New Practical Chinese Reader vol.2 - Textbook

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By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The lessons tell the story of two foreign students of Chinese, Palanka and Gubo, first in their own country (Book I) and then in China (Book II). It also received a warm domestic welcome for its "meticulously planned" educational content and innovation in "using the communicative principle and strengthening cultural knowledge education", and won the second prize inaugural Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Award for Excellence. New Users: If you are trying to purchase recently purchased license keys or e-books, you must create a new account using the Create Account link below. Practical Chinese Reader was completely revised in 2002 and was re-published as New Practical Chinese Reader.

The revision regarding the third edition adheres to the aim of making it “easier to learn” for students and “more convenient to use” for teachers and maintains the pedagogy of “the integration of structure, function and culture”, striving to develop students’ comprehensive use of the Chinese language, especially the ability of cross-cultural communication, through the learning of language structures, functions and relevant cultural knowledge as well as the training in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This completely new edition (it will encompass six volumes in 70 lessons when completed) takes the student from an absolute beginner to an intermediate level, approximately 3 years of higher-level classroom instruction. Books I and II consist of 50 lessons where the reader studies a vocabulary of 1,000 words, and basic Chinese phonology and grammar.As the second generation of the Practical Chinese Reader series, New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) is a series of comprehensive Chinese teaching materials for adult students in countries other than China. g. clothing, entertainment, socializing), and also provide background information on Chinese culture, society, and history. Note: Some products will require you to answer a validation question instead of entering a product key.

Both books give a brief introduction on the author, background, and explanatory notes are provided at the end of the text if necessary. To keep the dialogue the same, the characters are given universal names in translations of the book across all languages. According to one of the authors of the original PCR, there was no corresponding name, he simply coined the name because it sounded foreign.

It combines the grammatical strengths of the old Practical Chinese Reader with contemporary material and more emphasis on the learner’s ability to use Chinese in everyday conversation. Versions in English (Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese), Spanish, German, French, and Russian are available. Ma Dawei ( 马大为; mǎ dàwéi): An American male student, whose English name is David March, Ding Libo's friend. The new series consists of six volumes: The first four target beginners, while the last two are geared for intermediate learners.

The series develops the learner’s ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The text follows the story of Ding Libo (the son of Gubo and Ding Yun from the first edition) and other international students as they live in China, learning about Chinese culture and society as they learn contemporary Mandarin. The New Practical Chinese Reader pays homage to the older edition by introducing a new character, Libo, who is the son of Gubo and Ding Yun from the original edition. The first volume of the long-awaited revised edition of the popular Practical Chinese Reader series are finally available!Its third edition centers on a few international students, telling interesting stories about their life and friendship with their Chinese friends and teachers in China. The two generations together have exerted an influence in the international Chinese teaching circles for over 30 years.