Developmental Chinese: Advanced Chinese II

This series is compiled for foreign students of long-term training programs in China. It has 13 textbooks in 26 volumes. Each book is prepared for the instruction of one term. There are 6 listening books with a teacher's book for each of them. Except reading and writing books, which have only two levels, intermediate and advanced, the rest of them are all divided into 3 levels, elementary, the entry level for students without any Chinese learning experience, intermediate and advanced. The series meets the needs of different core courses, including listening, speaking, reading and writing, at all levels. In addition, the textbooks at intermediate and advanced levels can also be used for undergraduate students majoring in Chinese.

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ELEMENTARY CHINESE PREFACE
Elementary Chinese is a set of textbooks intended for beginners of Chinese as a foreign language. The set contains two volumes to be completed in one year.
I. The compiling principles
1. The textbooks are designed with a focus on fundamental knowledge of the Chinese language and comprehensive language skills. Learners are to recognize 2,000 commonly used words, to master fundamental grammar and to be able to communicate with people with the acquired language skills after completion of the study of the textbooks.
2. In order to combine the element of learning with that of entertainment in designing the books, a variety of materials showing the characteristics of the times are supplied in the texts of the book. Some of the texts are written by the compilers and the others are selected from newspapers, magazines and compositions of students.
3. The difficulty of the language is carefully controlled in the books. The compiling of the books is under the guidance of The Syllabus of Chinese Vocabulary and Chinese Characters (revised edition, 2001, Economic Science Press), The Criteria of Chinese Proficiency and the Syllabus of Chinese Grammar (1996, Higher Education Press) and The Teaching Syllabus of Chinese for Foreign Students in Chinese Universities (for long-term training programs, 2002, Beijing Language and Culture University Press). The vocabulary covered in the two volumes ranges from the vocabulary of Level A to that of Level B with some practical new words included also. The words beyond Levels A and B account for no more than 15 percent of the total vocabulary.
4. In accord with the syllabus for Levels A and B, most of the elementary grammar is covered in the books with an aim to serve the practical need of communication without trying to achieve the absolute completeness and systematicness. The explanations of grammar are concise and accurate and easy to understand.
5. The exercises provided in the books are closely related to the texts the usages of the words and grammar are designed with emphasis on practicability and the specific needs of students to help them internalize the knowledge they have learned.
6. The materials offered in the books may be a little more than what will be used in class. Thus, teachers have the flexibility to choose what they need according to the specific situation.
II. The stylistic layout
Volume 1 starts from the preparatory part, including some commonly used expressions and basic information on characters and phonetics, which should be learned carefully before going on to the later sections. There are 35 lessons in Volume 1 and 27 in Volume 2. Each has a vocabulary and a list of proper names as appendixes. Besides, an index of grammar is provided in Volume 2. Each lesson consists of the following parts:
1. Illustrations of the grammar points;
2. Text, including a short passage and a dialogue or dialogues;
3. Supplementary words and expressions, which are commonly used and closely related to the text. They are provided below the list of new words in each lesson in Volume 1, while example sentences and simple illustrations of the usages of the key words are supplied in each lesson in Volume 2;
4. Notes, which explain the cultural phenomenon introduced in the text and give necessary background information.
5. Grammar. About three grammatical points are taught in each lesson and explanations are translated into English.
6. 1,000 words and expressions including proper names are listed in the vocabulary in Volume 1 and 800 in Volume 2.
III. Suggestions on how to use the books
Each of the two volumes may be completed in one semester of 20 weeks with 8 to 10 class periods per week. 5 to 6 class periods may be devoted to one lesson and flexibility should be allowed depending on the specific needs of students. More class periods could be given to the difficult lessons, while less to the easy ones.
Volume 1 was compiled by Rong Jihua with Wang Rui as the translator. The first draft of Volume 2 was done by Xu Guimei, and Chen Manhua completed the translation of the part of grammar and the revision of part of the volume. Cen Yuzhen and Wu Huihua made some suggestions on revising the first drafts of the two volumes. Their valuable contributions to the books are appreciated.
Suggestions and criticisms from the readers of the books are welcome.

The compilers

Developmental Chinese: Advanced Chinese (2)《发展汉语 高级汉语 (下) 对外汉语长期进修教材》

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