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Talk Mandarin Today

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Talk Mandarin Today is a practical guide designed for adult learners aiming to quickly acquire Mandarin Chinese. The book emphasises fast, confident speaking through simple sentence structures and concise grammar notes, helping readers intuitively master the language. It contains thirty lessons curated around everyday time, space, and human activities.

The book is complemented by a CD to support listening and pronunciation skills.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for busy adults beginning Mandarin who want practical conversational skills and a straightforward, efficient learning approach.

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A practical guide for learning and getting by in Mandarin Chinese for adult learners. With the busy reader in mind, each lesson works first to bring fast acquisition and build practical ability in speaking the language.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Talk Mandarin Today is a practical guide for learning and getting by in Mandarin Chinese for adult learners. With the busy reader in mind, each lesson works first to bring fast acquisition and build practical ability in speaking the language. By providing simple sentence structures and concise grammar notes, the book helps readers learn the language in a more intuitive way. Learners will build confidence fast in order to speak, to try, and to put what they have learned into practice.

There are thirty lessons in the book, of which the contents are selected considering time, space, and human activities. This book is sold with a CD.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789629962715

Publisher: The Chinese University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 November 2003

Country: Hong Kong

Imprint: The Chinese University Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 528g

Pages: 338

About the Author

Hong Xiao has lectured in Mandarin Chinese since 1983 in Beijing University, Trinity College, Dublin, and currently in King's College, London. In 1993 she obtained her M.Phil. degree in linguistics from Trinity College, Dublin. She is now doing her Ph.D. in psycholinguistics.

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