Developing Chinese Fluency - Textbook - Softcover

Zhang, Phyllis

9789814272834: Developing Chinese Fluency - Textbook

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ISBN 10: 9814272833 ISBN 13: 9789814272834

Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia, 2010

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FREE Audio and exercises online, at biaoda.cengageasia.com Developing Chinese Fluency is a rigorous communication skill 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. This text is intended for intermediate to low-advanced college-level students. It is also appropriate for heritage learners and accelerated high school programs. Its modular design allows the text to be used as a standalone one-year program, or use of individual module content as a supplement to an existing course. 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: Introducing 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 Are...

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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).

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