Beyond the Basics takes intermediate and advanced-level students of Chinese to new heights of interpersonal communication. The updated second edition textbook with free audio downloads takes a communicative approach to contemporary and thought-provoking conversation topics such as childhood, vocation, crime, poverty, romance, politics, art, and the meaning of life. An emphasis on the spoken language encourages serious dialogue among students, while task-based activities require genuine, active communication and create a meaning-centered atmosphere.
Each of 15 chapters comprises a model dialogue, discussion questions, an indexed list of new words, text pattern explanations, and supplementary vocabulary.
This second edition of Beyond the Basics was field tested at Middlebury College, and features:
- Newly revised content and vocabulary to reflect the contemporary field of Chinese language learning.
- A greater variety of exercises and activities.
- A Suggested Teaching Methodology Index and Vocabulary Index.
- Both simplified and traditional characters, with pinyin for new vocabulary.
- A new design that makes it easier for students of both simplified and traditional characters to follow the text and exercises.
- Free access to online audio downloads.
Paperback, Simplified & Traditional Chinese Characters, Pinyin and English, 393 Pages, 10.9" x 8.6"
