{"product_id":"modern-mandarin-chinese-9781138101104","title":"Modern Mandarin Chinese","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Mandarin Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e is a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language, it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use, and structures, while placing a strong emphasis on the development of communicative skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach level of the course consists of a textbook and workbook in simplified Chinese. A free companion website provides all the audio for the course with a broad range of interactive exercises and additional resources for students' self-study, along with a comprehensive instructor's guide with teaching tips, assessment and homework material, and a full answer key. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey changes to this new edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn increased number of vocabulary and characters introduced. 255 characters are introduced in this second edition for active production. Dialogues and example sentences are also presented in f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTopic 1: Identifying yourself, your family, and others \u003c\/em\u003e1. Hello 2. What Country Are You From? 3. What is Your Name? 4. This is My Family 5. How Many People Are in Your Family? \u003ci\u003eTopic 2: Shopping for everyday items \u003c\/i\u003e6. Shopping 7. How Much is it Altogether? \u003ci\u003eTopic 3: Talking about every day activities \u003c\/i\u003e8. Happy Birthday 9. What Are You Doing Right Now? 10. What Did You Think of Yesterday’s Test? \u003ci\u003eTopic 4: Talking about location and directions \u003c\/i\u003e11. Come to My House for Dinner 12. How Do I Get to Your House From My Dorm? 13. My Home is Easy to Find 14. There is a Very Pretty Park Behind My House \u003ci\u003eTopic 5: Entertaining guests and talking about future plans \u003c\/i\u003e15. Entertaining Guests 16. Talking About Summer Plans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407213961559,"sku":"9781138101104","price":58.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138101104.jpg?v=1730498591","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-mandarin-chinese-9781138101104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}