Go! Chinese 1, 2e Student Textbook (Simplified Chinese)

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Lessons introduced by phrase and vocabulary following functional use; Cantonese-Putonghua differences; listening and phonics drills (for adult learners). Everyday business topics introduced. Explanatory descriptions in Chinese.

Gowell is proud to have won the 2006 Asia Pacific ICT Award (APICTA) in Education and Training for GoChinese. The APICTA Awards is an international program that invites participants from 16 countries and economies in Asia. It's pretty certain that Go was invented by Chinese ancestors, yet nobody knows exactly when. The Encyclopedia Britannica records that the game originated from China in 2306 B.C. According to legend, a Chinese ruler of some 2200 years ago, Emperor Yao, invented Go to help enlighten his son Dan Zhu. The influence of the Go game on Chinese society is quite evident in various works of literature, which often include a scene or two featuring the Go board. One of China's classics, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms," depicts the famous general Guan Yu playing Go while receiving surgery on this arm. Another general Fei Wei was said to deploy his troops using a Go board as his visual layout. Effectively supports mixed-level classes, courses with less instructor time, collaborative learning and projects

Go! Chinese Textbook 3 offers 10 beautifully illustrated lessons focusing on topics relevant to the everyday life. Each lesson introduces Education Association (Canada), and web educator for Global Chinese Language and Culture Center of OCAC (Overseas Compatriot Able to project GoChinese for group viewing or allow students to access their individual accounts in computer labs, during class. Outside the classroom, GoChinese provides continued learning guidance and supports online homework assignments In fact, all of our minds can benefit from playing Go, which officially has the capacity to make you smarter. Research has shown that that children who play Go have the potential for greater intelligence, since it motivates both the right and left sides of the brain. Rapidly and easily online-enables any instructor-created lessons or exercises, with multimedia and learning elements auto-generated

Hua Yigang, Secretary General of the China Go Association, and a professional player, loves what he considers to be a peaceful game, which reflects ideas of absolute equality. language skills across the three modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) while gaining an appreciation of In Go, you can find the application of dialectics and military stratagems. It can also cultivate your character and improve your intelligence. There are numerous variations within the game of Go and you can never reach the bottom of it." Weiqi, known in English as Go or Encirclement Chess, is one of the four most refined skills that an ancient Chinese intellectual could possess. It has a history of well over 4000 years in China and remains popular to this day in China, Japan and South Korea. Culturally, this may be one activity that really is "more than just a game". Students can hear the spoken voice and view English definitions for all textbook passages. Hanyu Pinyin phonetics displayed

The original intellectual group of go practitioners gradually lifted this high-brow pastime up into the realms of art, alongside the seven-stringed zither, calligraphy and painting. As such, the equipment of go become an increasingly fastidious feature, with precious wood, jade, clamshell, crystal and quartz used to make the pieces. A full range of learning resources for Chinese ab initio and Chinese B levels students. Features reading passages, comprehension assessment, writing modules, oral questions and vocabulary/phrase lists, all categorized by commonly introduced IB vocabulary topics. Over 200 reading and writing passages and almost 3,000 vocabulary words.

Gowell is offering the first fully supported, UK QCA-recognised Chinese language qualifications and courses. The GoChinese platform delivers the course materials and supports the internal assessment for the qualifications. The certificates are issued by leading UK examination boards. Rapidly develops practical language skills for non-native learners passing the Entry Level course. Focuses on listening, speaking and cultural skills on everyday and commercial matters. This course leads directly to UK QCA-recognized certifications and the GoChinese platform delivers much of the assessment online. Chinese characters displayed in lessons but character knowledge not assessed. See Accreditations. Wu Yulin is a Go professional, and coach for young players in the National Go Team. He explains how the game is historically another high-brow art-form.Rapidly develops practical language skills for beginner learners. Focuses on everyday listening and speaking skills. This course leads directly to UK QCA-recognized certifications and the GoChinese platform delivers much of the assessment online. This course also maps closely to and is a stepping stone for UK GCSEs. Knowledge of characters is not assessed for the related certification. See Accreditations. History books have recorded quite a number of ardent Go fans from each dynasty, including emperors, officials, poets, educated women and even monks. Today, there are still many Go fans in China, Japan and South Korea, indicating that this game can exert a powerful hold over many people. Long time professional Wu Yulin explains the attraction of Go. Provides access to curriculum-based learning materials while allowing for, if desired, easy customization of these materials to reflect a particular level, pace or focus Chinese culture. They will also have opportunities to compare different cultures, make connections with other discipline areas, and extend