New Chinese Language and Culture Course 9: Chinese Myth and Legend [2nd Edition]. ISBN: 9787301308431

Format: textbook, 2 workbooks
English Title: New Chinese Language and Culture Course: Chinese Myth and Legend [2nd Edition]
Chinese Title: 新双双中文教材：中国神话传说（第二版）
Author/Editor: Wang, Shuangshuang (王双双)
ISBN-10: 7-30-130843-4, 7301308434
ISBN-13: 978-7-30-130843-1, 9787301308431
Pages: 104
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 650g
Size: 210mm x 285mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin with new words only, English
Publisher: Peking University Press (北京大学出版社)

This book is the 9th volume of "New Chinese Language and Culture Course", which is suitable for students who have mastered more than 800 Chinese characters. The book has 10 lessons, teaches 103 Chinese characters and 176 new words. The recommended teaching time is 12 to 16 units (of 1.5 to 2 hours per unit). Chinese myths and legends mostly originated in the ancient Yellow River basin, and there were no words at that time. The ancestors of the Chinese nation have overcome droughts, floods, diseases and other difficulties in the process of fighting against nature and seeking survival, survived and developed, and created the Chinese civilization that has continued to this day. This volume introduces 10 beautiful Chinese myths and legends. When students enter this mythological world, they will see the exciting scenes of the ancient Chinese ancestors fighting nature in ancient times, and experience the Chinese nation’s long-standing traditions of hard work, bravery, and wisdom.

The lesson texts of the myths and legends in this book are in simplified Chinese only, with vocabulary annotations in Hanyu Pinyin and English. Also lesson texts are translated into English. With vocabulary lists of new characters and words in simplified and traditional Chinese at the end of the book.

New Chinese Language and Culture Course is the second edition of this textbooks series. This is a set of Chinese textbooks specially written for overseas students. It is a joint effort of Teacher Wang Shuangshuang of California and domestic experts in China, based on years of overseas teaching practice. A full set of textbooks with 15 volumes has a character volume of 2500 different Chinese characters, ranging from learning literacy, pinyin, sentence patterns, and essays, to a preliminary and more systematic study of Chinese culture. In addition to the language teaching part, the textbook generally introduces the rich content of Chinese geography, history, philosophy, etc., highlighting the charm of Chinese culture.

新双双中文教材：中国神话传说（第二版）
本书是《新双双中文教材》的第9册，适用于已学习掌握800个以上汉字的学生使用。全书共10课，生字103个，生词176个。授课时间为12～16学时（每学时1.5～2小时）。中国神话传说多产生于远古的黄河流域，那时还没有文字。中华民族的祖先在与自然搏斗、求得生存的过程中战胜了干旱、洪水、疾病等重重困难，生存下来、发展起来，并创造了绵延至今的中华文明。本册介绍了10篇美丽的神话传说。学生们在进入这个神话世界时，会看到远古时期中华民族的祖先与自然搏斗时激动人心的场面，体会到中华民族勤劳勇敢、聪明智慧等源远流长的优良传统。

“新双双中文教材”是“双双中文教材”的第二版。这是一套专门为海外学生编写的中文教材，由美国加州王双双老师和中国国内专家共同努力，在海外多年教学实践的基础上编写而成。全套教材共15册，识字量2500个，包括了从识字、拼音、句型、短文的学习，到初步的较系统的对中国文化的学习。教材除语言教学的部分外，大体介绍了中国地理、历史、哲学等方面的丰富内容，突出了中国文化的魅力。教材知识面广，趣味性强，深入浅出，易教易学。