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Granville Turley
I'm studying at Shanghai Jiaotong Daxue, and we're using the Boya Chinese textbooks (博雅汉语), which are great, but very hard, and the class pace is killing me. One problem I have is that the teacher goes over the answers to the exercises very fast, and doesn't give us enough time to write them down. Now, studying for exams, I'd like to know what the answers are, so that I have a good set of examples, etc. Does anyone know where I might be able to find the answers online?
Well, of course I could ask, but .... Actually, the class pace is set by the school, so she really doesn't have any option. There's just not enough class time for her to go over all the answers in detail.
So, was the answer key found online, or offline? Is it a wise idea to try Boya without a teacher from the beginner level? I heard that Boya's vocabulary is full of rare words - how bad is this issue at the elementary and semi-intermediate levels, in comparison with NPCR 1-4? How about grammar explanations and translations into English, are they an issue? I see that even in the beginner's books there is very little English, but maybe that's OK or even good? (Sorry for asking dumb questions, but I am confused trying to choose between Boya and NPCR.)
If English translations are important to you, then you may want to consider Integrated Chinese rather NPCR. IC translates the dialogs and all example sentences in the grammar sections. NPCR does neither.
SiMaKe> If English translations are important to you, then you may want to consider Integrated Chinese rather NPCR. IC translates the dialogs and all example sentences in the grammar sections. NPCR does neither.
I saw too many negative comments towards Integrated Chinese, and also, they are quite expensive. Boya is the cheapest of all, here in the U.S. at least, by a factor of 2 or more, while also providing what appears as more "study goodness" than NPCR. My only concern is that Boya may be too hard for a beginner' self-study. I decided to buy Boya and try the Starter and Pre-Intermediate volumes. Boya seems to be more slanted towards reading than NPCR, which is good given that I finished Pimsleur and bought Assimil "Chinese with Ease" Vol.2, which is all dialogues.
Anyway, I would like to have the answer key for Boya, but if not, that's fine too. Are you aware of any Boya workbooks, similar to NPCR workbooks, or other materials that are used together with Boya? Thanks for the comments!
I was previously using Chinese In Steps (official SOAS textbook), and switched to the Blue BOYA textbooks (准高级once I finished Chinese in Steps Vol 3. CIS is very similar stylistically to NPCR with notable exceptions: uses 汉字 from the get-go for all dialogues and exercises (although the grammatical explanations are in English) and each chapter is episodic, as opposed to a sustained narrative with characters.
I enjoy reading and am interested in Chinese history and culture - especially because such articles are generally more complex and help reinforce grammatical points and vocab usage. Also the articles are fairly lengthy e.g. a page to 2 pages. After CIS I was bored stiff of the format, but especially the dialogues. That said, CIS and NPCR format and production quality are streets ahead of BOYA. As much as I've enjoyed - and continue to enjoy - BOYA, I would not recommed using BOYA as one's sole form of structured learning for self-study straight off the bat. If you have used BOYA in conjunction with a teacher and are used to the format, and have a good grammar book for grammatical explantions (like a good dictionary, essential components for learning IMO), and providing you can live with the limitations then BOYA may be a suitable alternative.
When I first started to use BOYA, the format and everything in Chinese was something akin to culture shock - especially since I had to look-up every 3rd word in a dictionary! It's now down to every 10th word or so.
In summary, I feel BOYA focuses and provides for improving a different range of skills (reading comprehension and an expansive vocabularly); however, there are a number of negative points that canot be ignored that are big enough to potentially disuade someone wishing to use BOYA for self-study. I'd would recommend a different set of textbooks for structured learning for beginning - elementary levels (if self-study), and switch to BOYA once your Chinese is at a sufficient level where you feel comfortable with no English at all.
Thank you very much, putonghua73, your comments are amazing and very helpful! I'd like to answer in kind, but no time yet... Probably there is just no such thing as an easy textbook of Chinese. There are going to be gaps, chasms, "bad" translations, inadequate grammar explanations, poor sound recordings (for my ear) etc. For example, even after 90 Pimsleur's with great sound quality I still cannot recognize the difference between "-n" and "-ng" ending, for example "min" (民) vs. "ming" (明). It seems that something happens to the vowel that comes before "-n"/"-ng", but I cannot yet figure out a rule. The truly best sound, though, is the one I overheard today in a conference room where several beautiful Chinese girls were chatting and laughing, and I just wanted to listen and listen forever... Protected from shame by a wall, I would open my mouth and eehhh, eehhh - nothing comes out... Anyway, I received the BOYAs, but I'd like to learn some characters first to make it easier. Do you think that the main problem with BOYA is the characters? Then Heisig & Richardson should probably bridge the chasm, as well as learning the written vocabulary from Pimsleur. For NPCR, I'd like to get the Second Edition since it's just about to come out; also cheaper that way. For the grammar book to supplement BOYA, I bought "A Practical Chinese Grammar" by Cheung et al., its explanations seem quite clear and detailed, and it's a textbook as opposed to a reference book.
Hi, I am trying to find answers for Boya 2 and the above links are not really working. Did you guys manage to find the answer? If yes, then it would be of great help if you guys could share it! Thanks!
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