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Transitions: Developing Chinese Fluency: Intermediate Chinese, 1st Edition

Phyllis Zhang

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Transitions: Developing Chinese Fluency: Intermediate Chinese 1st Edition by Phyllis Zhang
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TRANSITIONS is an intermediate Chinese course that focuses the learner on actively learning daily communication skills with the topics and vocabulary centering around the learner. It also builds a solid foundation for learners who plan to study abroad in China or other Chinese-speaking regions.

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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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  • Units structured in a progressive way to build the learner's interpretive, interpersonal and presentational communication skills beyond the basics.
  • An innovative instructional design that provides enhanced listening-speaking tasks while developing literacy skills.
  • Cultural and political readings in English focus on topics meaningful to college students. At the same time, the program focuses students less on passively learning about Chinese politics or culture and more on actively learning interpersonal communication skills.

Table of Contents

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PreU. 欢迎参加我们的活动 Introducing yourself and activities.
U1. 看上去是什么样子？ Describing visual properties.
U2. 这个房间怎么样？ Describing a living space.
U3. 这个东西有什么特点？ Describing attributes of things.
U4. 你哪儿不舒服？ Describing an illness and symptoms.
U5. 那个人是什么样子？ Describing a person's appearance.
U6. 这个人有什么特点？ Describing personal traits and qualities.
U7. 你想干哪一行？ Talking about one's aspirations.
U8. 你有什么学历和工作经验？ Presenting one's background and experience.
Concluding Unit. 你有什么计划？ Talking about one's future plans.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357708776
  • ISBN-13: 9780357708774
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