The twelve lessons in this volume introduce the students to some common topics about Taiwan today, but instructors are urged to make use of the contents of this book merely as a point of departure, and to extend the scope of discussion to cover China as a whole. The lessons cover traditional themes, such as religions in China, as well as current issues, such as the role of women in modern society. Each narrative is deliberately short so that students do not spend the whole week working on the text. Instead, talking about and going beyond the topic are encouraged.
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Tunghai University
University of Massachusetts,
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National Taiwan Normal University
The Institute of
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language