Language Lounge Mandarin resources
This is a list of some of the best resources to support your Mandarin studies. To find out more, come and say hello at the Language Lounge Helpdesk, where we will be happy to advise on where to start and how to find what you're looking for.
Coursebooks
Discover China 1-4 (495.8.DIS)
New Practical Chinese Reader 1-4 (495.8.NEW)
Dictionaries
Collins English Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (495.3.COL)
Collins Easy Learning Dictionary (495.3.COL)
500 Common Chinese Idioms (495.3.FIV)
Oxford Beginners Chinese Dictionary (495.3.OXF)
Grammar books/resources
A Systemic Functional Grammar (495.5.SYS)
Lost in Translation (495.5.LOS)
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar (495.5.MOD)
DVDs
The Grandmaster (VID.CHIN.GRA)
Pushing Hands (VID.CHIN.PUS)
Easy readers
Teahouses in China and Other Stories – (895.GR.LEV)
Three Character Classic – (895.GR.YIN)
Wild Grass – (895.GR.XUN)