations. However, it is not a stand alone work. The publication was apparently meant to supplement first year learning materials. And in that effort is suceeds admirably. The format includes a main dialog, substitutions, mini dialogs and cultural notes. And the course is designed with enough repetition to make retention easy. Although the book covers twenty chapters and six cassettes, I still found myself wanting more. In fact I have found that most Chinese language courses are not all-inclusive. They require supplemental material. And this course is no exception. But unlike other texts, it does not pretend to be the only course you will ever need. In any case, this makes a fine addition to any Chinese language learning library.