We have a range study materials to help you learn, practice, and perfect your Mandarin
Books
The following books are used for language learning with Meridian Chinese Studies:
Zoom In Mandarin: Everyday Chinese for Beginners
This book is specially designed for beginners of standard Mandarin (Putonghua). It is written primarily for use as a textbook and exercise book to be used alongside a qualified Meridian/TDR™ teacher on the course of the same title. However it can also easily be used for self-study.
Comprising three volumes, the books take you from the very basics of Mandarin to simple everyday conversations and guide your progress from zero to competent beginner. Using TDR to simplify and speed up your learning, the books contain explanations of how the language works through time-honoured cultural concepts. It shows example dialogues, vocabulary lists, practise drills and many useful exercises to test your new found knowledge and skills. It even has space for writing practise!
Zoom In Mandarin: Beginners Chinese for Business
This book is designed for beginners of standard Mandarin (Putonghua) with a specific focus on business. It is written primarily for use as a textbook and exercise book to be used alongside a qualified Meridian/TDR™ teacher on the course of the same title. However it can also easily be used for self-study.
Comprising three volumes, the books take you from the very basics of Mandarin to simple everyday conversations and guide your progress from zero to competent beginner. Using TDR to simplify and speed up your learning, the books contain explanations of how the language works through time-honoured cultural concepts. It shows example dialogues, vocabulary lists, practise drills and many useful exercises to test your new found knowledge and skills. It even has space for writing practise!
The books contain lots of useful vocabulary for professionals across all industries and some invaluable phrases and cultural signposts to help you make a good impression with Chinese colleagues.
A Trip to China
“A Trip to China” by Princeton University Press examines the people and issues of modern China. Taken from the less nationalistic and more neutral viewpoint of an American student in China, the book explores the complexity and diversity of Chinese society through everyday experiences. Politically neutral though sometimes provocative, the book journeys through daily life to the discussion of issues.
This book is used as the course book for Meridian Intermediate Level Mandarin.
China’s Own Critics
“China’s Own Critics” by Princeton University Press presents a selection of thirteen expository essays from the 1920s to the 1980s written by influential Chinese intellectuals on controversial issues of their time, such as women’s liberation, Chinese language reform, modernisation, freedom and patriotism.
The book delivers the framework for discussion in Meridian’s Advanced Level Mandarin courses and through an appraisal of the intellectual climate at that time, students will not only perfect their language skills but gain valuable insight and understanding of many political and cultural facets of modern China.
This book provides an essential training ground for those students who not only want to sharpen their command of Mandarin but simultaneously wish to understand the very fabric of Chinese society.
MP3
The following MP3 voice files are available to students on our courses:
Zoom In Mandarin: Everyday Chinese for Beginners
This list of tracks works in combination with the accompanying course book and includes practise for tones, initials and finals as well as phrases and sentences from all the exercises and drills.
Zoom In Mandarin: Beginners Chinese for Business
This list of tracks works in combination with the accompanying course book and includes practise for tones, initials and finals as well as phrases and sentences from all the exercises and drills.
Podcasts (intermediate & advanced levels)
Coming soon
Flashcards
Meridian has developed various sets of flash cards for most everyday topics and vocabulary that are available to everyone to help you learn and improve your knowledge of Chinese charactersyou’re your reading skills.
