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Get Started reading, speaking and listening Mandarin Chinese.
Publisher Description
Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Mandarin Chinese you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food and daily life.
Engaging with our interactive Discovery Method, you'll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Mandarin Chinese into use with confidence.
GET STARTED IN MANDARIN CHINESE has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features:
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Outcomes-based approach - focus your learning with clear goals
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Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner
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Discovery method - figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick
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Self-check and test yourself - see and assess your own progress
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Personalisation - use the language in real situations
Author Biography
Elizabeth Scurfield co-founded the Chinese Department at the University of Westminster and set up the first ever UK student exchange scheme with China in 1976. She has taught Chinese for nearly 40 years. Song Lianyi is Lecturer in Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
Long Description
Through culture notes, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will pick up the Mandarin Chinese you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from shopping and travelling to food and daily life. Engaging with our interactive Discovery Method, you'll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Mandarin Chinese into use with confidence. GET STARTED IN MANDARIN CHINESE has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features: - Outcomes-based approach - focus your learning with clear goals - Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner - Discovery method - figure out rules and patterns for yourself to make the language stick - Self-check and test yourself - see and assess your own progress - Personalisation - use the language in real situations
