Chinese Link: Elementary Chinese

by Sue-mei Wu, Yanhui Zhang, Yueming Yu

Chinese Zhongwen Tiandi Traditional Character Version is a dynamic, learner-centered textbook for beginning students of modern Chinese. Its communicative focus helps students develop their competencies in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing the Chinese language and allows for practice through an abundance of in-text activities. In addition a strong cultural component is provided in the end of chapter Chinese Link section, giving the learner exposure to Chinese culture and opportunities to explore further through different activity types. In addition, each version of the text presents vocabulary in both the traditional and simplified versions giving the learner exposure to both character types.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Nathan Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Good explanations of pronunciation, grammar and usage. I've heard some of the stuff is a little outdated, but as a teaching text it's still great.