Pravit Posted September 28, 2004 at 10:38 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 at 10:38 PM I've worked through "Modern Chinese: A Basic Course by the Faculty of Peking University" and I picked up "Teach Yourself Chinese" as well, although I got bored with the TY since it seems to concern itself mainly with tourist situations. I can speak very basic Chinese. What would you suggest to improve, short of enrolling in a class? I actually plan on taking a class next semester, but my university has only one basic Chinese class and I have no idea how good it is. I'd also like to go on a summer program to some Chinese universities, but I'd much rather know some Chinese first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmw_f1_power Posted September 30, 2004 at 07:51 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 at 07:51 PM My recommendations: for grammar, try Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook by Yip Po-Ching and Don Rimmington. They also have an intermediate level grammar book, and now a larger comprehensive book. The basic and intermediate are both about $25 on amazon, and the big one is I think $50. These books teach grammar in a very clear way, with numerous examples and practice exercises with answers. For vocabulary: I'm using Schaum's Outline of Chinese Vocabulary, which I am finding very helpful. It does have a lot of stuff about the airport/hotel and other traveller topics, but there are also many sections useful for day-to-day things, like home words, city words, food, entertainment, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravit Posted September 30, 2004 at 11:44 PM Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 at 11:44 PM Thanks for responding to my post! I'll look into those books. BTW, what do you think of "New Practical Chinese Reader"? It seemed rather promising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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