Companions

Tales and Traditions, Volume 2

ginevra — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:43:09 +0000

Just as children gain literacy in their native language by reading, learners of a foreign language must read large amounts of level-appropriate books and material to attain fluency in their target language. Tales and Traditions was specially created to help learners of Chinese achieve that goal, by collecting the most well-known works in the Chinese literary canon in a series of convenient supplementary readers.

The selections in the Readings in Chinese Literature Series have been adapted to a level appropriate for language learners at four different levels, from beginning level in Volume 1 through superior level in Volume 4. This second volume for intermediate learners contains love stories, fantasies, folk stories, and more fables and literary quotations.

Perfect for pleasure reading outside of class, or for instructor-directed reading in class, each story includes a short explanation in English, a vocabulary list, and questions to facilitate discussion in both Chinese and English. Stories appear in both simplified and traditional characters on facing pages, and an appendix contains a simplified character text with pinyin for readers still learning Chinese pronunciation.

Tales and Traditions exposes students to a wealth of information essential for the development of cultural fluency in Chinese. This series of readings will be especially welcomed as the Advanced Placement exam and other standardized tests of Chinese increasingly require knowledge of China's literary, cultural, and historical traditions. With Tales and Traditions, students will be well on their way to becoming avid, lifelong readers in Chinese.

*AP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which is a separate entity and has not endorsed this product.

About the Readings in Chinese Literature Series

Tales and Traditions is a four-volume series of supplementary reading material that corresponds to four different levels of Chinese proficiency from advanced beginning through superior. Volumes 3, and 4 are forthcoming in 2009.

The Moon Is Always Beautiful and Other Essays

Laurel — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:12:11 +0000

The Moon Is Always Beautiful invites students to appreciate the rich textures of traditional and contemporary Chinese culture while sharpening their reading skills. The third in the five-volume Cheng & Tsui Readings in Chinese Culture series, this collection of ten original essays is ideal for intermediate students in the second semester of second-year Chinese, or at the “Intermediate High” level, as designated by ACTFL proficiency guidelines.

Used as a supplement to any intermediate Mandarin Chinese textbook, or as reading material for independent learners, The Moon Is Always Beautiful will refine students’ grasp of Chinese vocabulary and grammar while also strengthening their understanding of Chinese arts, culture, and society.

Given the cultural focus of the AP* and other standardized Chinese exams, teachers will welcome this resource that seamlessly combines language learning with an introduction to both classical and contemporary Chinese culture.

Features:

Each essay of approximately 500 characters is presented in both simplified and traditional characters on facing pages.

Essays cover a range of cultural topics, from the diverse traditions of Chinese architecture to the social impact of The True Story of Ah Q to a survey of regional dialects in China.

A vocabulary list, related words and expressions, and an optional exercise section accompany each lesson.

For students who prefer to read pinyin along with Chinese characters, an appendix of each essay in pinyin is included.

Answer keys at the back of the book help learners gauge their own progress.

Readings in Chinese Culture Series

The Moon Is Always Beautiful is the third in a five-volume series of supplemental reading material that corresponds to five different levels of Chinese proficiency, from beginning through advanced.

*AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Flying with Chinese, Grade 6 Flashcards

ginevra — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:38:31 +0000

The Flying with Chinese Grade 6 flashcards include all the vocabulary from the Student Books (A, B, C). Arranged in order of introduction, the cards can be easily sorted according to different lesson plans or scrambled for an impromptu quiz. Each level presents 120 cards allowing teachers a wide selection of vocabulary. The flashcards include the character or characters in large font on one side with reference to where the character is introduced in the level, and an illustrative image, character with pinyin, and stroke order on the back. The flashcards can be used as a teacher's aide in the classroom, a student's self-learning kit, and can even assist parents in reviewing at home

Flying with Chinese, Grade 5 Flashcards

ginevra — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:36:50 +0000

The Flying with Chinese Grade 5 flashcards include all the vocabulary from the Student Books (A, B, C). Arranged in order of introduction, the cards can be easily sorted according to different lesson plans or scrambled for an impromptu quiz. Each level presents 120 cards allowing teachers a wide selection of vocabulary. The flashcards include the character or characters in large font on one side with reference to where the character is introduced in the level, and an illustrative image, character with pinyin, and stroke order on the back. The flashcards can be used as a teacher's aide in the classroom, a student's self-learning kit, and can even assist parents in reviewing at home

Flying with Chinese, Grade 4 Flashcards

ginevra — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:35:20 +0000

The Flying with Chinese Grade 4 flashcards include all the vocabulary from the Student Books (A, B, C). Arranged in order of introduction, the cards can be easily sorted according to different lesson plans or scrambled for an impromptu quiz. Each level presents 120 cards allowing teachers a wide selection of vocabulary. The flashcards include the character or characters in large font on one side with reference to where the character is introduced in the level, and an illustrative image, character with pinyin, and stroke order on the back. The flashcards can be used as a teacher's aide in the classroom, a student's self-learning kit, and can even assist parents in reviewing at home

Flying with Chinese, Grade 3 Flashcards

ginevra — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:28:41 +0000

The Flying with Chinese Grade 3 flashcards include all the vocabulary from the Student Books (A, B, C). Arranged in order of introduction, the cards can be easily sorted according to different lesson plans or scrambled for an impromptu quiz. Each level presents 120 cards allowing teachers a wide selection of vocabulary. The flashcards include the character or characters in large font on one side with reference to where the character is introduced in the level, and an illustrative image, character with pinyin, and stroke order on the back. The flashcards can be used as a teacher's aide in the classroom, a student's self-learning kit, and can even assist parents in reviewing at home

Whom Do You Like More?

ginevra — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:27:14 +0000

A smart young man suddenly gets into big trouble. He just fell in love with a pretty girl, but now the police come and want to arrest him. The bank he works for just lost ten million dollars, and the police list him as a suspect. Of course he is not the robber! He even knows who did it. But can he find evidence to prove it to the police? It's all just too much. Also, will he be able to see his girlfriend again?

About the Series
Chinese Breeze is a large and innovative Chinese graded reader series which offers over 60 titles of enjoyable stories at eight language levels. It is designed for college and secondary school Chinese language learners from beginning to advanced levels (including AP* Chinese students), offering them a new opportunity to read for pleasure and simultaneously developing real fluency, building confidence, and increasing motivation for Chinese learning.

*AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.