A New China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese (Revised Edition): 24 (The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese) - Softcover

Chou, Chih–p`ing; Chiang, Joanne; Eagar, Jianna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691148368 ISBN 13: 9780691148366

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Originally published in 1999, A New China has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised edition reflects China's dramatic developments in the last decade and consolidates the previous two-volume set into one volume for easy student use. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, the textbook provides the most up-to-date lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. The first half of the book follows the life of an exchange student experiencing Beijing for the first time. Chinese language students are guided step-by-step through the stages of arriving at the airport, going through customs, and adjusting to Chinese university dormitories. The revised edition includes new lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Later lessons discuss recent social and political issues in China, including divorce, Beijing traffic, and the college entrance examination. A New China provides detailed grammar explanations, extensive vocabulary lists, and homework exercises. * Single-volume, user-friendly format * New lessons and vocabulary reflecting daily living in China * Includes China's recent social and political issues * Detailed grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and homework exercises * Uses 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 and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Joanne Chiang is senior lecturer in Chinese at Princeton. Jianna Eagar is a former lecturer in Chinese at Princeton.

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A New China

An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese

By Chih-p'ing Chou, Joanne Chiang, Jianna Eagar

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Copyright © 2011 Princeton University Press
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-691-14836-6

PREFACE

The first draft of A New China came out in 1997. The book wasformally published by Princeton University Press in 1999.

In the past ten years, not only has Chinese society gone through aperiod of enormous change, but technology has also improved by leaps andbounds. A New China has been revised in order to better reflect these changes.In the process of creating this revised edition, we have tried our hardest to havethe text portray aspects of contemporary China. We have also taken theopportunity to correct a few errors.

For ease of use, we have combined the original edition's two volumesinto one. We have also placed a traditional version of each lesson after thesimplified version instead of having simplified and traditional versions of eachlesson on alternate pages.

Our colleagues Teng Kuan Ng, Noelle Lyle, and Cara Healey proofreadthe English sections of this revised edition, and Princeton teachers Li Xu andJingjing Zhang reviewed the manuscript in its entirety. The teachers at the2009 and 2010 summer sessions of Princeton in Beijing and at PrincetonUniversity during the 2009 and 2010 academic years all offered valuableinsights. We extend our sincere thanks to the above for their help, though weas authors take full responsibility for any errors remaining in the text.

Chih-ping ChouJoanne ChiangJianna Eagar

October 15, 2010

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Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691148368
• ISBN 13: 9780691148366
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528