Acutely attentive to the needs of today's students and teachers, the program encourages learning through approaches that are practical, communicative, culturally rich, and delightfully engaging.Encounters is designed for English-speaking individuals ready to embark on the adventure oflearning Mandarin Chinese. Lively and immediate, the program immerses the learner in Chinese language and culture right from the start. Encounters employs a range of techniques to encourage rapid and confident student progress. Those who are learning the Chinese language-as well as their teachers-will find a new level of inspiration at each stage oftheir Encounters experience.A fully integrated array oflearning materials focuses on communication and authentic language used in real-life contexts. Central among these materials is a dramatic video series, filmed entirely on location throughout China. The Encounters textbook features abundant exercises and learning activities linked to the video episodes and other media.Informed by the latest language learning research and enriched by the creativity of a remarkable team of language and media experts who participated in its development, Encounters represents a new generation of language programs. It masterfully guides learners along a well-prepared path toward intercultural communication and understanding, a path that also leads to fuller participation in the modern global community.We hope that the Encounters program will assist you on an enjoyable and successful learning journey. We wish you well as you encounter the fascinating language, people, and culture of China!
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Preface Academic Committee Acknowledgments Introduction Introductory Unit: "You'll pick it up fast" Introduction to Chinese 1: Tones and numbers FYI The neutral tone FYI Tonal shifts (sandhi) on yi (the number one) More on numbers 2: Chinese syllables FYI About Chinese sounds The initial consonants + y and w The final vowels + n and ng 3: Poems from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) "Thoughts on a Quiet Night" "Climbing Stork Tower" 4: Introduction to Chinese characters Recognizing radicals Recognizing numbers Reading real-life texts Radicals and numbers on signs Unit Rap 5: Writing Learning to write characters 一,二,三,四,五,六,七,八,九,十,火,口,木,人,山,水 CULTURAL BITS What is culture? RECAP Checklist of "can do" statements Unit One:"We're all one family" Introducing yourself by nationality and background 1: Greeting people and introducing yourself Greeting people FYI Greetings in Chinese FYI Other common greetings Introducing yourself FYI Introductions Grammar: Personal pronouns 2: Leave-taking and more introductions Saying goodbye FYI Saving goodbye GRAMMAR BITS Stative verbs · Equative verbs Grammar: Negation FYI More on tone sandhi: The negative adverb bu Formal and informal speech FYI Levels of formality 3: Talking about where you come from GRAMMAR BITS The particle mo Recognizing tones Grammar: Question words nar, shenme,shei 4: Asking for and giving phone numbers GRAMMAR BITS Review of question words 5: Expressing thanks, apologizing, and asking for clarification Thanking and apologizing Asking for clarification Putting it all together 6: Reading and writing Recognizing traditional vs. simplified characters FYI Development of simplified characters Recognizing radicals Reading real-life texts Familiar terms in signs and handwritten notes Learning to write characters 我,你,他,們/們,好,嗎/嗎,是,姓,叫,什/甚,么/麼,名,字,請/請,謝/謝,再,見/見,對/對,不,起 Writing a note Exchanging names with a classmate CULTURAL BITS Introductions, greetings, and goodbyes RECAP Grammar Stative verbs · Equative verbs · Question words · Plurals · Particles ma and ne Adverbs · Possessive marker de · Negation with bu Checklist of "can do" statements Unit Two:"Friends from the start" Unit Three: "Don't leave before I arrive" Unit Four:"If only we had met sooner" Unit Five:"Family and friends" Unit Six:"Happy at home and work" Unit Seven: "Meeting our needs" Unit Eight:"Early to bed, early to rise..." Unit Nine: "You get what you pay for" Unit Ten:"Good quality at a low price" REFERENCE SECTION Chinese-English Glossary English-Chinese Glossary Credits Chinese Place Names