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Discover China Student Book 2

First  Edition©0 Jie Zhang, Shaoyan Qi

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Discover China, Student Book 2 emphasizes communication in real contexts to help you become a confident Chinese language speaker, as it teaches the nuances of the language through activities, grammar, and writing practice. Continuing with the storyline of five young students living in Beijing who are learning Chinese, the text provides insights into Chinese culture as the students travel to see the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and try authentic Sichuan food in Chengdu.

Table of Contents

1. What a busy day!
2. I love the snow!
3. Happy New Year!
4. How do we get there?
5. Do you have a reservation?
6. No photos!
7. Sichuan food is really spicy!
8. Could it be a little cheaper?
9. The scenery here is amazing!
10. What does she look like?
11. I’m not feeling well.
12. You’ll really like her!

Jie Zhang

Ms. Zhang is currently a doctoral candidate in applied linguistics at Penn State University, USA. She has extensive experience in second/foreign language teaching and learning. After five years teaching English  in China, she now teaches Chinese and ESL in Penn State University. Prior to that, she has taught English in China for five years. Her research interests include Chinese/English as a foreign languages and second language acquisition.

Shaoyan Qi

Ms. Shaoyan Qi is currently teaching Chinese in Columbia University. Before Ms. Qi joined Columbia, she taught Chinese language at several colleges and universities, including Bryn Mawr, Princeton, and Middlebury.Ms. Qi obtained a M.A. in Linguistic and Sociocultural Anthropology from State University of New York at Binghamton and a M.A. in Education from Villanova University. Her research interests include instructed SLA and pedagogy of teaching Chinese as a foreign language.