Cengage Learning and IQ Chinese bring to you Go! Chinese, a textbook series for learners of Chinese as a foreign language. The 8-level program is divided into two series: Beginner and Intermediate. The Beginner Series (Go100 – 400) provides a solid foundation for continued study of the Intermediate Series (Go500 – 800). The Beginner Series equips students with vocabulary and common expressions for everyday interactions in Chinese, while the Intermediate Series places more emphasis on cultural comparison, self-expression and opinion exchange. Each level includes a student text, a workbook, and a companion CD-ROM.
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The United Daily News is a newspaper published in Taiwan in Traditional Chinese. It is the third biggest newspaper in Taiwan
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Develops students’ four language skills while imparting cultural knowledge through the assimilation of cultural information in each topic.
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Incorporates topics relevant to students’ everyday lives such as family, school, community, friends, personal interests, sports and festive activities.
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Integrates a wide variety of communicative activities such as role play, interview, and games to allow students to practice using the language in meaningful contexts.
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The companion CD-ROM features audio recordings of the reading passages, word games, quizzes, and Chinese typing exercises to improve students’ listening, pronunciation, pinyin, and word recognition.
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Students will acquire approximately 1,000 Chinese characters and 2,400 common phrases upon completion of the Beginner and Intermediate series.