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Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader (review)

Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader (review) Naiying Yuan, Haitao Tang, and James Geiss. Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader. 3 volumes: text, Glossaries, Analyses. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. 282 pp. (vol. ); 92 pp. (vol. 2); 374 pp. (vol. 3). Paperback 39.50, isbn 0­69­83­0. Reading Classical Chinese that was written two thousand years ago is not an easy task. The complex grammar and unfathomable meanings of characters are always elusive for contemporary readers, and especially for students who study Chinese as a second language. Considering the rather small resources of Classical Chinese textbooks for nonnative learners of Chinese, Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader is a considerable contribution to the field of teaching Classical Chinese to English speakers. These 848 pages in three volumes feature not only comprehensive coverage, which includes forty classical texts and exercises, a glossary of the texts, and sentence analyses, but also pedagogical application, which includes translations of the texts into both modern Chinese and English, grammar explanations, and phonetic transcriptions of classical and modern Chinese texts. Particular credit should be given to the authors: Naiying Yuan, who has taught Classical Chinese for many years; Haitao Tang, an experienced language teacher; and James Geiss, a scholar and editor. The combination of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png China Review International University of Hawai'I Press

Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader (review)

China Review International , Volume 12 (1) – Dec 6, 2005

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Naiying Yuan, Haitao Tang, and James Geiss. Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader. 3 volumes: text, Glossaries, Analyses. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. 282 pp. (vol. ); 92 pp. (vol. 2); 374 pp. (vol. 3). Paperback 39.50, isbn 0­69­83­0. Reading Classical Chinese that was written two thousand years ago is not an easy task. The complex grammar and unfathomable meanings of characters are always elusive for contemporary readers, and especially for students who study Chinese as a second language. Considering the rather small resources of Classical Chinese textbooks for nonnative learners of Chinese, Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader is a considerable contribution to the field of teaching Classical Chinese to English speakers. These 848 pages in three volumes feature not only comprehensive coverage, which includes forty classical texts and exercises, a glossary of the texts, and sentence analyses, but also pedagogical application, which includes translations of the texts into both modern Chinese and English, grammar explanations, and phonetic transcriptions of classical and modern Chinese texts. Particular credit should be given to the authors: Naiying Yuan, who has taught Classical Chinese for many years; Haitao Tang, an experienced language teacher; and James Geiss, a scholar and editor. The combination of

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