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Spoken Cantonese for International Students (Revised Edition) 

 
ISBN : 978-962-279-345-3
Authors:
  Chow Bun Ching
Format:
  Paperback 19 x 26cm; 288pp; Text with Workbook; Audio download
Suitable:   Beginner
Pub. Date:
  June 2023
Price:
  US $34.45
Availability:   Usually ships within 24-48 hours
       
Introduction
Spoken Cantonese for International Students is written by an experienced teacher for non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students who need to use Cantonese as their major means of communication at school and as a medium to study the standard weitten form of Chinese. This book is practical and user-friendly, offering a step-by-step approach to building up students¡¦ competency in Cantonese at school. It introduces students to the basic characteristics of the Chinese language, the Cantonese phonetic structure, the basic communication skills, commonly used expressions in daily life and school environment. Equipped with basic oral language skills and familiarization of the Cantonese romanization transcription after this course, students can learn written Chinese easier and faster.
Features & Benefits
Detailed Cantonese pronununication explanations
Use of Juytping with English translations
A set of hand signals and diacritics invented as mnemonics for the learning of tones
Key to Phonetic Symbols and Conversion Table of Romanization on the inside covers
Chinese characters provided for you to practice with native Cantonese speakers
Jargon-free, clear, semi-graphical format of about 110 basic sentence structures
Thorough explanation of everyday vocabulary in twenty common situations in daily life and school environment
A considerable amount of extended vocabulary introduced for each target topic
A separate workbook providing plenty of exercises for regular practice
Cantonese to English Glossary including around 1,180 entries for your reference
Full recordings of text, vocabulary, example sentences and listening comprehension exercises are accessible by using QR code
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