WannaLearn Posted February 9, 2005 at 09:35 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 at 09:35 AM Hi, I am starting to study Mandarin Chinese and I would like to know which Grammar and workbooks materials would you recommend for self-study. Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted February 9, 2005 at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 at 01:01 PM The best material depends on what your short-term and long-term goals are. If you want a firm grounding in Chinese, with the intential of taking it to an advance level, then I suggest you start with Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook by Yip Po-Ching and Don Rimmington (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415160375/qid=1107953652/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-1530704-1224735?v=glance&s=books). This is the book I started with, and whilst it by no means covers everything you will need to know, if you can work through to the end of this book, I think you will have a very solid start. However, you cannot really learn to speak just by using such a book. If your intention is just to get started with speaking as soon as possible, then you are probably better off going for something with accompanying cassettes or CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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