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Elementary Chinese I

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  28 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Wenying Zhou

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Chinese

Institution(s): Michigan State University

Publisher: Michigan State University Libraries

Last updated: 02/10/2024

This open textbook is designed for beginners learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. This book aims to introduce learners to standard Chinese pronunciation, character knowledge, basic conversational phrases, grammar and vocabulary use, and cultural knowledge. Throughout the eight chapters, learners will explore: greetings and self-introduction, hobbies, nationalities, family members and occupations, inviting friends to dinner, talking about food and beverage, making phone calls, and talking about classes and exams. Learning activities include audio recordings so students can listen to the pronunciation of vocabulary words and observe dialogue between speakers. The book also includes videos with captions, allowing learners to listen, watch, and read. Original interactive activities have been created by the author to facilitate the practice of target vocabulary and dialogues.

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Elementary Chinese II

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  27 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Wenying Zhou

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Chinese

Institution(s): Michigan State University

Publisher: Michigan State University Libraries

Last updated: 29/08/2024

Elementary Chinese II is aimed at those who have learned Chinese as a second/foreign language for one semester, using the OER textbook “Elementary Chinese I“.

This open textbook contains six main lessons, including topics such as school life, shopping, transportation, weather, eating out, and asking and giving directions. They are organized in a straightforward and well-structured manner that are easy to follow. Within each lesson, there are a set of two dialogues or a set of one dialogue plus one narration. The texts of the dialogues or narrations are created to provide real-life Chinese language to beginning learners. After the texts, vocabulary words are listed for them to study and review. Grammatical points are explained in English and example sentences are provided for students to understand. Each dialogue or narration ends with culture notes where learners can read and better understand the target text.

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Elementary Arabic I

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  37 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Sadam Issa, Ayman Mohamed

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Arabic

Institution(s): Michigan State University

Publisher: Michigan State University Libraries

Last updated: 14/08/2024

This open textbook is intended for beginning students of Arabic in their first semester.  This OER is unique in its presentation of Arabic language content through theme-based modules. Each theme is addressed through vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, and writing components. Each chapter includes self-check embedded quizzes that help learners digest language concepts. The book is also designed with teachers in mind. Each chapter includes pair work and group tasks that the teacher can implement in class and other parts that can be assigned as homework. The focus of the book is to build literacy in Standard Arabic structure in a simplified and sequenced approach while emphasizing speaking skills. By the end of this course, students will be well prepared for building their competence in a sequenced and organized manner in the following parts of this series.