Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 4 32 Teams of Chinese Alphabets written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. Also suitable for adults young at heart! Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The fourth book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing. Covers the the basic blocks of Chinese characters - More than 100 basic Chinese Alphabets arranged into 32 teams The alphabets are presented as cartoons and have easy-to-remember names (e.g. T-Shape, Half Ladder, Split) to describe their appearance No writing, just trace the strokes from head to tail with your finger according to the colour code to learn the order the strokes have to be written. LEARN CHINESE VISUALLY (FOUNDATION SERIES) BOOK 1: MEET THE STROKES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BOOK 2: COUNT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH BOOK 3: MEET THE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 4: 32 TEAMS OF CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 5: MORE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 6: MY FIRST WORDS BOOK 7: HOW TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 8: MORE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 9: UNIQUE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 10: HOW TO GUESS THE MEANING OF CHINESE WORDS

Download or read book Remembering Simplified Hanzi 1 written by James W. Heisig and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Hacking Chinese written by Olle Linge and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 5 More Chinese Alphabets written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. Also suitable for adults young at heart! Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The fourth book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing. Covers the the basic blocks of Chinese characters - More than 100 Variations and Exceptions of the basic Chinese Alphabets. They share the same stroke patterns as the basic Chinese Alphabets but look a bit different The alphabets are presented as cartoons and have easy-to-remember names (e.g. T-Shape, Half Ladder, Split) to describe their appearance No writing, just trace the strokes from head to tail with your finger according to the colour code to learn the order the strokes have to be written LEARN CHINESE VISUALLY (FOUNDATION SERIES) BOOK 1: MEET THE STROKES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BOOK 2: COUNT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH BOOK 3: MEET THE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 4: 32 TEAMS OF CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 5: MORE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 6: MY FIRST WORDS BOOK 7: HOW TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 8: MORE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 9: UNIQUE WAYS TO 'SPELL' CHINESE WORDS BOOK 10: HOW TO GUESS THE MEANING OF CHINESE WORDS

Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 8 More Ways to Spell Chinese Words written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. Also suitable for adults young at heart! Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The eighth book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing Learn how to 'spell' Chinese characters easily by seeing where the PARTS (alphabets and strokes) INTERSECT See the parts of Chinese words through COLOURS. Note that Chinese characters are usually learnt as a whole and this can take up a lot of memory. As a result, the more one learns the more confused one gets. This new way to learn Chinese visually helps learners to decode Chinese characters into their componentsand learn how to form/spell characters through simple rules. To ‘spell’ is to write or name the parts (alphabets or strokes) that form a word in the correct sequence. Learn how to form Chinese characters easily using simple rules, bond points and cross points Apply content learned in Book 1 (Strokes), Books 4 and 5 (Alphabets) in Books 7, 8 and 9 (Spelling Chinese Words) LEARN CHINESE VISUALLY (FOUNDATION SERIES) BOOK 1: MEET THE STROKES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BOOK 2: COUNT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH BOOK 3: MEET THE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 4: 32 TEAMS OF CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 5: MORE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 6: MY FIRST WORDS BOOK 7: HOW TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 8: MORE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 9: UNIQUE WAYS TO 'SPELL' CHINESE WORDS BOOK 10: HOW TO GUESS THE MEANING OF CHINESE WORDS

Download or read book My First Mandarin Words with Gordon Li Li written by Michele Wong McSween and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn English and Mandarin words with panda cousins Gordon and Li Li in this charming and colorful bilingual first words book! Gordon and Li Li are cousins. Li Li is from Beijing, China, and speaks Mandarin. Gordon lives in Brooklyn, New York, and speaks English. When Li Li visits Gordon for the first time, the cousins must learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Children and caregivers can read along with Gordon and Li Li as they learn basic English and Mandarin words and their correct pronunciation. Each spread of this sturdy book spotlights a different theme, including greetings, colors, numbers, and animals! And every word features the English and pinyin spelling along with the Chinese character and the phonetic Mandarin pronunciation to help readers practice. This is an adorable and informative must-have first words book for any family who wants to get little ones excited to open the door to learning a second language -- and future language success!

Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 3 Meet the Chinese Alphabets written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. Also suitable for adults young at heart! Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The third book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing. Covers the the basic blocks of Chinese characters - Start with 32 Chinese Alphabets to help you familiarise with their names The alphabets are presented as cartoons and have easy-to-remember names (e.g. T-Shape, Half Ladder, Split) to describe their appearance No writing, just trace the strokes from head to tail with your finger according to the colour code to learn the order the strokes have to be written. LEARN CHINESE VISUALLY (FOUNDATION SERIES) BOOK 1: MEET THE STROKES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BOOK 2: COUNT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH BOOK 3: MEET THE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 4: 32 TEAMS OF CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 5: MORE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 6: MY FIRST WORDS BOOK 7: HOW TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 8: MORE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 9: UNIQUE WAYS TO 'SPELL' CHINESE WORDS BOOK 10: HOW TO GUESS THE MEANING OF CHINESE WORDS

Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 1 Meet the Strokes in Chinese Characters written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! -Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. -Also suitable for adults young at heart! -Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The first book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing. Covers the most basic parts of Chinese characters - 35 STROKES. The strokes are presented as cartoons and have easy-to-remember names (e.g. Vertical, L-Bend, Hunchback) according to the features they have (e.g. hook, bend, curve) No writing, just trace the strokes from head to tail with your finger to learn the stroke direction.

Download or read book Chinestory Learning Chinese Through Pictures and Stories Storybook 1 In the Beginning written by Haiyan Fan and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinestory: Learning Chinese through Pictures and Stories is a groundbreaking pedagogical innovation, designed for overseas Chinese learners and non-native Chinese speakers. Students will learn 2000 simplified Chinese characters with Chinese pinyin (pronunciation and tone) to achieve a 98% proficiency level, will master the skill to decode characters and construct phrases, and be on their way to read, speak and write like a native. Through the meticulously designed sequencing of Chinese characters based on etymological research; through historically and culturally rich stories; through the artfully designed images of the ancient Oracle bone script dated to 1500 B.C.; through interactive games; through iterative cycles of the Leaner-Centered Design process, the Chinesetory series delivers a brand new language learning experience that promises to be meaningful, long-lasting and fun! Chinestory is designed for learners of all ages. As long as you have an appetite for stories, a heart appreciative of beauty and art, or an inquisitive mind, then the book is right for you. Independent readers from 2nd grade and up should be able to read the English text without many difficulties. Learners in first grade and below should also be able to enjoy the storylines and the images, as well as to identify the symbols of the Chinese characters by having the stories read to them.

Download or read book Learn Chinese Visually 10 How to Guess the Meaning of Chinese Words written by W.Q. Blosh and published by qBLOSH. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Way to Learn Chinese VISUALLY! Created for toddlers, students learning Chinese as a second or foreign language. Also suitable for adults young at heart! Explained in English so parents who do not speak Mandarin can also guide their children. The tenth book in the Foundation Series, developed to help learners develop visual skills to decode Chinese characters without writing Chinese words that share common parts may be related in their meanings (e.g. many animal names share the same part). The common part they share is called ‘RADICAL’. This is an introduction to 39 FREQUENTLY-USED RADICALS. Learn to ‘guess’ the meaning of words with these radicals See the part order of Chinese words through COLOURS. LEARN CHINESE VISUALLY (FOUNDATION SERIES) BOOK 1: MEET THE STROKES IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BOOK 2: COUNT IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH BOOK 3: MEET THE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 4: 32 TEAMS OF CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 5: MORE CHINESE ALPHABETS BOOK 6: MY FIRST WORDS BOOK 7: HOW TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 8: MORE WAYS TO ‘SPELL’ CHINESE WORDS BOOK 9: UNIQUE WAYS TO 'SPELL' CHINESE WORDS BOOK 10: HOW TO GUESS THE MEANING OF CHINESE WORDS

Download or read book Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary written by Yi Ren and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Mandarin--whether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Mandarin Chinese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Mandarin characters--with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly--along with the English meaning. The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific topics like celebrating Chinese holidays and eating Chinese food. This colorful picture dictionary includes: Hundreds of color photographs 1,500 Mandarin words and phrases 40 different topics--from social media and WiFi to paying and counting Example sentences showing how the words are used Companion online audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences An introduction to Mandarin pronunciation and grammar An index to allow you to quickly look up words Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary makes language learning more fun than traditional phrasebooks. This resource is perfect for beginners of all ages--curious kids, visual learners and future travelers to China.

Download or read book Chinese English Visual Bilingual Dictionary written by Angela Wilkes and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look and learn to recall a wealth of everyday vocabulary in Chinese with this intuitive easy-to-use visual language dictionary Whether it's for business or pleasure, pick up 6,000 key Chinese words and phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping and eating out, to sport and beyond quickly and easily. Find every word you need to know fast using the clearly labelled colour illustrated scenes from everyday life. Plus, find helpful features on key Chinese nouns, verbs and phrases to improve your understanding. Pocket-sized so you can take it wherever your travels take you.

Download or read book Chinese Art written by Patricia Bjaaland Welch and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and historical background information for the images that continuously reappear in the arts of China, including specific plants and animals, religious beings, mortals and inanimate objects. The book thoroughly illuminates the origins, common usages and diverse applications of popular Chinese symbols in a tone that is both engaging and authoritative. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery is an essential reference for collectors, museum-goers, guides, students and anyone else with a serious interest in the culture and history of China.

Download or read book Chinese Character Practice Workbook for Kids written by Jane Smith and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Perspectives on the Development of Communicative and Related Competence in Foreign Language Education written by Izumi Walker and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly half a century has passed since Hymes proposed the concept of communicative competence to describe the knowledge and skills required for the appropriate use of language in a social context. During these decades, a number of scholars have applied and refined this concept. In language education, communicative competence has been identified as a major objective of learning. This book will inform readers about communicative competence as a highly complex construct encompassing an array of sub-competencies such as linguistic skills and proficiencies, knowledge of socio-cultural and socio-pragmatic codes, and the ability to engage in textual and conversational discourse. Findings from research in related disciplines have pointed to the significance of factors that can contribute to the attainment of communicative competence. Various teaching practices and relevant Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools will be also introduced and discussed to achieve communicative competence as a complex ability. It is a timely contribution to current research on key areas in the teaching, learning and acquisition of second/foreign languages.

Download or read book Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years written by Hui Li and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese language is now used by a quarter of the world’s population and is increasingly popular as a second language. Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years comprehensively investigates the psychology, pedagogy and practice involved in teaching Chinese literacy to young children. This text not only explores the psycholinguistic and neuropsychological processing involved in learning Chinese literacy but also introduces useful teaching methods and effective practices relevant for teaching within early years and primary education. Key issues explored within this text include: The Psycholinguistics of Chinese Literacy Neuropsychological Understanding of Chinese Literacy The pedagogy of teaching Chinese as a first language The Pedagogy of Teaching Chinese as a second language Teaching Chinese literacy in early childhood settings Assessing Chinese Literacy Attainment in the Early Years With the addition of two reliable Chinese literacy scales, Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years is an essential text for any student, lecturer or professional teacher who is interested in learning and teaching Chinese literacy.

Download or read book The Chinese Language written by John DeFrancis and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1986-03-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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