A New China – Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese 2VSet (The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese) - Softcover

Chou, Chih–p′ing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691010455 ISBN 13: 9780691010458

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1999

Synopsis

China has experienced rapid changes in the past two decades. "A New China", written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, has been designed to provide up-to-date material on the changing face of China. The text compares contemporary China with its pre-reform era and emphasizes improvements in Chinese society. As in previous textbooks, "A New China" aims to provide a solid foundation in grammar and pronunciation rather than teach vocabulary geared toward specific usage. As a new feature, the textbook includes vocabulary words on the same page as the lesson text, making comprehension of new reading passages easier for students. "A New China" is appropriate for intermediate-level students and includes both traditional and simplified characters.

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About the Author

Chih-p'ing Chou is Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He has contributed to earlier volumes in the series of Chinese-language textbooks produced by the Princeton University Chinese Linguistics Project for Princeton University Press. Joanne Chiang and Jianna Eagar are both Lecturers in East Asian Studies at Princeton University.

From the Back Cover

"The contents of A New China cover topics ranging from student's daily life to actual situations they may encounter in China, from economic and social situations to people's conceptual changes in contemporary China. The cultural elements and information of today's China are rich and abundant.... A very well-written and thoughtfully compiled intermediate-level Chinese language textbook."--Baozhang He, Director Chinese Language Program, EALC Harvard University

"The content of the book is designed specifically to help students get ready to go to China....A New China emphasizes changes that have occurred in China over the last decade, making it more up to date."--James M. Hargett, State University of New York, Albany

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691010455
• ISBN 13: 9780691010458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 446