A Trip to China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese - Brossura

Chou, Chih-P'Ing; Chao, Der-Lin; Gao, Chen

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ISBN 10: 0691153094 ISBN 13: 9780691153094

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

A Trip to China is an intermediate Chinese language textbook designed for students who have studied one year of college Chinese. Offering a strong foundation in grammar and vocabulary, it is written from the perspective of a foreign exchange student who has just arrived in China for the first time. This thoroughly revised edition not only provides students essential lessons for advancing their Chinese language skills, but also introduces important aspects of contemporary Chinese society and culture.

The textbook incorporates suggestions from years of student and teacher feedback, and includes new lessons as well as updated vocabulary glosses, grammar explanations, and exercises. An improved format juxtaposes text and vocabulary on adjacent pages and combines grammar notes and exercises into one easy-to-use volume.

• Intermediate-level Chinese language textbook
• Revised edition
• Single-volume, user-friendly format
• New lessons and updated vocabulary, grammar explanations, and exercises
• Introduces students to important aspects of contemporary Chinese society and culture

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Informazioni sull?autore

Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Der-lin Chao is professor of classical and oriental studies at Hunter College, where she is the division head of Chinese language. Chen Gao is a lecturer in Chinese in the East Asian Studies Department at Princeton University.

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A Trip to China

An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese

By Chih-p'ing Chou, Der-lin Chao, Chen Gao

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Copyright © 2012 Princeton University Press
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ISBN: 978-0-691-15309-4

PREFACE

A Trip to China was first published in 1996 and has been adopted by many institutions.In the process of using this book, we discovered a few errors and a few insufficientexplanations, which we have now taken the opportunity to correct in this revised edition.Moreover, we have written five new lessons to replace old lessons whose content isalready partly inconsistent with the circumstances in China today. These additions resultin the book better reflecting the situation of contemporary China.

The main focus of this revision has been rearranging and reformatting the layout of thebook. In the old edition, "Text" and "Vocabulary, Grammar Notes & Exercises" weredivided into two volumes, while in the new edition they are combined into one.Furthermore, the revised edition juxtaposes the simplified character text and vocabularywords on adjacent pages and includes the traditional character text at the end of eachlesson. This change makes it much more convenient for students to prepare the lesson,while at the same time it reflects the growing trend of using simplified characters ininternational Chinese language education.

Although we have actually increased the number of vocabulary words and examplesentences in the revised edition, due to changes in formatting and font size, this editionhas fewer pages than the last, making the book easier to flip through and carry.

Ms. Chen Gao undertook the revision of this book. In addition to writing the vocabularylists, model sentences, and exercises for the five new lessons, she also coordinated thesupplementation of vocabulary words and example sentences throughout the entire text.Ms. Cara Healey proofread the entire English portion of the manuscript and also providedmany valuable suggestions. To her we extend our sincere thanks. Of course, any errorsin the final manuscript are the authors' own.

Chih-p'ing ChouDer-lin ChaoChen GaoMay 10, 2011

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Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0691153094
• ISBN 13: 9780691153094
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 321
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile