New Practical Chinese Reader 4 Textbook + Audio Online (2nd Edition)

Description
Since the publication of New Practical Chinese Reader in 2002, it has been well-received by teachers and learners. For users’ convenience, in this new edition we have revised those points we found improper. In contrast to its first edition, the notes of the texts are designed next to each text to facilitate students. We have not revised the framework, especially the texts and the main language points of the textbook. Users can visit www.blcup.com or resources.blcup.com to download the traditional Chinese version of the texts for free. All the reading materials and illustrations in the workbook are updated.
This is Textbook 4 of New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd Edition). The 12 lessons in it center around a few international students, telling interesting stories about their life and friendship in China and introducing some real-life conventions concerning Chinese expression and comprehension.
An MP3 disk goes with the book, including the recording of texts, new words, key sentences and conversation practices in it.
About the Author(s)
Liu Xun is a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, chief editor of Chinese textbooks in Beijing Language and Cultural University Press and member of the National HSK Advisory Committee. Mr. Liu has successively served as a member of the Hanban Expert Advisory Committee for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, leader of the TCFL group in Beijing Assessment Committee of Teaching Positions in Higher Education, board member of World Chinese Teaching Association and consultant of Chinese teaching for the New York State Department of Education. His research focuses on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, teaching material development and teachers’ training, etc. He has published monographs such as Introduction to Chinese as a Foreign Language Pedagogy, Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Brief Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, An Overall View of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and a number of academic papers, and has compiled and co-compiled TCFL textbooks such as Practical Chinese Reader (1-4), Chinese Textbook for Children and One Hundred Lessons on Communicative Chinese, etc. He once assumed the main responsibility in the design of the first set of HSK tests and got the special government allowance awarded by the State Council.