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Developing Chinese Fluency, 1st Edition

Phyllis Zhang

  • Copyright 2011
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Developing Chinese Fluency 1st Edition by Phyllis Zhang
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DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY is a rigorous communication skills training program that seeks to systematically expand the intermediate learners’ vocabulary, and help them achieve advanced level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language -- particularly in the areas of description, comparison and introduction -- in a relatively short period of time.

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Phyllis Zhang

Dr. Phyllis Zhang is Associate Professor and Director of the Chinese Language Program at George Washington University. A native Chinese speaker, Dr. Zhang received a Doctorate of Education in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University in New York. She is the author of DAVID AND HELEN IN CHINA: AN INTERMEDIATE COURSE IN MODERN CHINESE (Yale University Press 1999, 2003) and DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY (intermediate to advanced; Cengage Learning Asia 2010), and NI WO TA/ DEVELOPING CHINESE FLUENCY: AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Cengage Learning, 2015). She also is a certified tester of Chinese language proficiency by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

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  • Offers thematically organized word lists and grammatical structures for comprehensive treatment of five core areas: Objects, People, Nature, Geography, and City.
  • Develops fluency in each of the five areas in three progressive stages – (1) Building Core Vocabulary builds a strong vocabulary base essential for everyday conversations; (2) Building Expressive Power adds more sophisticated vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, set phrases and native speech patterns to elevate students’ expressive ability; and (3) Building Paragraph Discourse equips students with sentence connectives, transitional words and phrases for paragraph-length connected discourse.
  • Incorporates a stimulating array of interactive classroom tasks and technology-supported activities that develops fluency, promotes acquisition and reinforces learning.
  • Lessons are reinforced through exercises in the accompanying Workbook (printed and online)

Table of Contents

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Unit 1: DESCRIBING OBJECTS 描述物体特征.
Lesson 1: Colors and Shapes　颜色与形状.
Lesson 2: Forms of Objects　外形特点.
Lesson 3: Describing Visual Impressions　描述视觉印象.
Lesson 4: Describing a Scene or Space　描述场景与空间.
Unit 2: TALKING ABOUT PRODUCTS 谈论物品特点.
Lesson 1:Types of Products　物品种类.
Lesson 2: Materials and Specifications　材料与规格.
Lesson 3: Product Information　介绍产品特点.
Lesson 4: Comparing Products　比较物品.
Enrichment Unit 1: Products and Culture 物品与文化.
Unit 3: DESCRIBING PEOPLE 描述人物印象.
Lesson 1: Physical Features　生理特征.
Lesson 2: Apparel and Attire　穿着打扮.
Lesson 3: Describing Impressions of a Person　人物印象.
Lesson 4: Portraying a Person　描绘人物.
Unit 4: INTORDUCING PEOPLE 介绍人物简况.
Lesson 1: Industry and Profession　行业与职业.
Lesson 2: Identity and Position　身份与职务.
Lesson 3: Hobbies, Skills and Education　爱好、专长、学历
Lesson 4: Work Experience　工作经验
Lesson 5: Introducing a Person’s Profile　介绍人物简况
Enrichment Unit 2: People and Society 人与社会.
Unit 5: TALKING ABOUT NATURE 谈论自然现象.
Lesson 1: Nature and Weather　自然现象.
Lesson 2: Natural Disasters　自然灾害.
Lesson 3: Climate and Personal Feelings　气候与感觉.
Lesson 4: Disaster Report　灾害介绍.
Lesson 5: Comparing Climates and Reporting Natural Disasters 比较气候、报道灾情.
Enrichment Unit 3: Climate and Environment 气候与环境.
Unit 6: TALKING ABOUT GEOGRAPHY 谈论地理环境.
Lesson 1: Geographic Environment　地理环境.
Lesson 2: Natural Resources　自然资源.
Lesson 3: Characteristics of a Place　地方特色.
Lesson 4: Introducing an Area　介绍地区.
Enrichment Unit 4: Tapping into Natural Resources 开发自然资源.
Unit 7: TALKING ABOUT CITIES 谈论城市.
Lesson 1: In the City　城市设施.
Lesson 2: Urban Characteristics　城区特点.
Lesson 3: Changes and Development of a City　城市发展与变化.
Lesson 4: Introducing Cities　介绍城市.
Enrichment Unit 5: Development and Challenges 发展与挑战.

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  • ISBN-10: 1111342237
  • ISBN-13: 9781111342234
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  • ISBN-13: 9781111342227
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Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

FOR INSTRUCTORS

Developing Chinese Fluency Workbook (with access key to Online Workbook)

ISBN: 9781111342234
An integral tool to help students master the course material, this essential component follows the organization of the main text and provides additional out-of-class practice.

FOR STUDENTS

Developing Chinese Fluency Workbook (with access key to Online Workbook)

ISBN: 9781111342234
An integral tool to help students master the course material, this essential component follows the organization of the main text and provides additional out-of-class practice.