Dazugehörige CD-ROM ebenfalls erhältlich. Rhythmic chants for learning spoken Chinese (Learning spoken Chinese by rhythmic chants), the backbone of the Easy Chinese Textbook Series, is intended for overseas younger to learn Chinese as a foreign language. The first two volumes have already been published, there will be published 8 volumes altogether. Each volume contains 6 units with several lessons in each unit. Rhythmic chants for learning spoken Chinese (Learning spoken Chinese by rhythmic chants) focuses on communicative functions with emphasis on repeated recycling of the vocabulary and progressive sequencing of the language structures. The most distinctive feature of this series is the rhyming texts, which allow students to read the texts aloud and memorize them easily. The dialogue and the exercises of each lesson are designed based on the content of the text, which is repeatedly presented and expanded through the lesson so as to help students consolidate their mastery of the language. Before publication, the drafts of the materials were used successfully by several international schools in China, where it was found that students are interested in reading aloud the rhyming texts, thus their enthusiasm about Chinese learning being increased. The first two textbooks of this series focus on conversations of entry-level. Basic pronunciations and intonations are taught, and simple and practical expressions used in everyday life are presented, aiming at furnishing learners with basic skills to deal with such everyday issues as clothing, food, residence and transportation. In addition, each lesson contains an elementary introduction to aspects of Chinese culture and geography. The third and fourth textbooks (not published yet) focus on expansion of students’ vocabulary and expressions on the basis of what they have learned in the first two textbooks. By learning rhyming dialogues, students acquire the language skills quickly and increase their fluency in everyday life conversation. The texts in volumes 5 and 6 (not published yet) set against a background of modern Chinese society and culture, with which students could expand their knowledge in these directions while they are learning the Chinese language. The texts in volumes 7 and 8 (not published yet) use a background of Chinese culture and geography from ancient times to the present in order to bring about a more complete understanding of China’s extensive and profound historical culture. Depending on the students’ ages upon the completion of either volume 2 or volume 4, Magical Chinese Characters of the Easy Chinese Textbook Series may be used to further students’ learning of Chinese characters.weiterlesen