Beginner's Chinese - Couverture souple

Ho, Yong

 
9780781812573: Beginner's Chinese

Synopsis

The #1 Chinese self-study course on the market has been updated and revised in this second edition!

This Hippocrene bestseller has been redesigned and updated, making learning to speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese easier than ever. New features in this edition include the following:

  • 10 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises
  • New audio CDs featuring professional actors from Beijing
  • Updated cultural and language notes
  • An attractive, easy-to-read presentation of the Chinese characters
  • Additional exercises for teaching stroke order and writing skills, plus an index providing traditional character equivalents
  • New technology sections on how to read and write Chinese characters on a computer

Spoken by over 850 million people world-wide, Mandarin Chinese is the standard dialect for business and trade in China, one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and the world's most widely spoken language. Mandarin is also a useful study tool for students of the Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tibetan languages, all of which have strong cultural roots in Chinese.

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À propos de l?auteur

Yong Ho received his Ph.D. in anthropology and linguistics, with a specialty in Chinese anthropology and language, from Columbia University. He served as the Director of Language at the China Institute in New york City and has taught Chinese at various institutions in the U.S. His other books include Chinese Practical Dictionary, Beginner's Chinese with 2 Audio CDs (Second Edition), China: An Illustrated History, and Chinese Dictionary & Phrasebook, all published by Hippocrene Books.

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