Learn Chinese with Mike Absolute Beginner Coursebook Seasons 1 & 2

About this book

Why Chinese with Mike? Chinese with Mike is 100% new and breaks with traditional Chinese curricula. Mikes humour mixed with his logical step-by-step approach shields learners from the unnecessary complexities of Mandarin Chinese. Through a blend of 60 short highly addictive video lessons on DVD a Coursebook and audio youll acquire essential Chinese with confidence. More importantly you get a little one-on-one time with Mike as he makes learning Chinese ridiculously easy-and fun! What will I learn? Thisis a solid foundation course that teaches you how to speak Chinese and also understand how the language fits together. Season 1 Thiscovers pinyin the four tones and writing system using Simplified Chinese characters common words phrases and typical conversations. In no time youll be able to talk about yourself your family your friends your job your home your dogs and cats. Season 2 If Season 2 wasnt included in the book you wouldnt be able to tell people you can speak Chinese you like to play basketball or you want to eat beef fried rice. More importantly you wouldnt even know how to ask permission to use the bathroom! Without Season 2 you wouldnt get very far in life. Why will learning Chinese be a breeze? Mike builds confidence through his logical step-by-step design of the course Mike explains pronunciation with clear familiar examples Mike adds interesting facts about the intricacies of language Mike includes lots of cultural tidbits Mike recognizes and explains thoroughly troublesome areas Mike uses native speakers to help you with listening and speaking What do I get when I learn Chinese with Mike? -256 pages of addictive learning material -60 videos on DVD -Audio on MP3 CD-ROM Addictive learning Mike Laoshi (Teacher Mike) will astound you with his unparalleled ability to make learning Mandarin Chinese fun and easy. Be warned his teaching style is highly addictive so if you have a family career or social life you may want to put those on hold for a little while. "It is definitely new and it definitely works." -Dr. Licheng Gu Program Director African & Asian Languages Northwestern University Chinese with Mike is suitable for classroom self-study or home schooling.