Author : Stephen Kraemer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2018-02-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781984997166
This book introduces a number of Chinese characters that are used as phonetic components in other characters.
Author : Olle Linge
Publisher :
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 16,10 MB
Release : 2016-03-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781530334889
Learning Chinese can be frustrating and difficult, partly because it's very different from European languages. Following a teacher, textbook or language course is not enough. They show you the characters, words and grammar you need to become proficient in Chinese, but they don't teach you how to learn them! Regardless of what program you're in (if any), you need to take responsibility for your own learning. If you don't, you will miss many important things that aren't included in the course you're taking. If you study on your own, you need to be even more aware of what you need to do, what you're doing at the moment and the difference between them. Here are some of the questions I have asked and have since been asked many times by students: How do I learn characters efficiently? How do I get the most out of my course or teacher? Which are the best learning tools and resources? How can I become fluent in Mandarin? How can I improve my pronunciation? How do I learn successfully on my own? How can I motivate myself to study more? How can I fit learning Chinese into a busy schedule? The answers I've found to these questions and many others form the core of this book. It took eight years of learning, researching, teaching and writing to figure these things out. Not everybody has the time to do that! I can't go back in time and help myself learn in a better way, but I can help you! This book is meant for normal students and independent language learners alike. While it covers all major areas of learning, you won't learn Chinese just by reading this book. It's like when someone on TV teaches you how to cook: you won't get to eat the delicious dish just by watching the program; you have to do the cooking yourself. That's true for this book as well. When you apply what you learn, it will boost your learning, making every hour you spend count for more, but you still have to do the learning yourself. This is what a few readers have said about the book: "The book had me nodding at a heap of things I'd learnt the hard way, wishing I knew them when I started, as well as highlighting areas that I'm currently missing in my study." - Geoff van der Meer, VP engineering "This publication is like a bible for anyone serious about Chinese proficiency. It's easy for anyone to read and written with scientific precision." - Zachary Danz, foreign teacher, children's theatre artist About me I started learning Chinese when I was 23 (that's more than eight years ago now) and have since studied in many different situations, including serious immersion programs abroad, high-intensity programs in Sweden, online courses, as well as on the side while working or studying other things. I have also successfully used my Chinese in a graduate program for teaching Chinese as a second language, taught entirely in Chinese mostly for native speakers (the Graduate Institute for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University). All these parts have contributed to my website, Hacking Chinese, where I write regularly about how to learn Mandarin.
Author : Stephen M. Kraemer
Publisher : Let's Learn Mandarin Phonics
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 38,32 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781799149668
This book arranges phonetic clues for learning Mandarin Chinese characters according to color.
Author : James W. Heisig
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 10,51 MB
Release : 2008-10-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0824875931
At long last the approach that has helped thousands of learners memorize Japanese kanji has been adapted to help students with Chinese characters. Book 1 of Remembering Simplified Hanzi covers the writing and meaning of the 1,000 most commonly used characters in the simplified Chinese writing system, plus another 500 that are best learned at an early stage. (Book 2 adds another 1,500 characters for a total of 3,000.) Of critical importance to the approach found in these pages is the systematic arranging of characters in an order best suited to memorization. In the Chinese writing system, strokes and simple components are nested within relatively simple characters, which can, in turn, serve as parts of more complicated characters and so on. Taking advantage of this allows a logical ordering, making it possible for students to approach most new characters with prior knowledge that can greatly facilitate the learning process. Guidance and detailed instructions are provided along the way. Students are taught to employ "imaginative memory" to associate each character’s component parts, or "primitive elements," with one another and with a key word that has been carefully selected to represent an important meaning of the character. This is accomplished through the creation of a "story" that engagingly ties the primitive elements and key word together. In this way, the collections of dots, strokes, and components that make up the characters are associated in memorable fashion, dramatically shortening the time required for learning and helping to prevent characters from slipping out of memory.
Author : Yong Chun Zhong
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,5 MB
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Chinese characters
ISBN : 9781785548154
Dr Zhong has invented a new and fun way to learn how to pronounce all Chinese characters without using any alien phonetic symbols such as pinyin. Using conversations, proverbs, songs and stories as examples, Dr Zhong also demonstrates how easily to master the 37 Chinese characters used as the phonetic notation in this book while providing a practical learning strategy to satisfy your individual learning need.Drawing from his own experiences in teaching and speaking bilingually, Dr Zhong makes learning this popular but complex language much easier than using conventional methods and allows the learner to independently explore the intrinsic harmony of the Chinese language. * A breakthrough in teaching and learning the Chinese language. * With only 37 commonly used Chinese characters, you can easily work out the pronunciation of any Chinese character.* You will be able to learn both the pronunciation and the meaning of Chinese words at the same time by focusing on written Chinese.* It is revealed that every Chinese character is phonetically related to other characters, allowing direct trial-and-error learning.* A truly generative learning method to master Chinese independently.* The character-based phonetic notation is as natural as the phonetic indicators originally used to create the majority of Chinese characters.* For the first time, a practical learning strategy will enable you to plan which Chinese characters should be studied at any stage.* By using the 2,500 commonly used characters selected in this book, you will be able to read aloud and understand over 98% of the content in Chinese publications. * A self-sufficient handbook for all you need to master the Chinese language.
Author : Alison Matthews
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 146290128X
This user-friendly book is aimed at helping students of Mandarin Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters. At last--there is a truly effective and enjoyable way to learn Chinese characters! This book helps students to learn and remember both the meanings and the pronunciations of over 800 characters. This otherwise daunting task is made easier by the use of techniques based on the psychology of learning and memory. key principles include the use of visual imagery, the visualization of short "stories," and the systematic building up of more complicated characters from basic building blocks. Although Learning Chinese Characters is primarily a book for serious learners of Mandarin Chinese, it can be used by anyone with interest in Chinese characters, without any prior knowledge of Chinese. It can be used alongside (or after, or even before) a course in the Chinese language. All characters are simplified (as in mainland China), but traditional characters are also given, when available. Key features: Specially designed pictures and stories are used in a structured way to make the learning process more enjoyable and effective, reducing the need for rote learning to the absolute minimum. The emphasis throughout is on learning and remembering the meanings and pronunciations of the characters. Tips are also included on learning techniques and how to avoid common problems. Characters are introduced in a logical sequence, which also gives priority to learning the most common characters first. Modern, simplified characters are used, with pronunciations given in pinyin. Key information is given for each character, including radical, stroke-count, traditional form, compounds, and guidance on writing the character. This is a practical guide with a clear, concise and appealing layout, and it is well-indexed with easy lookup methods. The 800 Chinese characters and 1,033 compounds specified for the original HSK Level A proficiency test are covered.
Author : John DeFrancis
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 1986-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824810689
"DeFrancis's book is first rate. It entertains. It teaches. It demystifies. It counteracts popular ignorance as well as sophisticated (cocktail party) ignorance. Who could ask for anything more? There is no other book like it. ... It is one of a kind, a first, and I would not only buy it but I would recommend it to friends and colleagues, many of whom are visiting China now and are adding 'two-week-expert' ignorance to the two kinds that existed before. This is a book for everyone." --Joshua A. Fishman, research professor of social sciences, Yeshiva University, New York "Professor De Francis has produced a work of great effectiveness that should appeal to a wide-ranging audience. It is at once instructive and entertaining. While being delighted by the flair of his novel approach, the reader will also be led to ponder on some of the most fundamental problems concerning the relations between written languages and spoken languages. Specifically, he will be served a variety of information on the languages of East Asia, not as dry pedantic facts, but as appealing tidbits that whet the intellectual appetite. The expert will find much to reflect on in this book, for Professor DeFrancis takes nothing for granted." --William S.Y. Wang, professor of linguistics, University of California at Berkeley
Author : Laurence Matthews
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1462901719
This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students. It presents characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. The English meanings, pronunciations in hanyu pinyin and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. Printed with gray guidelines, the stroke order guides are designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character. Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked up by their English meanings, hanyu pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This Chinese character book contains: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character. Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly. Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building. Hanyu pinyin romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word.
Author : Stephen Kraemer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2018-02-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781984127952
This book presents important phonetic clues for learning common Chinese characters in Mandarin, and serves as a pinyin index to Let's Learn Mandarin Phonics, Volumes 1-5.
Author : Rita Mei-Wah Choy
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 33,20 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The most helpful book you will find for learning Chinese - It contains English definitions & Cantonese & Mandarin pronunciations for over 7000 character combinations; 34 special word lists by category; useful everyday phrases; four cross-reference indexes; simplified grammar rules; a romanization comparison chart; & a complete pronunciation guide.
