This book is a
senior Chinese learning textbook, which is suitable for Chinese language students
of the third year and above. The book includes 2 sections, namely: five
thousand years of Chines nation and the world of humanities. Each section
consists of 5 lessons, and each lesson includes the text, new words, extended
reading, dialogue, word usage and sentence patterns and exercises, etc.
The selection of the textsis based on Chinese history and culture, but alsoon
the similarities and contrasts between Chinese and foreign culture. Topics involved
in the texts include theformation of the universe, Chinese traditional
festivals, Chinese historical and cultural celebrities, idiom stories, and traditional
culture. Classical and contemporary writer works can be found in this textbook.
Texts and extended readingsfocus on the written language training; dialogues
and idiom storieson the spoken language training. Enriched in humanities, this
textbook can not only train students' language skills, but also enhance
students' understanding of Chinese history and culture
Zhirong Wang received her B.A. in Chinese
Language and Literature from Peking University. She joined Columbia University
and has taught all levels of Chinese language courses. She has authored several
publications on Chinese language including An Elementary Chinese Reader (1 and 2) (Beijing University
Press, 2004).