Tales and Traditions, Volume 1 新編中文課外閱讀叢書(New 2nd Edition)

Just as children gain literacy in their native language by reading, learners of a foreign language must read large amounts of level-appropriate books and material to attain fluency in their target language. Tales and Traditions was specially created to help learners of Chinese achieve that goal, by collecting adaptations and selections from the most well-known works in the Chinese literary and folk canon in a series of convenient supplementary readers. Perfect for class instruction or pleasure reading outside of class, Tales and Traditions exposes students to a wealth of information essential for the development of cultural fluency in Chinese. This series of graded readings will be especially welcomed as the AP* Chinese Language and Culture exam requires knowledge of China's literary, cultural, and historical traditions. The selections in the Readings in Chinese Literature Series have been adapted to a level appropriate for language learners at four different levels, from beginning i