Details
This book is one of the Starting Line — A Series of “Chinese+” textbooks, which belongs to the series ofgeneral core course textbooks for international students. This textbook isdesigned for international students who have some basic knowledge of Chineseand are interested in learning architecture Chinese. Through the study of thistextbook, students will be able to master basic industry terms and terminology,understand the expressions used in specific situations, and be able tocommunicate with relevant professionals generally.
Referring to the
Chinese Proficiency Standards for VocationalEducation and
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for InternationalChinese Language Education and adhering to the teaching concept of “Chinesefor Special Purposes”, this book increases professionalism and cross-culturalcommunication and pays attention to highlighting the relevance of architectureto the fields of culture, art, history, philosophy, tourism, ecology, andothers on the basis of relevance, practicality, fun and scientificity.
The book consists of 15 lessons, each of which is divided into a “main text” in theform of dialogue, and a “secondary text” in the form of written language. Interms of content arrangement, it consists of three sections, the basicknowledge, the fieldwork, and the internship experience with each containingfive lessons, and the selected scenes and teaching objectives of the texts ineach section are consistent with the theme of that section. Furthermore, threesections are relatively independent and interconnected from theory to practice,and the idea of writing is basically consistent with the stage-by-stagecultivation programme of the five-year architecture major in undergraduatecolleges and universities.
About the Author
Zhang Yanhua is a professor and doctoral supervisor atthe College of International Education, Shandong University. She has beenengaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language for more than 40 years,during which time she has taught at the Department of Sinology of theUniversity of Vienna, Austria, as a government-sponsored teacher for threeyears, and has been dispatched as an expert by Hanban to conduct teachertraining overseas for many times. Professor Zhang has presided over the “LinguisticSelection of Chinese Literature in the Twentieth Century” (a project of theSocial Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China), and the “TextbookDevelopment and Curriculum System Research of Purpose-oriented “Chinese+”Architectural Chinese” (a key project of the Centerfor Language Education and Cooperation), “Research on Chinese Teacher TrainingBased on Chinese International Promotion Strategy” (Social Science Project ofShandong Province) and many other provincial and ministerial scientificresearch projects. Meanwhile, she has published a number of monographs, such as
Linguistic Selection and Stylistic Changes During the Period of NewLiterature and nearly 40 papers, and edited textbooks such as
TeachingMethodology for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and
New Step,etc.
Editorial Review
· A specializedChinese language textbook for international students to learn architecturalChinese and understand workplace culture.
· Create ascenario-based learning environment with content selection guided by workplaceneeds.
· Closelycombine Chinese language knowledge and professional knowledge in the field ofarchitecture and apply what students have learned.
· Help international students overcome language barriers and improve theirprofessional Chinese communication skills by completing tasks.
Suggestion
This book is suitable for students majoring in architecture who have mastered more than 1,000 ordinary Chinese characters and have a Chinese proficiency level of HSK3 or above, practitioners in the field of architecture and Chinese enthusiasts who are interested in architecture industry. It consists of 15 lessons with one class hour for one lesson, and can be used by undergraduate five-year architecture students studying in China for one semester to learn Chinese.
