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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456925403321

Autore

Xing Janet Zhiqun

Titolo

Teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign language [[electronic resource] ] : a pedagogical grammar / / Janet Zhiqun Xing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press

London, : Eurospan [distributor], c2006

ISBN

988-220-747-2

988-220-365-5

1-282-75018-6

9786612750182

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Disciplina

450

495.18

Soggetti

Chinese language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-318) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Teaching Learning Chinese as a Foregign Language - A Pedagogical Grammar; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1.Preliminaries; 2.Pedagogical Grammar of Chinese: Content; 3.Methodology; 4.Pronunciation; 5.Characters and Words; 6.Sentences; 7.Discourse and Pragmatics; 8.Culture in Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language; 9.Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Appendix V; Appendix VI; Appendix VII; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a research-based account of how to teach and learn Chinese as a foreign language. Specially written for Chinese language teachers, student teachers, and applied linguists, this is the first book written in English that systematically addresses all major aspects involved in teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign language. It identifies five key areas: pronunciation (tones and pinyin), characters and words, sentences, discourse and pragmatic competence, and cultural competence. It covers all the fundamental grammar elements in Chinese, explains their functions in discourse