Speak and Act: Beginning Chinese [Volume 1] Textbook. ISBN: 9787561957943

Chinese Title: 一言一行学中文（上册）·课本
English Title: Speak and Act: Beginning Chinese [Volume 1] Textbook
ISBN-10: 7-5619-5794-7, 7561957947
ISBN-13: 978-7-5619-5794-3, 9787561957943
Pages: 302
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 860g
Language: simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English
Year of Publication: 2021
Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press (北京语言文化大学出版社)

Speak and Act: Beginning Chinese [Volume 1] Textbook. ISBN: 9787561957943. This textbook has been copublished with Phoenix Tree Publishing, USA. Scan the QR-codes in the book to get the lesson files like audio files, audio texts or part of the answers.

Speak and Act: Beginning Chinese is a basic textbook for learners who have never learned Chinese before. The teaching goal is to lay a solid foundation for beginners in all four skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing. It seamlessly blends study of Chinese culture, especially behavior culture, with rigorous training in the four skills. Helping learners to attain the ability to use Chinese accurately and naturally in the appropriate language environment is the ultimate goal. The theoretical framework of this program is the speech act theory. To this end, language functionality is put in a leading and core position and serves as the organizational principle of this textbook. The main features are as follows:

Introducing language functions in the appropriate context, explicitly linking functions to language forms, and demonstrating the cultural connotations of language forms.

Numerous interactive, student-centered and task-based communicative activities are provided in each instructional component.

Each lesson also includes short authentic listening and reading materials to help students develop coping strategies when living in a real Chinese-speaking environment.

This textbook is designed primarily for English-speaking adult learners in a college setting; but high school classes and individual learners can also tailor the program to their needs. Fully aware of the differences among Chinese programs in terms of goals, objectives, needs and the student body they serve, the lessons are structured to be highly flexible for individualized curriculum and lesson planning.

一言一行学中文（上册）·课本
《一言一行学中文》为零起点中文基础教材，目标是为初学者在听、说、读、写四项技能上打下坚实的基础，让学习者通过语言学习了解中国文化，尤其是行为文化，帮助学习者取得在一定的语言环境中准确、自然地使用中文的能力。本教程的编写基于语言行为理论，将语用功能放在主导与核心的地位。主要特点有：

· 在恰当的语境中介绍语用功能，将功能和语言形式直接挂钩，同时介绍语言形式中的文化内涵。

· 在教学的每一步都提供大量以学生为中心的、互动的、任务型的语言行为交流活动。

· 每课佐以短小真实的听力和阅读练习，帮助学习者培养在真实的中文语言环境中生存的能力。

本教材的主要对象是在大学学习中文的英语母语学习者，也可适当调整后用于高中及自学的学习者。鉴于各中文项目在目标、需求和学生群体上的千差万别，本教材在设计上高度灵活，留有充分选择与调整的余地。