Biographie de l'auteur :
Hugh Baker is Professor Emeritus of Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London where he taught Cantonese and Mandarin for 35 years. Professor Baker has published extensively on Chinese culture, the Chinese family system, Chinese language, and Hong Kong history and society. He was Chief Editorial Consultant to the Channel 4 TV documentary series 'The Heart of the Dragon', and has frequently broadcast on radio and television in Britain and in Hong Kong.
Ho Pui-Kei was born in Hong Kong and studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr Ho has more than 30 years' experience of teaching Cantonese to foreign adults from all walks of life, and he brings to his teaching an approach which emphasises humour and down-to-earth everyday language, the ideal register for the extrovert people of Hong Kong and South China.
Présentation de l'éditeur :
This is a beginner's course in Cantonese, assuming no previous knowledge of the language. Based on the Council of Europe's guidelines on language learning, the emphasis of the course is on communication skills, and its structure includes much exercise material. The book is available separately, or as a pack with a cassette. The cassette can also be purchased separately.
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