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Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi, Intermediate Chinese, Level 2/Part 2
ISBN-10: 0132409313
ISBN-13: 9780132409315
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 432 pp
Published: 04/19/2007
Status: Instock
Suggested retail price: $49.80
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Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi Intermediate Chinese is the second component of the Chinese Link curriculum. The Chinese Link series systematically emphasizes and integrates the National Standards for Foreign Language Education’s “5Cs” –Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities. The Intermediate level curriculum continues to provide a practical, learner-centered, and enjoyable language and culture learning experience for intermediate level Chinese learners, as well as an efficient and comprehensive teaching resource for instructors. This intermediate text includes coverage of both simplified and traditional characters.
Chinese Link Intermediate level Chinese encompasses 20 lessons and is divided into 2 volumes (Level 2/Part 1 and Level 2/Part 2), each containing 10 lessons. It is designed to be completed in an academic year of college level study. The main text is accompanied by a workbook that includes homework exercises and a character book section that provides more detail on each character studied. The audio program includes recordings for both the text and the workbook.
Topics are selected to be interesting and practical from the students' point of view. Topics in the second-year program are expanded to more abstract and more societal phenomena to help learners better understand current Chinese society, and be able to discuss, compare and analyze cultural differences. Learners will also be exposed to various communicative situations that require them to develop and use skills such as basic summary, description, discussion, debate and report.
The sentence patterns provided before the core texts are designed in dialogue format so that learners can form pairs to act out and practice the dialogue.
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Provides students the opportunity to practice listening and speaking skills with the new vocabulary and patterns first before progressing to the core text reading.
Emphasis on writing longer and more cohesive essays in Chinese.
- Expands the writing proceedure and use of vocab and patterns.
In-class exercises consists of four kinds of exercises: listening, characters, grammar and communicative tasks.
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The exercises progress from drills and practice to content-based communicative tasks which gives structure to the communication.
Each lesson has supplementary readings which are carefully designed to enhance and consolidate the core elements of the main text.
- The supplementary reading is written in a different format from the main text in order to expose learners to different genres of communication.
Each lesson contains a Chinese idiom story, which is carefully chosen and written to consolidate the core grammar points of that lesson.
- Its purpose is to introduce students to Chinese cultural and literary tradition while also providing review.
In order to promote students’ Media Literacy skills, authentic short articles related to the lesson themes are carefully chosen from newspapers, magazines, and the worldwide web and incorporated in lessons 11 to 20 (the second semester of the intermediate level). Exercises in the Media Literacy section include text skimming, comparing written and spoken expressions, comparison, translation, and finding examples of the lesson’s grammar points in the article.
- Promote students’ Media Literacy skills and also gives them motivation and confidence toward becoming life-long independent readers of Chinese.
Chinese culture notes are linked to the lesson themes and are relevant to both traditional culture and current societal changes. Authentic photos are provided to create a vivid and pleasing learning experience. The discussion questions are designed to encourage students to provide opinions, discuss and compare culture differences.
Systematically linked to the first-year program, the Let's Go section continues to provide exposure to authentic artifacts of Chinese society. Carefully chosen from real situations related to the lesson theme.
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This section aims to train the students to be more confident and comfortable getting around in Chinese societies.
Regional differences in Chinese societies in expressions, pronunciation, and culture notes.
| Lesson 1 I Parked the Car on the Side (Moving) | |
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| Lesson 2 There Is a Picture Hanging on the Wall (A Peking Opera performance) | |
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| Lesson 3 Go Straight from Here (Asking directions) | |
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| Lesson 4 You Are the Same As Before (Visiting someone) | |
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| Lesson 5 My Trip to China (Review) (A trip report) | |
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| Lesson 6 I Am Going to the Bank to Open an Account (Banking) | |
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| Lesson 7 I Can’t Find My Phone Book (Planning a vacation) | |
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| Lesson 8 You Are Much Busier Than Before (Discussing Chinese movies) | |
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| Lesson 9 You Are Getting Slimmer and Slimmer (Fitness) | |
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| Lesson 11 I Was Taken to the Hospital (Showing concern) |
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| Lesson 12 Due to Your Help, The Matter Has Been Solved (Thanks and appreciation) |
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| Lesson 13 She Urged Me to Hurry Up (Complaints and advice) |
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| Lesson 14 My Heart is Going Pitter Patter (Apologies) |
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| Lesson 15 I Have No Choice But Turn for Your Help (Review) (Requests for favors)
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| Lesson 16 We Must Come to Visit You (Compliments and Courtesy) |
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| Lesson 17 Didn’t You Apply for Internship Last Year? (Information and Procedures) |
| Lesson 18 The Company Has Around 300 Employees (Job Interview) |
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| Lesson 19 I Would Rather Go to the Financial Bank (Agreement and Disagreement) |
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| Lesson 20 I Would Rather Apply for Graduate School Than Wait at Home (Review) (Talking about the future) |
Following the main principles and guidelines of the successful Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi series, this intermediate level program systematically emphasizes and integrates the “5Cs” principles of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education — Communication, Cultures, Comparisons, Connections, and Communities — within every lesson. As with elementary level (Level 1) materials, this intermediate level (Level 2) program continues to provide a practical, learner-centered, and enjoyable language and culture learning experience for students studying Chinese, as well as an efficient and comprehensive teaching resource for instructors.
You will notice the following in Level 2 of the Chinese Link series:
- The texts and examples are provided in both traditional and simplified characters in order to accommodate different users’ needs and preferences.
- The Pinyin has been removed from below the characters in the core lesson texts in order to help the learners become accustomed to reading Chinese characters without phonetic transliteration.
- Each lesson introduces a Chinese Idiom Story that is carefully chosen and written to consolidate the core grammar points of that lesson. Its purpose is to introduce students to the rich Chinese cultural and literary tradition while reviewing what they have learned in another interesting way.
- Media Literacy is promoted in Part 2 through the various channels such as idiom stories and articles from newspapers, magazines, and the World Wide Web.
Instructor's Resource Manual (Download only) for Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi, Intermediate Chinese, Level 2/Part 2
Wu, Yu & Zhang
©2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement; 400 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135126290 |
ISBN-13: 9780135126295
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Audio CD for Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi, Intermediate Chinese, Level 2/Part 2
Wu, Yu & Zhang
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Audio | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132059169 |
ISBN-13: 9780132059169
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Workbook for Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi, Intermediate Chinese, Level 2/Part 2
Wu, Yu & Zhang
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0136137148 |
ISBN-13: 9780136137146
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