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China Simplified: Language Empowerment
- Demystify Chinese Culture and Fire Up Your Mandarin!
- Narrado por: Stewart Lee Beck, Katie Lu
- Duración: 2 h y 25 m
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Many people are curious about China, yet somehow that curiosity has not translated into a better understanding of this remarkable culture and its countless stories. China Simplified books explore the language, history, and more in quick-listen, engaging formats making the country and culture super-accessible for a busy world; "untangling the noodles" for you!
In China Simplified: Language Empowerment, language expert Katie Lu and China veteran Stewart Lee Beck lead listeners on an entertaining journey through the most fascinating elements of Chinese and show how language is the key to the gates of China.
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Very helpful
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- William K Lomason
- 04-09-18
A fresh approach to an ancient challenge
The authors do a great job of calming the reader/listener’s fears about learning Mandarin through their fun yet pragmatic approach. This title is more about engaging the listener through stories, idioms, and the authors’ own foibles in order to encourage onward learning than it is an actual language lesson.
This should be the required first “text” of every Mandarin course to get the students into the right frame of mind.
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