Speak and Read Chinese : Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Chinese Words and Their Tones

Speak and Read Chinese : Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Chinese Words and Their Tones
ISBN: 9781611720310
Publication Date: 20 December 2016

From one of the authors of

Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar comes

Speak and Read Chinese, a simple, fun guide that helps language learners remember pinyin, tones, and characters of essential Chinese words.

Students and teachers rate pinyin, tones, and characters as some of the most difficult aspects of learning Chinese. This book addresses this issue by organizing easy memorization tricks for the three hundred most basic characters in popular textbook series like Integrated Chinese and New Practical Chinese Reader.

About the Author

Larry Herzberg did his Master's and PhD work in Chinese Language and Literature at Indiana University. He founded Chinese-language programs at two colleges and has been teaching for thirty years.