TheRudimentsofMandarinisdesignedforforeignstudentswhohavenopriorknowledgeoftheChineselanguage.ItintroducesthelearnertotheChinesephoneticsystemHanyuPinyinandauthenticdialoguesforeverydaysituations.Thechaptersfocusoninterestingthemeslikeself-introduction,campuslife,transportation,shopping,food,andtravel.Thedrillsanddiscussionsequipthelearnerwithusefulgrammarandkeyvocabulary,bothofwhichwillhelpthemcommunicateinChinesemoreefficiently.TheauthorshavealsomadeeveryefforttoincludeHongKong–specificelements,suchaslocallexicalitemsandculturenotes,ineachchapter.TheRudimentsofMandarinisuniqueamongChinese-languagetextbooksbecauseitisspecificallydesignedforlearnerswhoarestudyingandlivinginHongKong.
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