Anything Goes: An Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese - Revised Edition (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese) - Softcover

Chou, Chih-P'Ing; Wei, Hua-Hui; An, Kun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691153116 ISBN 13: 9780691153117

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2011

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Suitable for students with three or more years of modern Chinese language instruction, Anything Goes uses advanced materials to reinforce language skills and increase understanding of contemporary China in one semester. This fully revised edition provides learners with a deeper fluency in high-level Chinese vocabulary and grammar, and includes newspaper articles and critiques as well as other primary source documents, such as political speeches and legal documents. The textbook covers topics that are essential to understanding contemporary Chinese society, including changing attitudes toward women and marriage, the one-child policy, economic development, China's ethnic minorities, and debates surrounding Taiwan and Hong Kong. The lessons intentionally investigate thought-provoking and sometimes controversial issues in order to spark lively classroom discussions. This new edition incorporates suggestions and improvements from years of student and teacher feedback. With an improved, more user-friendly format, Anything Goes juxtaposes text and vocabulary on adjacent pages. Grammar explanations and exercises have also been thoroughly updated. Advanced-level Chinese language textbook Includes newspaper articles and primary source documents Thought-provoking topics on contemporary Chinese society Updated grammar explanations and exercises New user-friendly format

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Chih-p'ing Chou is professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University and director of the university's Chinese language and Princeton in Beijing programs. Hua-Hui Wei is a former lecturer in the East Asian Studies Department at Princeton University. Kun An is assistant professor of Chinese language at Randolph College. Wei Wang is a lecturer in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Anything Goes

An Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese

By Chih-p'ing Chou, Hua-Hui Wei, Kun An, Wei Wang

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

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PREFACE

Anything Goes was first published in 2005 and has been adopted by many institutions.In the process of using this book, we discovered a few errors and a few insufficientexplanations, which we have now taken the opportunity to correct and append in thisrevised edition.

The main focus of this revision has been rearranging and reformatting the layout ofeach page. Originally, traditional and simplified character texts were juxtaposed onadjacent pages, with vocabulary words following. The revised edition juxtaposes thesimplified character text and vocabulary words on adjacent pages and includes thetraditional character text at the end of each lesson. This change makes it much moreconvenient for students to prepare the lesson, while at the same time it reflects thegrowing trend of using simplified characters in international Chinese languageeducation.

Although we have actually increased the number of vocabulary words and examplesentences in the revised edition, due changes in formatting and font size, this editionactually has fewer pages than the last, making the book easier to flip through and carry.

Ms. Zheng Qu undertook the revision of this book, coordinating the supplementationof vocabulary words and example sentences. Ms. Cara Healey proofread the entireEnglish portion of the manuscript and also provided many valuable suggestions. Tothem we extend our sincere thanks. Of course, any errors in the final manuscript arethe authors' own.

Chih-p'ing ChouHua-Hui WeiKun AnWei WangDecember 31, 2010

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• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691153116
• ISBN 13: 9780691153117
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 458
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