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Developing Writing Skills in Chinese : 2nd edition - Boping Yuan

Developing Writing Skills in Chinese

2nd edition

By: Boping Yuan, Kan Qian

Paperback | 6 August 2013 | Edition Number 2

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Developing Writing Skills in Chinese has been devised for post-intermediate students who need to write Chinese in the course of their life, work or study.

Each unit covers a specific style of writing and is reinforced with a rich selection of model texts. All texts are followed by supporting notes examining the formats, styles, grammar structures or special phrases featured. A wide variety of exercises are featured throughout, and each unit concludes with a helpful glossary given in Chinese characters, pinyin and English translations. An answer key is also included in the back of the book. The following writing styles and genres are covered:
  • Personal correspondence-greetings and condolences, explanations and apologising, making arrangements and keeping in touch
  • Formal writing-announcements and adverts, letters of enquiry and application, business correspondence, developing an argument, facts and data
  • Narration-story narratives, reporting speech, exemplifying and summarising
  • Description and comparison-outlining people's characters, physical attributes and appearance, places and weather
This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated throughout. It includes a brand-new chapter on narratives and there is new coverage of digital communication methods, such as text messages and emails.

About the Authors

Boping Yuan is Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Kan Qian is Senior Language Teaching Officer in Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge
Industry Reviews

'When I taught a composition class to third-year students of Chinese a couple of years ago ... I could not find any textbook in English on teaching writing to learners of Chinese in the West. Here, at last, is such a textbook ... The carefully constructed samples not only illustrate how the Chinese language is used in writing, but also reflect developments in China.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

'Developing Writing Skills in Chinese covers a wide range of styles from greeting cards to business correspondence, which is helpful for both teacher and learner.' - Song Lianyi, Times Higher Education Supplement

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