Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student's Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors - Softcover

Herzberg, Qin Xue; Herzberg, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933330899 ISBN 13: 9781933330891

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, 2011

Synopsis

Learn to speak and write Chinese with confidence while avoiding common mistakes!

Here is a concise guide to supplement any course of study and help with homework, travel, and test preparation. Topics include word order, time, nouns, verbs, adjectives, word choices with verbs and adverbs, and letter writing. The simple format has one goal: quick mastery and growing confidence. This volume makes an ideal companion to any popular Chinese-language textbook, such as Integrated Chinese and New Practical Chinese Reader.

About this title

About the Author

Larry Herzberg and Qin Herzberg, a married couple, are professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, both with students and without, and have been featured travel experts on MSNBC and other outlets. Qin and Larry live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are also co-authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student’s Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors (Stone Bridge Press, 2011) and Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language (Stone Bridge Press, 2012).

Larry Herzberg did his PhD work in Chinese and founded the Chinese language programs at Albion College and Calvin College; he is also a professional violinist. In 2011 Larry was awarded the Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching, the highest honor that Calvin College bestows on a faculty member.

Qin Xue Herzberg, a graduate of Beijing Normal University, has taught Chinese for decades and has been an upper-level Chinese professor at Calvin College for more than ten years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933330899
• ISBN 13: 9781933330891
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128