New Practical Chinese Reader, Textbook Vol. 1
by Zhang Kai, Liu Shehui, Chen Xi, Zuo Shandan, Shi Jiawei
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Author: Chen Xi, Liu Shehui, Shi Jiawei, Zhang Kai, Zuo ShandanCompiler: Liu Xun
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); Chinese (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06
ISBN: 7561910401
Number of pages: 242
Publisher: Beijing Language & Culture Univ Pr
Book Reviews of New Practical Chinese Reader, Textbook Vol. 1
Book Review: A big improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
I first used the Practical Chinese Reader series in 1985 as a college textbook. The original books were green, fat, and printed on the cheapest of paper. Nonetheless, they were an excellent Chinese textbook series.
The new PCR's have kept the good points of the earlier readers and have improved upon them significantly. These improvements are the format, the quality of the dialogues, the references at the end of the book, and a first-rate 4-skills pedagogical approach. The authors of this book really do expect you to learn to speak, read, and write Chinese.
As a home study tool for a first time learner, the books are not great because they depend on having a university level instructor or advanced high school teacher to get you through the difficult parts. One of the earlier reviewers here noted this problem as the book suddenly morphs from pinyin to kanji. The workbooks are also superfluous and not useful. The CD's are a complete ripoff. There is a plethora of audio material available for free on the Internet.
Home learners should check out some of the excellent videocam Chinese lessons offered on the Internet, most of which come with their own textbooks, which are cheaper than PCR.[...] Their textbook was comparable to PCR in quality.
Bottom line: excellent textbook, shoddy ancillary materials, great for structured classroom, poor for home learning.
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