Speed Up Your Chinese

Strategies to Avoid Common Errors

Shin Yong Robson

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Routledge
19 October 2012

Language: reference & general; Languages & ESL; Beginner Self-Study; Grammar; Chinese - Beginner Self-Study; Chinese - Grammar; Chinese - Languages

Series: Speed up your Language Skills

Speed up your Chinese is an innovative resource that identifies and explains the common errors that English-speaking learners of Chinese repeatedly make.

Speed up your Chinese organizes the major categories of Mandarin grammar into areas that are problematic for English native speakers. Each subsection highlights a relevant grammatical point, explains why it causes particular confusion for learners and provides a case-analysis of common errors, together with explanatory corrections.

Key features:

basic principles of Mandarin grammar organized into coherent categories

learner-oriented, problem-solving approach illustrates grammatical rules, and presents a case-analysis of approximately 150 commonly made errors, together with explanatory corrections

subsections explain differences between Mandarin and English, focusing on how learners understand fundamental grammar patterns and avoid errors associated with English

all subsections end with mnemonic advice that highlights the core of the discussion, reinforcing learners’ understanding of the topic

erroneous case samples become grammar reviews inviting learners to test their grasp of grammar points.

While Chinese examples are in simplified characters (with pinyin) in the main texts, their counterparts in traditional characters are provided in the Appendix.

A unique reference and useful complement to textbooks at all basic levels, Speed up your Chinese is suitable both for classroom use or self-study, with exercises and a full answer key.

By: Shin Yong Robson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780415501521
ISBN 10: 0415501520
Series: Speed up your Language Skills
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 October 2012
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Adult education , Children's (6-12) , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Glossary of Grammatical Terms Abbreviations Part I. Simple Sentences Part II. Complex/Compound Sentences and Questions Part III. Temporal Expressions Part IV. Noun and Verb Phrases Part V. Usage Comparison of Words and Phrases Answer Key to the Exercises Appendix Bibliography Index

Shin Yong Robson is Adjunct Associate Professor of modern languages and literatures at Beloit College, USA.