Developing Chinese Fluency: Intermediate - Advanced - Softcover

Zhang, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111342229 ISBN 13: 9781111342227

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2010

Synopsis

"Developing Chinese Fluency" is a rigorous communication skills training program that seeks to systematically expand the intermediate learners' vocabulary, and help them achieve advanced level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language - particularly in the areas of description, comparison and introduction - in a relatively short period of time.

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Review:

Unit 1: DESCRIBING OBJECTS ??????. Lesson 1: Colors and Shapes ?????. Lesson 2: Forms of Objects ????. Lesson 3: Describing Visual Impressions ??????. Lesson 4: Describing a Scene or Space ???????. Unit 2: TALKING ABOUT PRODUCTS ??????. Lesson 1:Types of Products ????. Lesson 2: Materials and Specifications ?????. Lesson 3: Product Information ??????. Lesson 4: Comparing Products ????. Enrichment Unit 1: Products and Culture ?????. Unit 3: DESCRIBING PEOPLE ??????. Lesson 1: Physical Features ????. Lesson 2: Apparel and Attire ????. Lesson 3: Describing Impressions of a Person ????. Lesson 4: Portraying a Person ????. Unit 4: INTORDUCING PEOPLE ??????. Lesson 1: Industry and Profession ?????. Lesson 2: Identity and Position ?????. Lesson 3: Hobbies, Skills and Education ???????? Lesson 4: Work Experience ???? Lesson 5: Introducing a Person's Profile ?????? Enrichment Unit 2: People and Society ????. Unit 5: TALKING ABOUT NATURE ??????. Lesson 1: Nature and Weather ????. Lesson 2: Natural Disasters ????. Lesson 3: Climate and Personal Feelings ?????. Lesson 4: Disaster Report ????. Lesson 5: Comparing Climates and Reporting Natural Disasters ?????????. Enrichment Unit 3: Climate and Environment ?????. Unit 6: TALKING ABOUT GEOGRAPHY ??????. Lesson 1: Geographic Environment ????. Lesson 2: Natural Resources ????. Lesson 3: Characteristics of a Place ????. Lesson 4: Introducing an Area ????. Enrichment Unit 4: Tapping into Natural Resources ??????. Unit 7: TALKING ABOUT CITIES ????. Lesson 1: In the City ????. Lesson 2: Urban Characteristics ????. Lesson 3: Changes and Development of a City ???????. Lesson 4: Introducing Cities ????. Enrichment Unit 5: Development and Challenges ?????.

About the Author:

Dr. Phyllis Zhang is Associate Professor and Director of the Chinese Language Program at George Washington University. A native Chinese speaker, Dr. Zhang received a Doctorate of Education in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University in New York. She is the author of DAVID AND HELEN IN CHINA: AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN MODERN CHINESE (Yale University Press 1999, 2003) and DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY (intermediate to advanced; Cengage Learning Asia 2010), and NI WO TA/ DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY: AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Cengage Learning, 2015). She also is a certified tester of Chinese language proficiency by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1111342229
• ISBN 13: 9781111342227
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350