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Chinese Paradise Workbook 2
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Target Audience(Age): Primary School
Adapted on the basis of the first and second editions of ChineseParadise, this book is a set of international Chinese teaching materialsspecially designed for non-Chinese primary school students.
The new edition has 6 levels in total, covering Chinese languageteaching in primary schools overseas from grade 1 to grade 6. The content andformat of this set are in line with children’s cognitive level, and the themesare close to life. Through entertaining stories, games and songs, this book isable to stimulate learning interest, allowing students to learn Chineselanguage and culture in a natural and relaxing environment.
This is Workbook 2, which is designed to accompany Textbook 2 from the perspectivesof vocabulary, pronunciation, Chinese characters, sentence patterns, andcommunication. It also contains a self-summary and evaluation section forstudents to practise with in class or after class.
About the Author
Cui Yonghua, a professor at BLCU, has beendevoted to Chinese language teaching and research in BLCU since 1981 when hegraduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University with a Master’sdegree in literature. Mr. Cui used to teach in Oberlin College (the US), theSummer Chinese Program of Middlebury Institute (the US), University ofG?ttingen (Germany), and The University of Sheffield (the UK). Cui’s researchmainly focuses on Chinese language teaching, Chinese grammar, Chineseinformation processing. Cui’s previous works include: Classroom Techniquesfor Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (ed.), Studies on TeachingChinese Characters and Words to Foreigners (ed.), Teaching and Researchof Chinese as a Foreign Language (collection of essays), An Introductionto Design of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (solo authorship), SelectedWorks of CLT Experts—Works of Cui Yonghua (collection ofessays), Chinese Now! (ed.), New Concept Chinese (ed.), and ChineseReading for Practical Purposes: Step by Step series (general ed.), andso on.
Zhang Jian is a PhD in Literature from BeijingLanguage and Culture University (BLCU), an editorial reviewer, a part-timeresearcher of the Research Institute of International Chinese LanguageEducation of BLCU, and was formerly the chairman and chief editor of BeijingLanguage and Culture University Press. Having been engaged in the developmentand research of teaching resources for international Chinese language educationfor more than 20 years, Zhang has presided over one project of the Ministry ofEducation, two university-level projects, and five provincial and ministerialprojects of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology,and the Press and Publication Administration, etc., and has founded theacademic journal Journal of International Chinese Teaching. She haspublished more than 20 papers in China Publishing Journal, Science-Technology& Publication and other journals. She has developed more than 20 setsof Chinese language teaching materials for overseas Chinese education system, including Everyday Chinese: Chinese Course Book for Middle Schools in Thailand (chosen by more than 100 middle schools in Thailand), Chinese Paradise (translated into 47 languages), EasySteps to Chinese (incorporated into the teaching materials systems of 5states of U.S.A.), and New Practical Chinese Reader (chosen by more than200 universities around the world). Zhang has been honored as one of thenational “Cultural Masters and Four Batches of Talents”, the national leadingtalent in press and publication and the national internet innovator in pressand publication in 2015 and 2017. Meanwhile, the Chinese Paradise with multimediaCD-ROM she presided over has won the second China Publishing Government Award.
Editorial Review
· Upholding the fundamental principles and making breakthroughs.It keeps its original characteristics and takes in new ideas, methods andteachers’ hands-on experience.
· Setting up more levels. It has six levels covering Chineselanguage teaching in Grades 1-6 of overseas primary schools.
· Revising the units and clarifying the learning objectives. Itprovides convenience for teaching.
· Improving the methods and learning through interaction. Itteaches pronunciation in context, and teaches Chinese characters throughexploration.
· Attaching importance to evaluation. The self-assessment sectionenhances the learning effect.
· Improving the supporting materials and providing digitalresources. It is easy to use and reduces the burden on teachers.
Suggestion
This book is suitable for Chinese learning beginners who are native English speakers in the second grade of primary schools overseas. It is recommended to finish one level’s learning in one academic year., The textbook is used together with the accompanying digital resources and workbook.
