This major new course concentrates on the Mandarin Chinese currently used by educated native speakers throughout China and Taiwan. The course teaches both the romanised system and basic character use. Characters are broken down into their smallest parts in order to show their use in a systematic and graded manner.
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Kan Qian teaches in Oriental Studies at the University of Cambridge.
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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Not an improvement on the Tung and Pollard version,
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This review is from: Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Paperback)
You may be wondering why Routledge have two books on their catalogue with the same title? The earlier work (1982) is by two of the staff at London's University's SOAS. The newer, by Ken Qian, seeks a less academic approach and is clearly targetted more at the unaccompanied beginner. While the publisher's decision to issue an easier and more 'popular' textbook is understandable the old Tung and Pollard version is being kept in print due to its popularity as a university text and the fact that the Chinese character texts are available separately. If you want to really learn Chinese to the level of being able to read newspapers and novels one day then you'd be better off with Tung and Pollard.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent for the traveller,
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This review is from: Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Audio Cassette)
While this is not an academic text (as the reviewer from London - living in Beijing - notes), it is excellent for the independent traveller who might be going to Singapore, PRC, or ROC. Along with the tapes that accompany it, I found that 6 weeks of study prior to my trip to Taiwan gave me the basics for getting around solo. The course is a good balance of grammar notes and practical vocabulary. If I wanted to learn how to read Chinese newspapers, I'd certainly enroll in a language school and not try to learn the language all on my lonesome. I highly recommend any of the Routledge series books for Southeast Asian languages as well. These books and tapes are far superior to any others I have used for self-study in preparation for a trip.
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Not good for the Kindle,
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This review is from: Colloquial Chinese Mandarin: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Kindle Edition)
Colloquial Chinese Mandarin: The Complete Course for Beginners
The Kindle version does not come with any audio CDs. As a result, I cannot learn the pronunciation of the Chinese words. The "text-to-voice" pronunciation is terrible. So, do not buy this for the Kindle.
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Béijing Fàndiàn, Láo Wáng, correct tone marks, wèishéng jián, kàn gíngkuàng, zénme yàng, huóché piào, zénme mài, chi wúfàn, zháo dào, jin lai, zénme zóu, verb dài, shénme góngzuó, zhi gián, zénme yang, sháo gián, verb shi, chi wánfàn, shénme difang, jiào shénme, hén máng, shénme shíhou, méi yóu, guó rén Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exercises Exercise, Xiao Fang, Lao Wang, Beijing Hotel, Wang Lin, Hong Kong, Wáng Lin, Lao Zhang, Xiao Wang, Zhongshan University, Xiáo Fang, Chinese English Chinese English, Chen Lili, John Smith, Féng Ying, Xiáng Gang, Zhang Ping, Liu Hong, Ding Min, Zhang Xin, Yang Ning, Zhú Min, Wang Lín, Dong Min, Beijing Airport New!
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Exercises Exercise, Xiao Fang, Lao Wang, Beijing Hotel, Wang Lin, Hong Kong, Wáng Lin, Lao Zhang, Xiao Wang, Zhongshan University, Xiáo Fang, Chinese English Chinese English, Chen Lili, John Smith, Féng Ying, Xiáng Gang, Zhang Ping, Liu Hong, Ding Min, Zhang Xin, Yang Ning, Zhú Min, Wang Lín, Dong Min, Beijing Airport New!
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