Fundamental Spoken Chinese,Used

Fundamental Spoken Chinese Introduces Most Of The Basic Grammatical Patterns Of Modern Spoken Mandarin In A Carefully Planned, Graduated Fashion. Every Chapter Follows The Same Organizational Format And Includes: Key Grammar Points, New Vocabulary Items Arranged By Part Of Speech, Sentence Patterns, And Four Or Five Short Dialogues Illustrating Contextual Use Of Each New Grammar Pattern And Vocabulary Item. Nontechnical Explanations Of Grammar Are Written From The Perspective Of The Englishspeaking Learner And Are Illustrated With Multiple Sentences In Simple Chart Form. When Appropriate, Vocabulary And Culture Notes Are Provided, Together With Numerous Drills, Exercises, And Inclass Activities. Finally, Englishchinese Translation Exercises Help Determine How Well Students Have Mastered The Chapters Grammar And Vocabulary.The Authors Of Fundamental Spoken Chinese And Its Accompanying Text, Fundamental Written Chinese, Treat Spoken And Written Language As Two Different But Related Systems That Are Most Effectively Learned By Delinking The Sequence In Which The Particulars Of Each System Are Taught. Such An Approach Insures That Reading And Writing Skills Are Firmly Grounded In The Spoken Vocabulary And Grammar Previously Learned. Both Volumes Are Designed To Provide Students With A Systematic, Knowledgebased Approach To Speaking, Listening, Reading, And Writing Chinese.Accompanying Audio Files Available:Http://Www.Hawaii.Edu/Uhpress/Mp3/Fsc/