ABSTRACT
Acting Chinese is a year-long course that, together with the companion website, integrates language learning with the acquisition of cultural knowledge, and treats culture as an integral part of human behavior and communication.
Using modern day examples of Chinese discourse and behavioral culture, it trains students to perform in culturally appropriate fashion, whilst developing a systematic awareness and knowledge about Chinese philosophy, values and belief systems that will prepare them for further advanced study of Chinese language and culture. Each lesson contains simulated real-life communication scenarios that aim to provide a concrete opportunity to see how native speakers generally communicate or behave in social situations.
An essential guide for intermediate to advanced level second language learners, Acting Chinese provides a unique and modern approach to the acquisition of both cultural knowledge and language proficiency.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 第一单元 Unit one|37 pages
Cultural perspective: group mentality
part 第二单元 Unit two|25 pages
文化视角:礼的观念
part 第三单元 Unit three|39 pages
Cultural perspective: harmony orientation
part 第四单元 Unit four|26 pages
Cultural perspective: face psychology
part 第五单元 Unit five|27 pages
文化视角:人情法则
part 第六单元 Unit six|26 pages
Cultural perspective: differentiated mode of association