Description

"In Chinese Through Tone and Color, Nathan Dummitt presents the radically innovative suggestion that beginners might associate Chinese tones with specific colors--red for one tone, orange for another, and so on. For the psychology of the beginning learner, this approach has the important advantage of making the tone seem part of the very nature of a word--not something added optionally, as intonation can be added in any languages... I look forward to seeing the results that Chinese Through Tone and Color might make. It could be that this book will make a major contribution to the second-language learning of Chinese."

-Perry Link, Princeton University

Introducing a groundbreaking visual technique—successfully tested in classrooms—for mastering the correct pronunciation of over 100 basic Chinese characters.

--Each character is printed in a color representing its tone, creating a tone-color association
  that makes recalling tones simple.
--Two CDs allow readers to practice along with native speakers.
--Clever visual mnemonic devices create associations between a character’s shape and its   
  meaning facilitating students to read and write Chinese characters.
--Image-enhanced mp3s allow users to see and hear characters on a computer, or practice
  on the go with an iPod.

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About the author(s)

Nathan Dummitt received his BA from the University of Illinois at Champaign. He teaches Mandarin Chinese and Mathematics at Columbia Preparatory School in New York City.