Chinese Primer, Volumes 1-3 (Pinyin): Revised Edition (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese) (v. 1-3)
Ta-tuan Ch'en
Princeton University Press, 2007
Edition: Rev Blg
ISBN-13: 9780691129914; ISBN-10: 0691129916
List Price: $49.50
Current Offers
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I'm actually trying to sell the yellow book called "First Step" that I used in CHI 102. I don't know if they still use it, but it was $20 and I'm willing to sell it for $10
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| 25.00 | Very Good |
Well maintained.
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| 35.00 | Like New |
Basically untouched
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| 35.00 | Very Good |
Comes with three books: the Lessons book (blue), the Character workbook (yellow), and the Notes and Exercises book (red). The red book has a bend on the front cover and all have slight wear on the corners.
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| 35.00 | Like New |
Latest edition of the yellow First Step book used in CHI 101/102. Bought new last year, perfect condition.
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| 40.00 | Very Good |
The Red text has some writing, but the others are pretty much brand new.
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Description
From Amazon.com:
<p>This revised and updated edition of the Chinese Primer--an introductory textbook in wide use for more than a decade--uses proven techniques to put beginning learners of Mandarin Chinese on the path toward true mastery. The goal of the book is internalization--to lead students to adopt Chinese as one of their own languages and not to regard it merely as an object of study and translation.</p><p> Features include:</p><ul><li>Use of hànyu pinyin romanization </li><li>Rigorous foundation work in pronunciation, including tones and the other special phonemes that are crucial to mastery </li><li>Lesson texts that combine authentic, natural Chinese expression with lively everyday topics that allow students to immediately begin using Chinese themselves </li><li>Carefully designed incremental introduction of grammar, accompanied by thorough and precise notes </li><li>Completely revised notes that link Chinese language to Chinese culture-such as names, modes of address, and conventions of politeness </li><li>Additional lessons for self-study during the summer following a first-year course </li><li>A completely revised character workbook that introduces both traditional and simplified characters and that simulates the way native speakers learn characters as children: in small doses that eventually "catch up" with speaking ability</li></ul><p> Like its earlier edition, <i>The Chinese Primer: Revised Edition</i> is composed of three integrated volumes: (1) the Blue Book [<i>Lessons</i>]: introduction; foundation work on pronunciation; lesson dialogues in romanized Chinese and English; appendices; glossary-index; (2) the Red Book [<i>Notes and Exercises</i>]: vocabularies; grammar notes and culture notes keyed to the lessons; exercises; and (3) the Yellow Book [<i>Character Workbook</i>]. (There is also a fourth volume, the Green Book [<i>Pinyin Character Text</i>], which is sold separately.) Texts of the lessons are in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters, and there is a Chinese introduction for teachers.</p>