I had heard that the Practical Chinese Reader is in the process of being
updated/modernised. Is this the case and has this project been completed
yet?
Katharine
In message <001601c4419a$12ce5e60$979c2b52@y0j4q7>, Anne Martin
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>I agree with Katharine on Colloquial Chinese -good but outdated. Also I have
>found that after about Lesson 10 there seems to be a leap in difficulty.
>Some Universities use the Practical Chinese Reader Series published by the
>Commercial Press in China. I've used this series with adult business
>learners of Chinese and it has been quite successful -only drawback is that
>the characters are quite small -fine when your students get to grips with
>Chinese but difficult to begin with. The range of vocab is good and there
>are 4 books in the series so will take students to a reasonable level.
>Regards
>Anne Martin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Katharine Carruthers" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:23 PM
>Subject: Re: beginner's course book
>
>
>> Dear Catherine
>>
>> A lot of graduates in Chinese in this country were brought up on
>> Colloquial Chinese by T'ung and Pollard. It has a pinyin text published
>> by Routledge and a character text published by SOAS.
>>
>> Many native speakers think that it is very dated now, but I (and I am
>> not alone in this!) still consider it a very good introduction and basis
>> to the language for use at undergrad level. Students with whom I have
>> used it seem to like it too.
>>
>> I throw this, as a controversial suggestion, into the melting pot to see
>> if it stirs up any other reaction/comments/suggestions for you.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Katharine Carruthers
>>
>>
>> In message <[log in to unmask]>,
>> H.Xiang <[log in to unmask]> writes
>> >Dear All,
>> >
>> >I am currently involved in setting up an East Asian Research Centre at
>> >the University of Bristol. One of the key task is to pick a right
>> >course book for complete beginners (undergraduate students) of Mandarin
>> >Chinese. Could anyone advise on that? Many thanks for this.
>> >all the best
>> >Catherine Xiang
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> --
>>
>> Katharine Carruthers
>> Brooke House
>> Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden
>> Essex, CB10 2AA
>>
>>
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Katharine Carruthers
Brooke House
Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden
Essex, CB10 2AA
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