Written test contains lots of spoken dialogue (speech bubbles) which provides a unique opportunity to read colloquial words and phrases that won’t be in the school textbook.Encourages a child to start writing their own comics in Chinese and proactively using the language and express their thoughts in it.Allows complex topics like history or science to be communicated more easily in Chinese.Great stepping stone after bridging books, and before reading text-based novels (although could also be a crutch).Makes learning new words/characters more memorable if you discover them in an interesting narrative Provides motivation to a reluctant reader.Key benefits of reading graphic novels in Chinese which we’ve seen first person: One of my kids can spend hours reading these books if I don’t stop them. ![]() Some kids just love comics and drawings, so if you can get them to immerse in Chinese at the same time, it seems a good idea. Why are graphic novels good for learning Chinese? In Chinese language itself, I don’t think there is a distinction (yet?) between the genres as everything simply seems to be called 漫畫 (comic). Precise, carefully considered dialogue and narrationįor the purposes of this blog post, I’m using the term “graphic novel” to refer to full books (novels) which are written in pictorial (graphic) form, but which are not part of ongoing periodical series like Marvel, Tin Tin, Doraemon, Nao Nao, Pleasant Goat and Big Bad Wolf, GG Bond etc.Character development and personal journey occurs within the book (not in a prior book).In English terminology, the key difference is that a graphic novel tells a complete story within the book, just like any other novel. Some people may confuse graphic novels with comic books, because they essentially do look similar. We’ve found them helpful for Chinese because it breaks up the monotony of reading a 150+ page book of characters. Graphic novels are a great way to encourage a reluctant child to read … in any language. ![]() They have touching stories, Asian graphics, and are overall great ways to enjoy the Chinese language further. This blog post outlines six sets of Simplified Chinese graphic novels which my children have enjoyed – they’re all originally written in Chinese, and are hard to put down.
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