This six-volume series is a comprehensive learning material that focuses on spoken language in the first three volumes and written language in the latter three volumes. Volume One aims to strengthen daily conversation and applications; Volume Two contains short essays as supplementary readings; Volume Three introduces beginning-level written language and discourse, in addition to extended dialogues. Volume Four uses discourse to solidify the learner’s written language and ability in reading authentic materials; Volumes Five and Six are arranged in topics such as society, technology, economics, politics, culture, and environment to help the learner expand their language utilisations in different domains. Each volume includes a textbook, a student workbook, and a teacher’s manual. In addition, Volume One and Two include practices for characters.
Level of Students
A Course in Contemporary Chinese 《當代中文課程》 is suitable for learners of Chinese in Taiwan, as well as for high school or college level Chinese language courses overseas. Volumes One to Six cover levels A1 to B2 in the CEFR, or Novice to Advanced levels in ACTFL Guidelines
Overview
The series adopts communicative language teaching and task-based learning to boost the learner’s Chinese ability.
Each lesson has learning objectives and self-evaluation to give the learner a clear record of tasks completed.
Lessons are authentic daily situations to help the learner learn in natural contexts.
Lexical items and syntactic structures are presented and explained in functional, not structural, perspectives.
Syntactic, i.e. grammatical, explanation includes functions, structures, pragmatics, and drills to guide the learner to proper usage.
Classroom activities have specific learning objectives, activities, or tasks to help fortify learning while having fun.
The “Bits of Chinese Culture” section of the lesson has authent
The Mandarin Training Center (MTC) is a subsidiary of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) and was founded in the autumn of 1956 for teaching Chinese as a second language. Currently, the MTC is the largest and the most renowned Chinese language center, with around 1,700 students from more than 70 countries enrolled each academic quarter (three months).
目錄
第一課 歡迎你來臺灣！ Lesson 1 Welcome to Taiwan! 第二課 我的家人 Lesson 2 My Family 第三課 週末做什麼？ Lesson 3 What Are You Doing Over the Weekend? 第四課 請問一共多少錢？ Lesson 4 Excuse me. How Much Does That Cost in Total? 第五課 牛肉麵真好吃 Lesson 5 Beef Noodles Are Really Delicious 第六課 他們學校在山上 Lesson 6 Their School Is Up in the Mountains 第七課 早上九點去KTV Lesson 7 Going to KTV at 9 O’clock in the Morning 第八課 坐火車去臺南 Lesson 8 Taking a Train to Tainan 第九課 放假去哪裡玩？ Lesson 9 Where Will You Go for the Holidays? 第十課 臺灣的水果很好吃 Lesson 10 The Fruit in Taiwan Tastes Really Good 第十一課 我要租房子 Lesson 11 I Would Like to Rent a Place 第十二課 你計畫在臺灣學多久的中文？ Lesson 12 How Long Will You Be Studying Chinese in Taiwan? 第十三課 生日快樂 Lesson 13 Happy Birthday 第十四課 天氣這麼冷！ Lesson 14 It’s So Cold! 第十五課 我很不舒服 Lesson 15 I Don’t Feel Well
