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Target Audience(Age): College, Adults
Target Audience(Language): Intermediate
The “New Standard Chinese UndergraduateSeries” is a set of Chinese undergraduate textbooks based on the Chinese ProficiencyGrading Standards for International Chinese Language Education, adhering to the integration of “structure-function-culture” andupholding comprehensive quality training featured “language + professionalism”throughout. Aiming at better meeting the needs of Chinese language teaching forinternational students coming to China for undergraduate studies under the newstandard, this series is based on the concepts of “diversification, three-dimensionality,innovation and intelligence”, and is mainly tailor-made for internationalstudents coming to China for undergraduate studies in Chinese language.Meanwhile, it can be used in relevant training courses at home and abroad, andmeet the learning needs of long-term advanced students and self-taught learnerscoming to China to study Chinese. The whole set is divided into three levels(elementary, intermediate and advanced) and two sequences (horizontal andvertical). The horizontal sequence is divided into four major sections,including Chinese language skills and knowledge, cultural knowledge,translation between Chinese and foreign languages, and business Chinese, whilethe vertical sequence is based on comprehensive teaching materials, supplementedby teaching materials for listening, speaking, reading and writing skills,which are used throughout the first to the fourth year of undergraduateeducation, so that the ratio of general skills courses with professional skillsand knowledge courses at all levels can be balanced to ensure that students canobtain in-depth and balanced learning effects at all stages of study.
Intermediate Chinese ComprehensiveCourse is a series of intermediate comprehensivetextbooks with 2 volumes in total. This book is the first volume.
Intermediate Chinese Comprehensive Course has 12 lessons in total,each consisting of the learning focus, warm-up, the text, a word list, keywords, language points, comprehension and expression exercise of the text,extended reading and exercises, and general knowledge of the language andculture. The topics involved cover interpersonal communication, interesting thingsof life, study and work, changing concepts of the times, famous historicalfigures in Chinese culture, people and animals, health and life, psychology andlife, as well as geography and cuisine in Chinese culture. Through the study ofthis textbook, students can learn and master communicative skills such as howto introduce themselves in formal situations (letters), tell an interestingstory about themselves, narrate an event in a clear and logical sequence,illustrate the differences and similarities of people’s ideas through concreteexamples, imitate to write based on a given passage, introduce a famous person,express their personal opinions and discuss(debate) them, conduct aquestionnaire and oral (written) report, tell about their learning experiencesand gains.
About the Author
Zhang Hao, the chief editor, is aprofessor, doctoral supervisor, and dean of the College of InternationalChinese Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). Having beenengaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language for more than 30 years, ProfessorZhang has taught in overseas universities in the United States and Canada fornearly 10 years, and has travelled overseas as an expert of Hanban to conductChinese teacher training for many times. Her research mainly focuses on Chineselanguage teaching and cultural communication studies. She has published morethan 30 papers in core journals and 6 monographs, and has presided over andparticipated in 7 provincial and ministerial projects. Professor Zhang has beenawarded the Beijing Higher Education Teaching Award and the Beijing Teachers’Virtues Pioneer Award. As the person in charge, she has declared and won theevaluation of national first-class undergraduate programmes, nationalfirst-class courses, Beijing excellent nurturing team, Beijing key first-classmajors and so on.
Editorial Review
The
Intermediate Chinese ComprehensiveCourse highlights “four combinations” in writing:
The combination of language skillstraining and critical thinking skills development. The professional development concept of “language skills training + criticalthinking skills development” is implemented. On the basis of vocabulary andlanguage point learning, the “Text Comprehension and Expression Exercise”section is set up in conjunction with the topic of the lesson. Through a seriesof graded and diversified practice activities, learners are helped to developtheir ability to express in paragraphs and, at the same time, to develop theircritical thinking skills through visualized tools and diversified tasks.
The combination of practicality and fun. The topics of the texts are close to life, allowingstudents to have something to say, have the ability to say, and say it well. Thecontent of the topic gives students subtle and positive guidance in thecognitive, behavioral and other dimensions. The exercises are set up in a diversifiedand hierarchical manner, and at the same time, the games, crafts, simulationsand other fun activities are integrated.
The combination of coherence andsystematicness. As the key link of the series, the
IntermediateChinese Comprehensive Course is the bridge between the elementary and advancedlevels. The involved vocabulary focuses on Levels 5 and 6 of the
GradingStandards, with volume 2 exploring forward to the higher levels andfocusing on vocabulary repetition. Grammar points cover Levels 4, 5 and 6 ofthe
Grading Standards, and reinforce in-depth explanations of elementarylanguage points and lay the groundwork for advanced language points. In termsof style, the two textbooks focus on narrative language materials and expositoryand argumentative texts respectively, helping students to gradually adapt tothe transition from short narrative texts at the elementary level to professionaland academic texts at the advanced level.
The combination of traditional culture and modern civilization, Chineseperspective and global identity. The topics of the textscover the tasks of Levels 5 and 6 of the
Grading Standards, taking intoaccount both traditional and modern elements, and discussing global issues froma Chinese perspective.
Suggestion
The
Intermediate Chinese Comprehensive Course consistsof 2 volumes which can be used in one academic year. In the first semester, it’srecommended to study
Intermediate Chinese Comprehensive Course I, consistingof 12 lessons with one lesson be completed in an average of 6-7 class hours (45minutes per class hour). While it’s recommended to study
IntermediateChinese Comprehensive Course II with one lesson be completed in 7-8 class hours.This book is equipped with supporting courseware, which can be obtained in theresource area of “One Code for One Book” under the scratch silver on the backcover.
