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Speak and Read Chinese
Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Chinese Words and Their Tones
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This book is an effective supplement for both classroom use and independent study, helping to overcome common challenges faced by students and teachers in acquiring Chinese language skills.
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Ideal for beginner and intermediate Chinese language learners, language teachers, and anyone seeking to improve memory retention of basic Chinese characters, pinyin, and tones.
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See moreA handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.
Promotion targeting Chinese language teachers and learners Galleys/e-galleys national media outlets, trade publications, and audience-focused websites and reviewers. (Book Forum, Booklist, BookPage, Choice Book Reviews, Foreword, Library Journal, Longitude, Midwest Book Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Danwei.com, Paper Republic, Foreign Policy, China Rhyming, Tea Leaf Nation, China Daily, Beijing Review, and Sinocism Digital review copies on Edelweiss Sample pages hosted on Stone Bridge Press website (www.stonebridge.com) Advertising with Facebook, Twitter, Google and Chinese Organizations and language learning websites like Chinese Boost (https://www.chineseboost.com), Hacking Chinese (http://www.hackingchinese.com), Sinosplice (http://www.sinosplice.com), Chinese Grammar Wiki (resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar). Pursue author interviews and guest posts on Chinese language blogs and websites Promotion at Association of Asian Studies, ALA (Postcards and other materials) Giveaways with Goodreads and websites focused on key audiences of Chinese culture and language with emphasis on receiving Amazon reviews (100+ copies, target sites like Project Pengyou, 100 Strong). Social media marketing with excerpts from the book on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit and target audience focused forums Reddit AMA with author
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A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.
From one of the authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar comes Speak and Read Chinese, a simple, fun guide that helps language learners remember pinyin, tones, and characters of essential Chinese words.
Students and teachers rate pinyin, tones, and characters as some of the most difficult aspects of learning Chinese. This book addresses this issue by organising easy memorisation tricks for the three hundred most basic characters in popular textbook series like Integrated Chinese and New Practical Chinese Reader.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781611720310
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Stone Bridge Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Larry Herzberg received his Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature at Indiana University. In 1980 he founded the Chinese Language Program at Albion College and then did the same at Calvin College in 1984. In 2011 Larry was awarded the Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching, the highest honor that Calvin College bestows on a faculty member.
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