Teach Yourself Read and Write Chinese Script

Song Lianyi

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Teach Yourself
01 February 2011

Language self-study texts; Language learning: audio-visual & multimedia; Languages & ESL; Chinese - Beginner Self-Study; Chinese - Reading Skills; Chinese - Writing Skills; Chinese - Languages

Master Chinese script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Chinese script is a clear step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an easy-to-read page design.

Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online.

Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

NOT GOT MUCH TIME

One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

USEFUL VOCABULARY

Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.

TEST YOURSELF

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of China.

TRY THIS

Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

By: Song Lianyi
Imprint: Teach Yourself
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9781444103892
ISBN 10: 144410389X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 February 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

: Introduction : 01 Origins of the script : 02 How Chinese characters are formed : 03 Writing Chinese characters: basic rules, strokes and word order : 04 How words are formed : 05 Signs (1): At the hotel : 06 Signs (2): Directions : 07 Signs (3): Shopping : 08 Entertainment: Going places : 09 The weather : 10 How to use a Chinese-English dictionary : Key to the exercises : Table of radicals : Pronunciation guide : Some useful public signs and notices : Chinese-English vocabulary : English-Chinese vocabulary

Elizabeth Scurfield was until recently Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Westminster in London, where she was a founder member of the Chinese section. Song Lianyi grew up and was educated in Beijing. He has taught Chinese as a foreign language for more than 13 years. He is at present Lecturer in Chinese at SOAS. He completed his PhD in language teaching techniques at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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