Author: AL Language Cafe
Publisher: AL Language Cafe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
- Chinese Graded Readers based on the NEW HSK Standard - 100% original stories written by native authors - Audio recording also by native speakers Aliens in Shanghai (外星人在上海) Summary: In the dead of night, two aliens touch down in Shanghai. Disguised as humans, they try to blend into society but quickly find themselves in a series of unexpected and comical situations. On top of that, they’re on a secret mission. What brought them to Earth? Will they complete their mission? Get ready for an exciting mix of humor and suspense. Come join them on their extraordinary adventure!
Aliens in Shanghai: Chinese Graded Readers with Audio Level 1, Simplified Chinese, NEW HSK Standard
Author: AL Language Cafe
Publisher: AL Language Cafe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
- Chinese Graded Readers based on the NEW HSK Standard - 100% original stories written by native authors - Audio recording also by native speakers Aliens in Shanghai (外星人在上海) Summary: In the dead of night, two aliens touch down in Shanghai. Disguised as humans, they try to blend into society but quickly find themselves in a series of unexpected and comical situations. On top of that, they’re on a secret mission. What brought them to Earth? Will they complete their mission? Get ready for an exciting mix of humor and suspense. Come join them on their extraordinary adventure!
Publisher: AL Language Cafe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
- Chinese Graded Readers based on the NEW HSK Standard - 100% original stories written by native authors - Audio recording also by native speakers Aliens in Shanghai (外星人在上海) Summary: In the dead of night, two aliens touch down in Shanghai. Disguised as humans, they try to blend into society but quickly find themselves in a series of unexpected and comical situations. On top of that, they’re on a secret mission. What brought them to Earth? Will they complete their mission? Get ready for an exciting mix of humor and suspense. Come join them on their extraordinary adventure!
The Countryside Hospital: Chinese Graded Readers with Audio Level 2, Simplified Chinese, NEW HSK Standard
Author: AL Language Cafe
Publisher: AL Language Cafe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
- Chinese Graded Readers based on the NEW HSK Standard - 100% original stories written by native authors - Audio recording also by native speakers The Countryside Hospital (乡村医院) Summary: A young woman returns to her hometown to visit her sick grandmother in a large, newly built hospital that exudes an eerie atmosphere. There, she hears rumors about the hospital’s haunted morgue. Initially skeptical, she soon begins to experience strange and disturbing events. When a young patient goes missing and is later found murdered, her suspicions that the hospital hides a dark secret intensify. Brace yourself for a thrilling story full of suspense and mystery.
Publisher: AL Language Cafe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
- Chinese Graded Readers based on the NEW HSK Standard - 100% original stories written by native authors - Audio recording also by native speakers The Countryside Hospital (乡村医院) Summary: A young woman returns to her hometown to visit her sick grandmother in a large, newly built hospital that exudes an eerie atmosphere. There, she hears rumors about the hospital’s haunted morgue. Initially skeptical, she soon begins to experience strange and disturbing events. When a young patient goes missing and is later found murdered, her suspicions that the hospital hides a dark secret intensify. Brace yourself for a thrilling story full of suspense and mystery.
Reading and Writing Chinese
Author: William McNaughton
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 9780804842990
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This is a complete and easy–to–use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters. Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling Reading & Writing Chinese has been thoroughly revised and updated. Reading & Writing Chinese places at your fingertips the essential 1,725 Chinese characters' current definitions, derivations, pronunciations, and examples of correct usage by utilizing cleverly condensed grids. This guide also focuses on Pinyin, which is the official system to transcribe Hanzi, Chinese characters, into Latin script, now universally used in mainland China and Singapore. Traditional characters (still used in Taiwan and Hong Kong) are also included, making this a complete reference. Newly updated and revised, these characters are the ones officially prescribed by the Chinese government for the internationally recognized test of proficiency in Chinese, the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). The student's ability to read and write Chinese are reinforced throughout the text. Key features of this newly-expanded edition include: The 1,725 most frequently used characters in both Simplified and Traditional forms. All 2,633 characters and 5,000+ compounds required for the HSK Exam. Standard Hanyu Pinyin romanizations. More mnemonic phrases and etymologies to help you remember the characters. An extensive introduction, alphabetical index, and index according to stroke count and stroke order. Completely updated/expanded English definitions. Convenient quick-reference tables of radicals. Updated and revised compounds, plus 25% more vocabulary now offered. Codes to assist those who are preparing for the AP exam or the HSK exam.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 9780804842990
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This is a complete and easy–to–use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters. Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling Reading & Writing Chinese has been thoroughly revised and updated. Reading & Writing Chinese places at your fingertips the essential 1,725 Chinese characters' current definitions, derivations, pronunciations, and examples of correct usage by utilizing cleverly condensed grids. This guide also focuses on Pinyin, which is the official system to transcribe Hanzi, Chinese characters, into Latin script, now universally used in mainland China and Singapore. Traditional characters (still used in Taiwan and Hong Kong) are also included, making this a complete reference. Newly updated and revised, these characters are the ones officially prescribed by the Chinese government for the internationally recognized test of proficiency in Chinese, the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). The student's ability to read and write Chinese are reinforced throughout the text. Key features of this newly-expanded edition include: The 1,725 most frequently used characters in both Simplified and Traditional forms. All 2,633 characters and 5,000+ compounds required for the HSK Exam. Standard Hanyu Pinyin romanizations. More mnemonic phrases and etymologies to help you remember the characters. An extensive introduction, alphabetical index, and index according to stroke count and stroke order. Completely updated/expanded English definitions. Convenient quick-reference tables of radicals. Updated and revised compounds, plus 25% more vocabulary now offered. Codes to assist those who are preparing for the AP exam or the HSK exam.
Language Ideology and Order in Rising China
Author: Minglang Zhou
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811334838
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This text considers contemporary China’s language ideology and how it supports China as a rising global power player. It examines the materialization of this ideology as China’s language order unfolds on two front, promoting Putonghua domestically and globally, alongside its economic growth and military expansion. Within the conceptual framework of language ideology and language order and using PRC policy documents, education annals, and fieldwork, this book explores how China’s language ideology is related to its growing global power as well as its domestic and global outreaches. It also addresses how this ideology has been materialized as a language order in terms of institutional development and support, and what impact these choices are having on China and the world. Focusing on the relationship between language ideology and language order, the book highlights a closer and coherent linguistic association between China’s domestic drive and global outreach since the turn of the century.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811334838
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This text considers contemporary China’s language ideology and how it supports China as a rising global power player. It examines the materialization of this ideology as China’s language order unfolds on two front, promoting Putonghua domestically and globally, alongside its economic growth and military expansion. Within the conceptual framework of language ideology and language order and using PRC policy documents, education annals, and fieldwork, this book explores how China’s language ideology is related to its growing global power as well as its domestic and global outreaches. It also addresses how this ideology has been materialized as a language order in terms of institutional development and support, and what impact these choices are having on China and the world. Focusing on the relationship between language ideology and language order, the book highlights a closer and coherent linguistic association between China’s domestic drive and global outreach since the turn of the century.
Chinese Education Models in a Global Age
Author: Chuing Prudence Chou
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811003300
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
China’s rise, an increasing emphasis on international education benchmarking, and a global recognition of East Asian countries’ success in this regard have brought the issue of Chinese education to the forefront of public consciousness. In particular, the concept of a “Chinese education model” is one that has sparked debate and quickly become a major focus of education research around the world, especially in light of regional achievements vis-à-vis university rankings, bibliometric indices, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and other such benchmarks. Chinese Education Models in a Global Age tackles this controversial issue head on by synthesizing a diversity of analyses from a world-class team of twenty-seven authors. It reveals that Chinese education models, which are present in many different geographic and institutional contexts, have an important influence on social and institutional norms as well as individual belief systems and behaviors in China and beyond. The first of its kind, this edited volume establishes a foundation for future research while providing a nuanced and tightly integrated compilation of differing perspectives on the role and impact of Chinese education models worldwide. It is essential reading for all scholars, policymakers, students, parents, and educators interested in the rising demographic and economic influence of people of Chinese descent on education around the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811003300
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
China’s rise, an increasing emphasis on international education benchmarking, and a global recognition of East Asian countries’ success in this regard have brought the issue of Chinese education to the forefront of public consciousness. In particular, the concept of a “Chinese education model” is one that has sparked debate and quickly become a major focus of education research around the world, especially in light of regional achievements vis-à-vis university rankings, bibliometric indices, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and other such benchmarks. Chinese Education Models in a Global Age tackles this controversial issue head on by synthesizing a diversity of analyses from a world-class team of twenty-seven authors. It reveals that Chinese education models, which are present in many different geographic and institutional contexts, have an important influence on social and institutional norms as well as individual belief systems and behaviors in China and beyond. The first of its kind, this edited volume establishes a foundation for future research while providing a nuanced and tightly integrated compilation of differing perspectives on the role and impact of Chinese education models worldwide. It is essential reading for all scholars, policymakers, students, parents, and educators interested in the rising demographic and economic influence of people of Chinese descent on education around the world.
Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465455280
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition is now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in world geography, including the annexation of Crimea and the new nation of South Sudan. Bringing each featured landscape to life with detailed terrain models and color schemes and offering maps of unsurpassed quality, this atlas features four sections: a world overview, the main atlas, fact files on all the countries of the world, and an easy-to-reference index of all 100,000 place names. All maps enjoy a full double-page spread, with continents broken down into 330 carefully selected maps, including 100 city plans. You will also find a stimulating series of global thematic maps that explore Earth's place in the universe, its physical forms and processes, the living world, and the human condition. From Antarctica to Zambia, discover the Earth continent-by-continent with Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465455280
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition is now fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in world geography, including the annexation of Crimea and the new nation of South Sudan. Bringing each featured landscape to life with detailed terrain models and color schemes and offering maps of unsurpassed quality, this atlas features four sections: a world overview, the main atlas, fact files on all the countries of the world, and an easy-to-reference index of all 100,000 place names. All maps enjoy a full double-page spread, with continents broken down into 330 carefully selected maps, including 100 city plans. You will also find a stimulating series of global thematic maps that explore Earth's place in the universe, its physical forms and processes, the living world, and the human condition. From Antarctica to Zambia, discover the Earth continent-by-continent with Complete Atlas of the World, 3rd Edition.
Speak and Act: Beginning Chinese (Volume 1) Textbook
Author: Maiheng S. Dietrich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781625753199
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781625753199
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Two Years in China
Author: Duncan MacPherson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Yuanyuan's Bubbles
Author: Cixin Liu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945863722
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The fourth in a new series of graphic novels from Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin and Talos Press Ever since she was a child, Yuanyuan always dreamed of blowing big bubbles. But her father worries about her fascination—he wants Yuanyuan to be as responsible and devoted to a calling as her mother was. As an adult, Yuanyuan creates a multimillion-dollar business out of the technology she developed for her doctoral thesis. But she still dreams of blowing the biggest bubble she can. When his daughter uses her high-tech methods to blow a bubble big enough to envelop a city, Yuanyuan’s father thinks back to the dreams he and Yuanyuan’s mother chased when they were young. In the end, Yuanyuan’s bubbles bring her father’s dreams to life. The fourth of sixteen new graphic novels from Liu Cixin and Talos Press, Yuanyuan's Bubbles is an epic tale of the future that all science fiction fans will enjoy.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945863722
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The fourth in a new series of graphic novels from Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin and Talos Press Ever since she was a child, Yuanyuan always dreamed of blowing big bubbles. But her father worries about her fascination—he wants Yuanyuan to be as responsible and devoted to a calling as her mother was. As an adult, Yuanyuan creates a multimillion-dollar business out of the technology she developed for her doctoral thesis. But she still dreams of blowing the biggest bubble she can. When his daughter uses her high-tech methods to blow a bubble big enough to envelop a city, Yuanyuan’s father thinks back to the dreams he and Yuanyuan’s mother chased when they were young. In the end, Yuanyuan’s bubbles bring her father’s dreams to life. The fourth of sixteen new graphic novels from Liu Cixin and Talos Press, Yuanyuan's Bubbles is an epic tale of the future that all science fiction fans will enjoy.
HSK 2: Workbook
Author: Liping Jiang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9787561937808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9787561937808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description