{"product_id":"intermediate-spoken-chinese-a-practical-approach-to-fluency-in-spoken-mandarin-audio-video-included-9780804850490","title":"Intermediate Spoken Chinese: A Practical Approach to Fluency in Spoken Mandarin (Audio \u0026 Video Included)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world's most efficient method of learning Mandarin Chinese, whether you are striving to learn Chinese on your own, or studying in a classroom setting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the widely-used and highly acclaimed Kubler series, \u003ci\u003eIntermediate Spoken Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e provides separate but integrated \"tracks\" to help you learn to read, write and speak Chinese efficiently, at your own pace. Some students and teachers wish to emphasize speaking ability first, whereas others want to focus on learning to read and write Chinese at the same time. These Chinese language study books allow you the flexibility to acquire the spoken language and the written language with the method that best fits your needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntermediate Spoken Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e allows you to experience real-life situations in different Mandarin-speaking locales. (It also exposes you to the authentic range of Chinese accents; you're not limited only to learning an imaginary \"textbook Beijing accent\" as in other books). Each of the everyday situations explored here--from shopping at a market to playing unexpected phone tag--is one you're likely to encounter as you interact with Chinese language speakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can choose to use this book with its corresponding \u003ci\u003eIntermediate Chinese Practice Essentials Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, available separately, that offers you a wide range of one-of-a-kind activities to help you practice the language skills you learn here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey features of \u003ci\u003eIntermediate Spoken Chinese: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Clear and detailed explanations of natural, colloquial Chinese grammar, pronunciation and usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recommended strategies to help you learn to speak Chinese more efficiently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Experience the actual speaking styles of Chinese people in various parts of mainland China as well as Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes on Chinese culture and society allow you to understand situational etiquette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Discussions of challenges faced specifically by English speakers who are learning Chinese and how to overcome them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Audio recordings by native speakers of all the vocabulary, dialogues, and other vital items\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A separate Teacher's Guide and a full character transcript (Simplified and Traditional) are both available electronically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Accompanying video files contain 56 videos shot on location, which allows you to view conversations involving Chinese speakers from different parts of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFeel confident traveling in the Mandarin-speaking world; with this language learning set you will be speaking Chinese gracefully and fluidly in no time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll media content is accessible from the Tuttle Publishing website.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornelius C. Kubler\u003c\/b\u003e, Stanfield Professor of Asian Studies at Williams College, received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in linguistics from Cornell University. He earned a second M.A. in Chinese literature from National Taiwan University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1980-1991 he was employed at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, where he served as Language Training Supervisor in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Mongolian; as Principal of the advanced Chinese field school in Taiwan; and as Chair of the Department of Asian and African Languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince joining Williams College in 1991, he has chaired the former Department of Chinese and Asian Studies Program as well as the Department of Asian Studies, which he was instrumental in founding. He has also served as visiting professor at Eisenhower College, Portland State University, Middlebury College, National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKubler, who is author or coauthor of 20 books and over 50 articles on Chinese language pedagogy and linguistics, frequently serves as reviewer or consultant for Chinese and Asian Studies programs in the U.S. and overseas. He has served as Chair of the Test Development Committee for the SAT Subject Test in Chinese and as member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages of the Modern Language Association. 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