Written by four experienced teachers of beginning Chinese, this introductory textbook includes lessons that are relevant to everyday life. The features include: concentrated training of ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese; grammar notes with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to make; and a sequenced character workbook.
Author Biography
The late Ta-tuan Ch'en was Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University, and Perry Link is Professor in the same department. Yih-jian Tai is Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hai-tao Tang is Lecturer in the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University.
