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Chinese Grammar Made Easy: A Practical and Effective Guide for Teachers | 
 enlarge | Author: Jianhua Bai
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 498485
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0300122799
Dewey Decimal Number: 495
EAN: 9780300122794
ASIN: 0300122799
Publication Date: August 25, 2008
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"Chinese Grammar Made Easy" presents instructors with innovative and classroom-tested techniques for teaching 150 fundamental grammar points. Its communicative, meaning-based approach helps teachers to engage students by bringing grammar into a real-life context. Clear, concise explanations and a variety of learning activities are included to reinforce each grammar point and provide structured practice.
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Not for beginners, but for Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language October 13, 2008
John J. Carr, Jr. (Tokyo, Japan)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is written primarily for teachers, not students of Chinese. The blurbs mention this fact, but do not emphasize it. Consequently, many people may buy this book looking for a study aid, but will be very disappointed by the fact they will not be able to use it at all. Other than the introductory passages in English explaining the purpose and methodology used, there are NO, I repeat NO, English explanations of the 150 grammatical points explained in this book. There are copious explanations and illustrations in Chinese, meant for native Chinese teachers, or for non-native teachers with an excellent grounding in grammar, but nothing to help the beginner or low intermediate student.
Also, be warned the book is NOT a textbook, but a source book of ideas and examples for Chinese teachers who are faced with explaining the 150 or so grammatical items covered. This is not to say the book isn't useful. In fact, it's wonderful. I gave it five stars. But the bar is set pretty high if you are a beginner, or even if you are a second or third year student who has studied only in the US. If you are a second or third year student in a full-time program in China, you will be used to less English explanation and fewer translated examples. However, there are many easier-to-use books that cover the same territory, but with English explanations, and translated/pinyin-ed examples.
A word here about the book, rather than the audience. I rated it five stars because it has a wealth of stuff on particular Chinese grammar points that you won't find anywhere else, except maybe in some of the grammar summaries in HSK study material (usually all in Chinese). This book covers a good number of intermediate/advanced grammar points that I really wanted explanations for. It's extremely useful.
For native Chinese teachers, I think it helps give perspective to the view that many relatively inexperienced Chinese teachers might have of their own language. It groups and summarizes things for teachers, to give them some hints on how to teach Chinese, or particular points in Chines grammar, to more advanced students.
In short: Excellent for teachers, and the more intrepid students among us. Not for beginners or casual students of the language.
For serious beginners looking for some English explanations and lots of good examples, try Claudia Ross's Schaum's Outline (yeah, you heard me right, Schaum's Outline) of Chinese Grammar. Or perhaps in a bit too much detail for the first book, but excellent as the second, Claudia Ross and Jing-heng Sheng Ma, Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar.
For intermediate and above, two extremely useful books: first, try Jiaying Howard, A Student's Handbook of Chinese Function Words. Also, for lots and lots of detail, Stanley L. Mickel, Dictionary for readers of Modern Chinese Prose. (Beginners should skip these last two, as the stuff in them won't be encountered until the intermediate/advanced stages of your quest to learn Chinese, when you start to try to read real Chinese. They're probably a bit pricey, too; and won't help you in the least until you get a long way into serious study. The first two are a much better use of your money.)
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