Twenty Lectures on Chinese Culture: An Intermediary Chinese Textbook

by Howard H. Chao, Linda Hsia, Parker Po-Fei Huang, et al.

Book Overview

Designed to increase language proficiency while giving insight into Chinese civilization, this book contains lectures which include vocabulary, a romanized version of the lecture, a character version, phrases and sentences for translation from Chinese to English and from English to Chinese, and questions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300001274
• ISBN13: 9780300001273
• Release Date: September 1967
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

When Yale ruled the world...

Ah yes, the classic text. I simply think that there could never be a better tool for learning than this gem. This would explain its continued use for so many years. Although by today's standards, it may be a bit rusty, but if there were a better book to educate we intermediate students on the basics of Chinese life, I would certainly like to see it. The authors may lean slightly Nationalist and slightly Confucian, but this is fine with me. The only complaint I have is the use of the eyesore known as Yale romanization, but I can get over it. Excellent text!