Learning Chinese Language and Culture
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Learning Chinese Language and Culture
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An intermediate level textbook. This book illustrates Chinese language knowledge and introduces Chinese culture in twenty-two lessons, covering a variety of cultural content, including customs and manners, holidays and festivals, poems and idioms, calligraphy and couplets, myths and legends, feng shui and superstitions, and historical relics.
Learning Chinese Language and Culture is an intermediate-level textbook intended for use throughout the entire school year. It is designed mainly for students who have completed introductory courses in Chinese as a foreign language. Written in English and in both traditional and simplified Chinese, this book illustrates Chinese-language knowledge and introduces Chinese culture in twenty-two lessons.
The book covers a variety of cultural content, including customs and manners, holidays and festivals, poems and idioms, calligraphy and couplets, myths and legends, feng shui and superstitions, as well as historical relics and sceneries, among many others.
In every lesson, the authors have strived to maintain a clear topic and a coherent structure. They have also endeavoured to keep the contents lively and achieve a fluent writing style while closely controlling the structure and grammar of every lesson.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789882370616
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 February 2020
Country: Hong Kong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Contributors:
- Edited by Qun Ao
- Edited by Weijia Huang
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 208.0mm
Height: 284.0mm
Weight: 950g
Pages: 284
About the Author
Weijia Huang is Senior Lecturer of the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Boston University.
Qun Ao is Professor of Chinese in the Department of Foreign Languages, U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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