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New Practical Chinese Reader #2
By Xun Liu - New Practical Chinese Reader 2: Textbook (annotated in English)
New Practical Chinese Reader is a new series of textbooks designed for native English speakers to learn Chinese. It consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels for three years of instruction. It has been compiled under the guidance of the new the HSK Guideline and in consultation with NOTCFL Syllabus. The objective of this series is to develop the student's ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
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First published January 28, 2004
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April 5, 2013
Komplement, Komplement
Stellenweise schwirrt einem der Kopf beim Lernen der Lektionen dieses zweiten Bands dieses Chinesisch-Kurses. Die ganzen 去s, 来s, 走s, 上s und 下s, in allen möglichen Kombinationen miteinander, lassen einen schnell den Überblick verlieren, was jetzt von wo nach wo bewegt wird.
Insgesamt bleibt aber trotzdem natürlich der positive Eindruck, dass man nach Band 2 einen weiteren, deutlichen Schritt hin zum Verständnis der chinesischen Sprache gemacht hat. Pinyin wird nur noch bei den Vokabellisten und neuen Vokabeln in den Übungen genutzt: Über den Hanzi im Text stehen nun nur noch Tonmarkierungen.
Die Themen dieses Bands sind der 把-Satz, die 被-Passivkonstruktion und diverse Komplemente, wie die oben beschriebenen Richtungskomplemente und Ergebnis-, Quantitäts-, Häufigkeits- und Zeitdauerkomplemente, durativer Aspekt über 着, progressiver Aspekt über 正在, neue Verwendungen des 了-Partikels (Situationsveränderung), Erfahrung in der Vergangenheit über 过, und weiteres. Ein volles Programm also.
Band 3 habe ich schon im Regal, und werde meinen Selbstlerner-Kurs damit bald fortsetzen.
Stellenweise schwirrt einem der Kopf beim Lernen der Lektionen dieses zweiten Bands dieses Chinesisch-Kurses. Die ganzen 去s, 来s, 走s, 上s und 下s, in allen möglichen Kombinationen miteinander, lassen einen schnell den Überblick verlieren, was jetzt von wo nach wo bewegt wird.
Insgesamt bleibt aber trotzdem natürlich der positive Eindruck, dass man nach Band 2 einen weiteren, deutlichen Schritt hin zum Verständnis der chinesischen Sprache gemacht hat. Pinyin wird nur noch bei den Vokabellisten und neuen Vokabeln in den Übungen genutzt: Über den Hanzi im Text stehen nun nur noch Tonmarkierungen.
Die Themen dieses Bands sind der 把-Satz, die 被-Passivkonstruktion und diverse Komplemente, wie die oben beschriebenen Richtungskomplemente und Ergebnis-, Quantitäts-, Häufigkeits- und Zeitdauerkomplemente, durativer Aspekt über 着, progressiver Aspekt über 正在, neue Verwendungen des 了-Partikels (Situationsveränderung), Erfahrung in der Vergangenheit über 过, und weiteres. Ein volles Programm also.
Band 3 habe ich schon im Regal, und werde meinen Selbstlerner-Kurs damit bald fortsetzen.
February 28, 2017
Highly recommended!
University course dragged me through different textbooks, but this is among the best by far for beginners (so long, Colloquial Chinese 1&2!) and the self-taught. Thought to check out the beginning of the series and fill in the gaps.
Very interesting dialogues, anecdotes and cultural notes.
University course dragged me through different textbooks, but this is among the best by far for beginners (so long, Colloquial Chinese 1&2!) and the self-taught. Thought to check out the beginning of the series and fill in the gaps.
Very interesting dialogues, anecdotes and cultural notes.
July 7, 2020
I found the dialogues, articles, and accompanying audio files to be invaluable for reading, listening, and vocabulary development, and I found the cultural and grammatical notes to be informative. However, the book was clearly designed for classroom use with exercises that include open-ended conversation prompts, open-ended fill in the blank sentences, and a large focus on pronunciation/speaking drills - all of these make the textbook exercises less suitable for independent study. Perhaps the NPCR Workbooks have better individual exercises.
The book assumes a high beginner/lower intermediate foundation of Chinese reading comprehension - pinyin is only used in the vocabulary lists, and only a few phrases are literally translated in cases where the author considered them useful to explain grammar, idiom, or nuance.
This book contains chapters 15-26 with an accompanying CD - (the audio files are also very easy to find online if you lose the CD!). Each chapter is structured as follows:
-Dialogues followed by Vocabulary lists and Notes on certain expressions
-Exercises and Drills, including pronunciation drills, conversation prompts, fill in the blank
-A Reading Comprehension article, usually short stories that seem to come from children's books
-Grammar Notes - I found these a bit heavy on the jargon and light on examples
-Character stroke order - helpfully, these also include the traditional forms of featured characters
-Cultural Notes - broad, introductory overviews of Chinese history or general aspects of modern culture (public transportation, sports, the education system, etc)
The book assumes a high beginner/lower intermediate foundation of Chinese reading comprehension - pinyin is only used in the vocabulary lists, and only a few phrases are literally translated in cases where the author considered them useful to explain grammar, idiom, or nuance.
This book contains chapters 15-26 with an accompanying CD - (the audio files are also very easy to find online if you lose the CD!). Each chapter is structured as follows:
-Dialogues followed by Vocabulary lists and Notes on certain expressions
-Exercises and Drills, including pronunciation drills, conversation prompts, fill in the blank
-A Reading Comprehension article, usually short stories that seem to come from children's books
-Grammar Notes - I found these a bit heavy on the jargon and light on examples
-Character stroke order - helpfully, these also include the traditional forms of featured characters
-Cultural Notes - broad, introductory overviews of Chinese history or general aspects of modern culture (public transportation, sports, the education system, etc)
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