Learn Chinese with Me, Workbook 2 (2nd Edition)


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Learn Chinese with Me, Workbook 2 Learn Chinese with Me is a series designed for students of 15 to 18 years old whose native language is English. It guides the students from beginner to low-intermediate level. The topics in this series of textbooks have been carefully selected to meet the high school student's interests and are arranged in accordance with the rules of learning a second language. The series is composed of four volumes each of which contains Students Book, Teachers Book, Workbooks, and phonetic and listening materials.




Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction


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"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--




跟我学汉语


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HSK 1 Storybook Vol. 2 (2nd Edition)


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HSK 1 Storybook Vol. 2 consists of 12 short stories written in Simplified Chinese, with Pinyin and English translation. The purpose of this book is to provide readers with reading materials to practice their reading skills as well as an introduction to more extended sentence structure and longer articles compared to HSK 1 Storybook. The stories here are of course different compared to the stories in the first book. HSK 1 Storybook Vol. 2 has all the vocabularies in HSK 1. If you finish the book, you would have practiced your reading skill on all the vocabularies in HSK 1. I have tried to restrict the vocabularies used in this book to HSK 1 as far as possible. Where it is not possible, I have introduced limited new words in the story. If you have learned all the HSK 1 Vocabulary and completed the Standard Course Book for HSK 1 by Jiang Liping, you would be able to read around 85% of this book (and if you have learnt the new words in HSK 1 Storybook, you would be able to read around 95% of this book) without learning any new words. I consider the HSK 1 Vocabulary together with the new words introduced in Standard Course Book as Extended HSK 1 Vocabulary and I will refer to it as such from now on. The stories in this book are individual stories. A reader may choose to read this book in any particular order. To help you decide which story to read first, you may take a look at the Statistics before you begin. The difficulty level for each story varies. Text to speech function has been enabled for the e-book version. You may also download the audio files for free with the link and password provided on the last page. I hope you will enjoy reading this book. If you have any feedback, please feel free to visit https://allmusing.net.




Learn Chinese Vocabulary for Beginners: New HSK Level 2 Chinese Vocabulary Book


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Master Over 700 New Words with our New HSK 2 Vocabulary Book! Embark on a journey to enhance your Chinese conversational skills with this comprehensive vocabulary book. Tailored specifically for New HSK Level 2, this book is designed to equip you with essential linguistic tools to confidently communicate in a variety of real-life scenarios. Get ready to progress towards achieving proficient communication in Chinese by joining us to learn words in context and master vocabulary with full guidance! Learn and enjoy with: ★ Full list of vocabulary required for New HSK Level 2. ★ Simplified Chinese characters used in Mainland China. ★ Pinyin pronunciation aid and English definition for every word. ★ Full-sentence examples with Pinyin and English translation. ★ FREE downloadable audio recorded by native speakers. ★ Extra Bonus of 20 additional Chinese grammar points. Whether you're a beginner or looking to level up your language abilities, our New HSK 2 Vocabulary Book will pave the way for effective communication in Chinese. Get ready to learn, converse, and excel with confidence! This NEW HSK level 2 Vocabulary book is book 2 of our NEW HSK Elementary Vocabulary book Series, with a total of over 2000 Chinese words across 3 levels of learning. To ensure a seamless and effective learning experience, we strongly encourage you to acquire all three books in this series. Your commitment to consistent learning will undoubtedly yield remarkable results.




East Meets West in Teacher Preparation


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The teacher-training profession is searching for new ideas to prepare the next generation of teachers who can successfully educate 21st century students. At the same time, there is an increase in foreign-born professors, with one of the most significant groups originating from China. East Meets West in Teacher Preparation gives voice to teacher educators from Chinese backgrounds who are now teaching in America's colleges. With this unique book, the field can learn about Chinese educational thinking and practices directly from educators who have personal and professional knowledge of both the United States and Chinese systems. Readers will come to understand how these bilingual educators view and speak about their lived experiences and perspectives across the Pacific shores; how they reflect on and articulate the similarities and differences between educational systems in the United States and China; what strategies they use to navigate through complex sociocultural boundaries; as well as what possibilities exist for the two systems to learn from each other. This important book will help educators prepare for the intersection already developing between Chinese and American teaching approaches and practices.




Resources in Education


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Teaching Chinese as a Second Language


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Grounded in analysis of Chinese and international educational concepts and classroom techniques currently used to teach Chinese as a Second Language, and a thorough review of recent research in the field, this volume identifies the learning challenges of the language for native English speakers. Orton and Scrimgeour assess the gap in knowledge and skills between learners’ initial and future proficiency levels as L2 Chinese speakers, map their needs as learners towards achieving a high language proficiency, and set out an informed, integrated teaching orientation and practice for the Chinese classroom that responds to those needs. Chapters in the volume address curriculum design, teaching diverse learners and levels, the learning challenges of Chinese oral and literacy skills, grammar and vocabulary, discourse development, cultural understanding, and the affordances of a visit to China. Filled with original and engaging teaching and learning tools and techniques, this book is an essential and rich content resource for primary and secondary teachers, and teacher candidates and educators in Chinese as a Second Language education.




A Holistic Home-School-Community Model for Learning Chinese Language


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This book contains the compilation of studies from a 5-year project aimed at improving the Chinese teaching and learning as a second language, for non-Chinese speaking preschoolers in Hong Kong. In this project, a home-school-community model was used in an attempt to address the teaching and learning of Chinese for non-Chinese speaking preschoolers, moving from a traditional school centred teaching approach to a holistic approach. This allows them to learn in the same space and environment on the same topics, creating an inclusive classroom that does not compromise the teaching and learning of Chinese for both local and non-Chinese speaking preschoolers. Issues such as medium of instruction, language progression, silent period, multicultural teaching assistants, multilingual learning facilitators, parent changes, and effective teaching are studied and discussed.