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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (30 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340804696
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340804698
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 16 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 145,152 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #6 in  Books > Languages > By Language > Chinese > Audiovisual & Multimedia
    #21 in  Books > Languages > By Language > Chinese > Mandarin
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A self-access course in Mandarin Chinese, this title should appeal to anyone who is learning alone or who needs extra material to supplement a course. There is comprehensive teaching of the Chinese script, but you decide whether or not to learn the script; if it's not necessary for you, the book makes it easy to follow the pinyin transcriptions. This new edition has been reset in a new style, which is designed to make it easier to use, and the accompanying recorded material is now available on CD as well as cassette. The units are carefully graded so that you consolidate your knowledge and build your confidence as you work through the book. The new language is introduced through dialogues based on everyday situations so you should learn what is most useful in preparation for a trip to China. The grammar explanations are simple and do not assume that you have learned Chinese or any other language before. Exercises throughout (with answers at the back of the book) so you can check your progress and identify areas that are causing you problems. Finally, there are English-Chinese and Chinese-English vocabulary listings for quick reference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, exactly what you need to get you started, 15 Mar 2002
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Brilliant, simply the pefect blend of grammar, usage, everyday life curiosities, bits+pieces of culture. Presented in a very light and enjoyable way, thanks to this book the delight of real learning largely outweighs the effort. This book's been with me for a few months and it really got me started with Chinese. Exactly the right thing for those who are serious about DIY Chinese learning. Be sure you find some native speaker to practise pronounciation, though!
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1.0 out of 5 stars not that helpful, 2 Aug 2004
It is hard to recommend this book (with CD) as after a few days I am already thinking of buying another book. I have used the Japanese version of 'Teach tourself' series and found it very well laid out and so I was very disappointed with this as there seems very little structure of building up the language. It also uses Pinyin for the translation of sound (which I will admit most books do) and as an English speaker I find this VERY frustrating as not only do you have to contend with a new language (Mandarin) you also have to learn a new written system as the way the words are written sounds completely wrong for an English speaker (clearly Pinyin wasnt written by an native English Speaker).

The translations are written 1 line of chinese follwed below by the English followed below by another line of chinese, followed by its translation which makes it in very difficult to follow while listening the CD (essential for the sound). The CD itself seems very stilted by the speakers and not very flowing and the language doesnt seem very natural.

Overall VERY VERY poor book and one which I would not recommend

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