(Textbook, Workbook, Student Card, Exam Paper) (v. 8) (New Concept Chinese) - Softcover

Jian, Chen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 7561917589 ISBN 13: 9787561917589

Publisher: Beijing Language & Culture University Press,China, 2006

Synopsis

New Concept Chinese series is specially designed and locally tailored for students from youth to teenage years in western countries. With altogether 24 volumes, and the total course time of 600 hours, the series is arranged based on a syllabus of 10 years' time. The first 16 volumes will be published by our press. Volume 1-3 is for the 1st grade; 4-6 for the 2nd grade; 7 and 8 for the 3rd grade; 9 and 10 for the 4th grade; 11 and 12 for the 5th grade; 13 and 14 for the 6th grade; 15 and 16 for the 7th grade. It is compiled based on the advice and approval of Chinese language specialists in addition to New Concept's many years of overseas Chinese teaching experience. The textbooks offer rich Chinese culture covering aspects such as literature, geography, history, philosophy, etc. Upon finishing the whole series, the students will master 2,500 characters and will be able to pass the AP Chinese Exam. Each volume includes: 1. One Textbook; 2. Two Workbooks; 3. One box of Flash Card for students (volumes 1-9) 4. One box of Flash Card for teachers (volumes 1-9); 5. One accompanying CD; 6. One final exam paper Target users of volumes 1-3: Children of age 4 or 5 and students in the 1st grade; Target users of volumes 4-6: Children of age 5 or 6 and students in the 2nd grade; Target users of volumes 7-8: Children of age 6 or 7 and students in the 3rd grade; Compiling Principle According to the author, Chinese language is quite different from English in that it is character-based, so the teaching starting from pinyin, as he argues, will cause difficulty for children whose native language is alphabetically formed. Since children are good at imitating and acquiring new things, New Concept Chinese starts from character teaching that helps students form the learning habit centering on character study, while pinyin is not introduced until the 4th volume is taught (the 2nd grade) and the teaching won't take much time since the focus is on pronunciation and reading aloud. Feature...

Edition details

• Publisher: Beijing Language & Culture University Press,China
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 7561917589
• ISBN 13: 9787561917589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 171