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| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6017 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes  Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 9 of 32 04 September 2008 at 10:53am | IP Logged | ||
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India.
They speak English there, they love learning and books are cheap. Internet shopping is fun. ;-) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7021 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 10 of 32 04 September 2008 at 11:14am | IP Logged | ||
Do you mean GCSEs/A-Levels? If so, find out which examining board you'll be using, go to their site and see what they recommend (can sometimes be found in the specifications which can be downloaded). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| daristani Senior Member United States Joined 7150 days ago 752 posts - 1661 votes Studies: Uzbek | Message 11 of 32 04 September 2008 at 1:08pm | IP Logged | ||
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Just FYI, "Mandarin Chinese: An Introduction", cited above, is not in fact an introductory textbook of the language. It does seem to be a very good book, but is a book ABOUT Chinese, the history, structure, etc. It would be a very useful accompaniment to anyone with a serious interest in the language, its history, the politics surrounding it, the writing system, etc., but it's not a book to learn Chinese from. I would also judge it as more suited to university students than to learners at the high-school level.
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| josht Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6452 days ago 635 posts - 857 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Spanish, Russian, Dutch | Message 12 of 32 04 September 2008 at 1:11pm | IP Logged | ||
Thanks for clarifying this; I didn't realize. Also, I was under the assumption that TheElvenLord was a university student. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| TheElvenLord Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6086 days ago 915 posts - 927 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Cornish, English* Studies: Spanish, French, German Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 13 of 32 04 September 2008 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I am not a university student. I have just started my GCSE's lol. Thanks Darastini The thing is, these days, you cant get a normal textbook, it has to be some specialised technique and expensive. Not a normal, cheap, textbook, such as the ones Barry Farber learnt from. Thats what I want and need, as to supplement something else. Thanks TEL TEL 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| TheElvenLord Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6086 days ago 915 posts - 927 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Cornish, English* Studies: Spanish, French, German Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 14 of 32 04 September 2008 at 3:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have found "New practical Chinese reader" and am wondering two things:
a) What do you guys think of it? it looks quite good, and is fairly cheap and comprehensive. b) Do you know if it is available in other languages? Thanks TEL 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| josht Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6452 days ago 635 posts - 857 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Spanish, Russian, Dutch | Message 15 of 32 04 September 2008 at 3:35pm | IP Logged | ||
In regards to your second question, I very seriously doubt it. Readers tend to be stand-alone creatures, that is, you won't find a standard reader that has been translated into a number of languages. Certainly, there are other readers for other languages, but I doubt you'll find that particular one in German or Russian. Regarding your first question, I took a look at the preview of the book, and I'm wondering: is it normal for a Chinese textbook to start using Hanzi right away, without any explanation? Typically, readers are what you turn to after you already know a bit of the language in question, which might explain the immediate usage of the Hanzi. If that's the case, I'm again unsure as to whether that book would work well for you or not. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| fanatic Octoglot Senior Member Australia speedmathematics.com Joined 7152 days ago 1152 posts - 1818 votes Speaks: English*, German, French, Afrikaans, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch Studies: Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Modern Hebrew, Malay, Mandarin, Esperanto | Message 16 of 32 05 September 2008 at 7:22am | IP Logged | ||
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I just got Learning Chinese Characters by Alison and Laurence Matthews (published by Tuttle) and it is a great way to learn. They have pictures, stories and explanations that make it very easy to learn the characters. It covers the 800 most basic Chinese characters.
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