Chinese Language, Literature & Culture

Library guide to print and online sources to learn Chinese language, literature and culture

Learn a Language with Transparent Language Online

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Interactive language learning software. Includes vocabulary flash cards, pronunciation practice, activities/games, language and culture blogs, online social communities, and video-based grammar lessons. Basic to intermediate level. More than 100 languages offered, including ESL.
Users MUST first create an account in the web version in order to use this online tool and track learning progress. Access is available on or off campus AFTER creating an account. For mobile apps, use the web version of Transparent Language and click on “Mobile Access” in the menu for the most recent version. To activate the app, scan the QR code found on the "Mobile Access" page or use your username and password.

Beginner's Chinese Audio for iTunes
Learn the basics of Mandarin Chinese from the Open University. Transcripts can be downloaded for all the tracks. Audio files are free.
Learn a Language Through BiblioTech Digital Library
Bexar County's BiblioTech Digital Library offers access to many online resources from your smart device, including Mango Languages, which provides instruction for more than 70 languages. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, faculty, or staff member you qualify.
Learning Chinese from china.org.cn
Dialogue practice, idioms, Chinese character strokes, reading practice, crossword puzzles.
BBC - Learn Chinese - All You Need to Start Learning Chinese
Basic dialog, videoclips, tone practice.
Chinese Society in the New Millennium
Cultural videos with transcripts.

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Chinese: Beginner to Advanced by Living Language
Call Number: PL1125.E6 C454 2011b
Audio CDs and Guide
Fun Ways to Learn Chinese
Call Number: PL1129.E5 Q56 2008 Season1
Watch short humorous cartoons to learn common words and phrases. Six boxed lessons contain DVDs, booklets, and flash cards.
Chinese in Action by Liu, Jennifer Li-chia
Call Number: PL1129 .L583 2004
2-DVD set for beginning students of Chinese

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Chinese for Business and Professionals in the Workplace by Haidan Wang (Editor); Christine Uber Grosse (Editor)
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 2022
Studies on Chinese for Specific Purposes (CSP), an area that has been underrepresented in Language for Specific Purposes (LSP). Drawing from the insights and trends in mainstream theoretical and methodological LSP research, chapters in this volume explore novelties that CSP has developed to prepare Chinese for professional learners for the global economy.
Chinese Business Etiquette: The Practical Pocket Guide by Stefan H. Verstappen
E-book
Shang ye Han yu = Business Chinese by Jiaying Howard; Tsengtseng Chang
Call Number: PL1129 .E5 H69 2005
Book and Audio CD's

Project Gutenberg: Browse by Language
Free e-books classified by language. All e-books can be downloaded in ePub, Kindle, HTML, and simple text formats. These books were previously published in print and are free in the U.S. as their copyright has expired.
Internet Archive
A non-profit, public digital library founded in 1996 offering free online access to a wide range of out-of-copyright fiction and non-fiction books in English or foreign languages, as well as archived web pages, historical newspapers, video and audio files. You can create a free account to access some copyrighted books for one hour renewable checkout.