Classical Chinese Primer (Reader + Workbook)

Classical Chinese Primer (Reader + Workbook)

$42.00

Publication Date: 1st January 2010

Classical Chinese Primer is meant to be an attempt to address the urgent need in the teaching and learning of Classical Chinese. Designed for those who have studied Modern Chinese for one or two years,... Read More
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Classical Chinese Primer is meant to be an attempt to address the urgent need in the teaching and learning of Classical Chinese. Designed for those who have studied Modern Chinese for one or two years,... Read More
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Classical Chinese Primer is meant to be an attempt to address the urgent need in the teaching and learning of Classical Chinese. Designed for those who have studied Modern Chinese for one or two years, but who have had no exposure to Classical Chinese before, Classical Chinese Primer is in a set of two volumes: the reader itself and a workbook. The reader includes forty lessons in total, covering selected readings from ancient fables, philosophical texts, as well as historical and literary writings. Each selection is accompanied by annotations and grammar notes. The workbook contains various types of exercises which are designed to ensure that the student will gain a thorough familiarity with the texts already studied in the reader.
Details
  • Price: $42.00
  • Pages: 610
  • Carton Quantity: 7
  • Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
  • Imprint: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
  • Publication Date: 1st January 2010
  • Trim Size: 7 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9789629962869
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese
Author Bio

John C. Y. Wang is Edward Clark Crossett Professor of Humanistic Studies of the Department of Asian Languages at Stanford University.

Sue-mei Wu is associate teaching professor of the Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University.

Shaoyu Jiang is professor of Chinese of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University.

Frank F. S. Hsueh is professor emeritus of Chinese linguistics and Classical chinese at the Ohio State University.

Classical Chinese Primer is meant to be an attempt to address the urgent need in the teaching and learning of Classical Chinese. Designed for those who have studied Modern Chinese for one or two years, but who have had no exposure to Classical Chinese before, Classical Chinese Primer is in a set of two volumes: the reader itself and a workbook. The reader includes forty lessons in total, covering selected readings from ancient fables, philosophical texts, as well as historical and literary writings. Each selection is accompanied by annotations and grammar notes. The workbook contains various types of exercises which are designed to ensure that the student will gain a thorough familiarity with the texts already studied in the reader.
  • Price: $42.00
  • Pages: 610
  • Carton Quantity: 7
  • Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
  • Imprint: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
  • Publication Date: 1st January 2010
  • Trim Size: 7 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9789629962869
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese

John C. Y. Wang is Edward Clark Crossett Professor of Humanistic Studies of the Department of Asian Languages at Stanford University.

Sue-mei Wu is associate teaching professor of the Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University.

Shaoyu Jiang is professor of Chinese of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University.

Frank F. S. Hsueh is professor emeritus of Chinese linguistics and Classical chinese at the Ohio State University.