As the teaching of Chinese increasingly uses simplified characters, this new version of the popular A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese fills an important gap in Chinese-language instruction. The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine.

It is rare to find a Chinese language textbook that is linguistically accurate, culturally rich, and pedagogically sound... The ample opportunities for reading and writing and the varied and flexible exercises make teaching and learning a truly productive and creative experience." -- Agnes Weiyun He, SUNY, Stony Brook

About the Author
Duanduan Li is director of the Chinese Language Program at the University of British Columbia; Irene Liu was the previous director of the Chinese Language Program at Columbia University, and Lening Liu is the present director; Yanping Xie, a speech and language pathologist, was a lecturer of Chinese in the Columbia program; Hailong Wang and Zhirong Wang are lecturers of Chinese in the Columbia program.


Book Information
ISBN 9780231135856
Author Duanduan Li
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press