Colloquial Chinese - Kan Qian - TXTOptim

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This revised and extended edition of the best-selling COLLOQUIAL CHINESE is the ideal introduction to the language. Specially written by an experienced teacher and native speaker for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to modern spoken Mandarin Chinese. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL CHINESE your best choice in personal language learning? • dialogues and vocabulary sections given in characters and pinyin romanization • introduction to the art of writing Chinese characters • full English translations of all dialogues • Chinese-English and English-Chinese glossaries By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Chinese in a broad range of everyday situations. Two 60-minute cassettes (or COs) are available to accompany COLLOQUIAL CHINESE. Recorded by native speakers, they will help you perfect your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills.

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K an Qlan teaches in O riental Studies at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of the COLLOQUIAL CHINESE CD-ROM .

Cover photo&raph: Great Wall of China. Beijing. Cour"tesy of the Image Bank.

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