The Routledge Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course
Crossing Cultural Boundaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11764440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolyn Lee (0000-0002-6511-3757, corresponding author), Hsin-Hsin Liang (0009-0008-2210-6371), Liwei Jiao, Julian K Wheatley (0000-0002-1663-5938), Kunshan Carolyn Lee, Julian Wheatley |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Routledge Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315818375 |
| OpenAlex | W3217351725 |
| ISBN | 9781315818375 |
| Open Library | OL35806721M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Routledge Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course: Crossing Cultural Boundaries is an innovative multimedia course for advanced students of Chinese. Written by a team of highly experienced instructors, the book offers advanced learners the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge of Chinese through a wide range of activities designed to build up both excellent language skills and cultural literacy. Divided into four thematic units covering popular culture, social change, cultural traditions, and politics and history, with each unit presenting three individual lessons, the volume provides students with a structured course which efficiently supports the transition from an intermediate to an advanced level. The many different texts featured throughout the lessons present interesting and accurate information about contemporary China and introduce students to useful vocabulary, speech patterns, and idiosyncratic language usage.Key features includeLively and detailed discussions of grammatical points and sentence patternsEngaging exercises for developing grammatical concepts and insight into the character writing systemSystematic review of earlier material to ensure consolidation of learningCoverage of diverse and culturally relevant topics such as online dating, changing views of marriage, food culture, Confucianism and democracy in China. Extensive cultural and historical notes providing background to the subjects presentedComplementary downloadable resources to enhance listening skills.Free companion website (https://duke.edu/web/chinesesoc/) offering a wealth of video content forming the basis of many of the listening activities linked to topics within the book. Extensively revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes new material and activities on synonyms and substantial improvements to the "composition", "Focus on characters" and "Language practicum" sections. The improved Instructor’s Resource Manual, which includes activity tips, additional exercises, answer keys and the traditional character texts, is available at https://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415841337
Course (navigation · Multimedia · Computer Science · Engineering · Philippine History and Culture · 495.1/86421 · china · Chinese language · Chinese language, readers · Chinese language, self-instruction · English · Multimedia systems · Pl1117.5.c6 r68 2010 · Readers · Sound recordings for English speakers · Textbooks for foreign speakers
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |