Chinese through Song, Second Edition
Chinese through Song, Second Edition

Author: Hong Zhang

Publisher: Global Academic Publishing

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1438455410

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An innovative approach to teaching Chinese language and culture, using folk and popular songs. Offering an innovative approach to language learning, Chinese through Song helps students develop their language proficiency and music appreciation through the use of folk, popular, and art songs. Because songs emphasize the color, pronunciation, and intonation of every syllable, they can be a valuable tool for improving a student’s spoken language skills. By learning and performing the songs in this book, students will expand their vocabularies and improve their pronunciation, voice projection, and language expression—all while learning about Chinese culture in a fun and stimulating way. This revised and expanded edition includes thirty songs, many of them new to this edition. They feature lucid and vivid language, as well as beautiful and relatively simple melodies. They are good for voice development and can be practiced in different modes of performance, including solos, duets, rounds, and musical dramas. Each chapter comprises up to seven sections: (1) a song, including sheet music and lyrics in Chinese characters and pinyin Romanization; (2) a line-by-line English translation; (3) a vocabulary list designed for students who have completed at least one year of Chinese; (4) cultural notes that help students understand the historical and social context of the song; (5) language notes on the use of key words and important sentence patterns; (6) singing instructions, including remarks on interpretation and performance; and (7) language exercises for both classroom practice and homework assignments. Chinese through Song may be used in several ways: as the main textbook for an interdisciplinary, intermediate-level course, emphasizing both language acquisition and musical performance; as a supplement to regular Chinese language classes, from elementary through advanced levels; as a resource for extracurricular activities (for example, a Chinese chorus or a performance at a Chinese New Year party); and as a general songbook.

Learning Chinese the Easy Way
Learning Chinese the Easy Way

Author: Sam Y. Song

Publisher:

Published: 2012-04-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419686115

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The book introduces Chinese characters through both illustrations and the reasons behind them. It's a "must have" for learners of Chinese everywhere!

Learn Chinese Through Songs and Rhymes
Learn Chinese Through Songs and Rhymes

Author: Lydia Lin

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9781453835340

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*** Free downloadable audio files for the songs and the Chinese lessons *** "Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes" demonstrates to beginning and intermediate students the usage of Chinese words and expressions through songs, rhymes, conversations and stories in a systematic way. You will be reading or singing along with the supplemental audio files while following the text on the page. And before long, you will have mastered the basics of speaking Chinese. This is because this book not only provides the English translation for the vocabulary, songs and sample sentences, but also points out the sentence structures and shows you how to apply the language rules. What you will get is a dynamic method that you can use to expand your vocabulary and make your own sentences to handle real-life situations. And you will be doing that in a fun way. "Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes" features a collection of forty simple songs and rhymes, most of which are familiar Western and Chinese traditional songs, such as Stephen Foster's "Oh Susanna" and the Xinjiang folk song, "Traveler on Camel's Back." The author took care to translate the songs in such a way as to allow them to be sung in either English or Chinese. "Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes" is for anyone who wishes to learn Chinese. All the word lists, songs, rhymes and sample sentences in this book are presented with the Simplified Chinese characters, the pinyin phonetic aid as well as the English translation. If you just wish to pick up a few Chinese words and read a few interesting cultural bits, you can do so easily. If you are an independent learner, this book will give you an overall picture of the language and serve as a good foundation for you to build upon. This book will also work well as an interesting supplement to any middle-school, high-school or college-level Chinese instruction program.

Learn Chinese Through Song!
Learn Chinese Through Song!

Author: Sam Song

Publisher:

Published: 2009-12-07

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781439265062

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Learn Chinese Through Song! gives you and your child a wonderful introduction into the fascinating world of the Chinese language, a lesson that the whole family can enjoy!

Learning Chinese The Easy Way Level 2 (Traditional Characters)
Learning Chinese The Easy Way Level 2 (Traditional Characters)

Author: Sam Song

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-03-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781475009378

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"Sam Song has a way with words. To teach, he's the best you have heard. The books that he writes are such marvelous sights learning Chinese each day word by word. Chinese words we can learn very fast. And when learned we cry Goodie, at last! For I must know the end. How that story doth wend and to know how it ends is a blast!"--Poem by Poet Mrs. Carol Creed "Indispensable for those who hate rote memorization" -- American reader Eliot This book visually illustrates and explains pieces of every Chinese character in the book. Students can use this book as a reference to study other books.This book visually illustrates and explains 330 Chinese characters in context (700 sentences, 1 dialogue (How are you?) and 3 popular Chinese songs (1. Happy Birthday 2. The More We Get Together 3. Little Star)). After reading the book, readers with a little practice, easily readers will be able to understand/remember 330 Chinese characters and sing 3 popular songs which will be the important foundation for learners to master the tones and pronunciation in Mandarin. (For practicing pronunciation or learning to sing the popular Chinese songs in the book, the free downloadable audio files ensure that readers learn the correct pronunciation and tone of each character in the book.) The book also contains a Pinyin index, a Total Stroke Number Index, and a Mandarin Phonetic (Bopomofo) index.

Indyfink Learn Chinese with Songs
Indyfink Learn Chinese with Songs

Author: Indyfink LLC

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-18

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578853000

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Want your child to learn a new language and culture? What better way than to lead them through songs! Let them join Ming, an American born Chinese Panda, and Ping, a mix between a Grizzly and Polar bear, as they explore their journey together. This PRESS & LISTEN songbook is created by a loving mother with the same goal. There are eight songs in total: four Cantonese and four comparable songs in Mandarin. The songs are presented in a gradient level to advance with the reader! This book is part of the Learn Chinese series. Each song is played by Authentic Chinese instruments. Listen to each song multiple times, concentrating on something different each time: the Chinese vocals, expressive notes of the Erhu, flowing sounds of the Guzheng, and delicate tones of the Pipa. At Indyfink, our goal is to empower Independent Thinkers, giving children the tools to spark their own creativity and thoughts.