Developing Writing Skills in Chinese
Boping Yuan author Kan Qian author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:8th Aug '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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- Paperback£49.99(9780415678896)
Developing Writing Skills in Chinese has been devised for post-intermediate students who need to write Chinese in the course of their life, work or study.
Each unit covers a specific style of writing and is reinforced with a rich selection of model texts. All texts are followed by supporting notes examining the formats, styles, grammar structures or special phrases featured. A wide variety of exercises are featured throughout, and each unit concludes with a helpful glossary given in Chinese characters, pinyin and English translations. An answer key is also included in the back of the book.
The following writing styles and genres are covered:
- Personal correspondence—greetings and condolences, explanations and apologising, making arrangements and keeping in touch
- Formal writing—announcements and adverts, letters of enquiry and application, business correspondence, developing an argument, facts and data
- Narration—story narratives, reporting speech, exemplifying and summarising
- Description and comparison—outlining people’s characters, physical attributes and appearance, places and weather
This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated throughout. It includes a brand-new chapter on narratives and there is new coverage of digital communication methods such as text messages and emails. An additional English-Chinese glossary is also available for free download at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415678896/
Developing Writing Skills in Chinese will help students to write coherently, clearly and appropriately in a variety of contexts. It is suitable for both classroom and self-study use.
'When I taught a composition class to third-year students of Chinese a couple of years ago ... I could not find any textbook in English on teaching writing to learners of Chinese in the West. Here, at last, is such a textbook ... The carefully constructed samples not only illustrate how the Chinese language is used in writing, but also reflect developments in China.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
'Developing Writing Skills in Chinese covers a wide range of styles from greeting cards to business correspondence, which is helpful for both teacher and learner.' - Song Lianyi, Times Higher Education Supplement
ISBN: 9780415678889
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 544g
216 pages
2nd edition