论文部分内容阅读
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each volume comes with a CD with all the lessons and songs on it.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greetings, names, ages and classes, etc. It can be used in the first semester of Year 1 at primary school.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids(English Edition)Workbook 1a
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD), accompanied by workbooks a and b, picture flashcards (for students) and word cards (for instructors to use in the classroom).
This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering fundamental Chinese knowledge such as numbers, basic strokes, family members and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced in concise language and illustrated with beautiful pictures on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice.
This is Volume 1a (Workbook) in the series, a beautifully designed full-color book with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greeting, asking one’s name, age and class, etc. Based on the content of Textbook 1a and considering the physical and psychological characteristics of kids in Grade 1, the Workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, coloring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice. About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1a) WORD CARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions
This is the Word Cards volume accompanying Book 1a, which is suitable for teachers to use in the classroom.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1a) PICTURE FLASHCARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions
This is the Picture Flashcards volume accompanying Book 1a, which is suitable for students.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b)
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, families and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each volume comes with a CD with all the lessons and songs on it.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family, parts of body, colors and fruits, etc. It can be used in the second semester of Year 1 at primary school.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids(English Edition)Workbook 1b
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD), accompanied by workbooks a and b, picture flashcards (for students) and word cards (for instructors to use in the classroom).
This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering fundamental Chinese knowledge such as numbers, basic strokes, family members and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced in concise language and illustrated with beautiful pictures on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. This is Volume 1b （Workbook） in the series, a beautifully designed full-color book with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family members, parts of the body, pets and fruit, etc. Based on the content of Textbook 1b and considering the physical and psychological characteristics of kids in Grade 1, the Workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, coloring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b) WORD CARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels; each level includes a textbook, a workbook, a set of word cards and a set of picture flashcards. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions.
This is the Word Cards volume accompanying Book 1b, which is suitable for teachers to use in the classroom.
About the Author（s）：Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor''s degree in English Language and Literature and a master''s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years'' experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research involves English teaching, Chinese teaching and educational psychology. She has presented or published papers on international seminars many times.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b) PICTURE FLASHCARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels; each level includes a textbook, a workbook, a set of word cards and a set of picture flashcards. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. This is the Picture Flashcards volume accompanying Book 1b, which is designed for students.
About the Author（s）：Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor''s degree in English Language and Literature and a master''s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years''experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese (French Edition) vol.2 - Textbook with 1CD
This is Textbook 2 (French Edition) in the series with altogether 5 units (three lessons in each unit) encompassing such topics as “country, language”, “subjects”, “weather”, “hobbies”, “daily meals”, etc.
It is a color textbook (with a CD) with beautifully designed illustrations, practical dialogues and short passages. Upon finishing this book, students can communicate and exchange with people in fluent and accurate Chinese.
Ms. Yamin Ma holds a B.A. of British Language and Literature and an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Development. She is now teaching Chinese as a foreign language in an international school in Hong Kong. With many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, she has done a thorough research for a long time on the Chinese AP test in the USA and Chinese IB test in Europe. Her research interests include English Language Teaching, Chinese Language Teaching and Pedagogical Psychology. Her academic papers have been read and published for many times in international seminars.
Easy Steps to Chinese (French Edition) vol.2 - Workbook
This is Workbook 2 (French Edition) in the series. It provides the exercises based on the content of Textbook 2, encompassing the exercises for the 15 lessons, 5 unit reviews and tests as well as the vocabulary list presented in alphabetical order for the new words in each lesson of the textbook.
About the Author（s）：Yamin Ma, B.A. in English Language and Literature, and M.A. in Education, is currently a Chinese teacher in Island School, Hong Kong. Ma has gained years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and she actively keeps up with the trends of AP Chinese Test in U.S. and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research covers English language teaching, Chinese language teaching and educational psychology. She has read and published a number of papers in international conferences.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Elementary Speaking Course Ⅰ Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
Elementary Speaking Course I is suitable for beginners without any Chinese learning experience or capable of communicating in the easiest and limited Chinese. There are altogether 23 lessons in this book, each of which takes 4 class hours as suggested. With its practical content, scientific arrangement and workable exercises, this book gradually cultivates students’ abilities in using simple Chinese to solve the problems most relevant to their language study and daily life and in making simple conversations about the specific topics.
The authors are the teachers in the School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Intermediate Listening Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese. The Intermediate Listening Course (Ⅱ), with altogether 30 lessons, is suitable for college sophomores or learners with equivalent Chinese proficiency. It pays attention to the universality and practicality of the materials selected and to the combination of listening and speaking. It employs authentic language materials and all-round exercises to develop the learners’ listening, differentiating and comprehension skills, especially their ability to understand the meanings of common idioms and fixed phrases in contexts.
Each volume of the listening textbooks are composed of two sub-volumes, namely “Exercises and Activities” and “Scripts and Answers”, which are independently bound to serve the teachers’ needs as well as facilitate the students’ reviewing or self-teaching.
The author is a teacher of Renmin Universtiy.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Elementary Comprehensive Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbooks for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the supportive series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
This volume, following the Elementary Comprehensive Course Ⅰ, is suitable for learners who have mastered the most basic Chinese sentence patterns and 1,000-1,200 common Chinese words and have acquired the most fundamental Chinese communication skills. It aims to develop the comprehensive language skills while observing the priority of “listening and speaking”. Attention is paid to the scientific soundness and accurateness of the language elements selected and the arrangement and interpretation of these elements. The texts, with their lengths controlled, are scientifically sound and interesting; the content is very practical, characterized by concise and brief explanatory notes; and the exercises include both writing and speaking ones. The book tries the best to combine the linguistic forms with the communicative situations, functions and needs so as to cultivate students’ abilities in communicating in correct and accurate Chinese and across cultures. The book is accompanied by a MP3 disk, with the new words and texts recorded in it.
The author of the textbook is a experienced teacher of Renmin University of China.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Intermediate Reading Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divides into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
The reading series includes four volumes. The Intermediate Reading Course (Ⅱ) , following the Intermediate Reading Course (Ⅰ), is suitable for learners with intermediate Chinese proficiency who have a good grasp of 2,000-2,500 common Chinese words.
This textbook includes altogether 15 lessons, each with 5 passages, except for the review lessons Lesson 8 and Lesson 15, each of which has 7 passages. Developed on the basis of the first edition, this book, taking learners’ reading habits into consideration, has each of its lessons divided into four styles of reading, i.e. reading in detail, reading through, skimming through and scanning, to train the learners’ reading skills. The passages are authentic language data taken from newspapers, magazines or the Internet. The content is up-to-date and practical and the exercises are designed diversely. Having finished this book, the learners may find their ability of reading articles of various writing styles and language registers quickly improved and meanwhile have a close look at the real and vigorous modern China.
The author is a Chinese teacher in Renmin University of China.
Happy China - Learning Chinese: Xin Jiang Volume 2
The Xinjiang Volume in the series Happy China－Learning Chinese consists of 30 episodes, which are divided into two volumes. This is Volume 2, which presents the enchanting landscapes of Guozigou Valley (the best scenic spot in Ili, Xinjiang), Sayram Lake and Kanas Lake and introduces the various folkways of ethnic minorities such as Uygurs, Xibes and Tuvans to learners so that they can get to know China and Chinese language during an aesthetic journey. The book includes such parts as Conversations, Words and Expressions, Notes, Substitution Drills and Key Sentence Explanations; it can be used as an audio-visual-oral textbook or a self-teaching material. PHYSICS
The Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China is designed for foreigners with elementary Chinese proficiency studying Science, Western Medicine, Business, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other relevant academic subjects in China. It aims to teach the foreigners skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing necessary for their study in the above-mentioned academic fields and have them master the basic vocabulary, word formation, expressions and sentence patterns to prepare them for the coming college education.
This is an intensive textbook for science and technology in the Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China. It is written for foreigners who are learning Physics as an intensive course preparatory for their further study in China in the fields of Science, Engineering, Agriculture or Medicine. It covers all the important knowledge taught in middle school Physics classes in China and pays attention to the connection with college Physics courses. After a semester’s intensive study, pre-college foreign students from different backgrounds can master most of the physics knowledge taught in Chinese high schools, thus laying a solid foundation for their college study.
The features of the textbook include: 1. Explanations are given in simple language, and concepts, theorems and specialized terms are provided with Chinese pinyin; 2. Every chapter has experiments and examples pertinent to the content and is provided with a revision test.
The author is a famous teacher in School of Science, Tianjin University
BUSINESS CHINESE READING
As the main language textbook in “A Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China·Business Chinese”, this is a specialized Chinese language textbook for students who are going to major in economics and trade in college. The main objective of this course is to develop the international students’ basic Chinese knowledge and skills in economics and trade, remove their language barriers and provide necessary language support for their majors.
Business Chinese—Reading is a Chinese language teaching material which focuses on studying the high-frequency words in economics and trade, takes the Chinese language training as the guideline and combines the task-based teaching method with the teaching of their majors. It is used as a Chinese language compulsory course by students that are going to major economics and trade in college. It can also be used by other international students who have learned the basic modern Chinese language grammar prescribed in Level 1, having mastered 500 frequently used words and having an interest in economics and trade. This teaching material is recommended to be used 3~4 class hours per week and be taught within a term. The author teaches at the International College for Chinese Studies, Nanjing Normal University.
Newspaper Reading Course of Advanced Chinese (Ⅱ)
It is a Chinese textbook for elective course for CSL students, one of the newspaper reading course books in the series of “Times” published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press. Volume 2 is an advanced level book targeted at students in the last semester of the third year.
Based on the new idea of compiling Chinese newspaper textbook, it selects with meticulous care the latest international issues in newspaper and provides myriad types of supplementary study methods so as to help students of intermediate and advanced levels to rapidly improve their abilities of reading Chinese newspaper and advanced Chinese in general. It also helps them get to know Chinese society at the same time. Taking the question types of the reading comprehension section of HSK as references in its exercises, it can also be used to review this section in HSK of the intermediate and advanced levels.
The pamphlet attached to the book has the detailed explanation of the idioms in each lesson and the answer keys.
Both authors have been engaged in teaching foreigners Chinese Newspaper Reading for many years at Shanghai University and East China Normal University respectively.
An Intensive Guide to the New HSK Test-Instruction and Practice (Level 4)
Designed on the basis of the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus released by Hanban, this book includes 8 sets of simulated tests, listening materials, reference answers and problem-solving strategies, complying with the New HSK Syllabus in all aspects, such as question patterns, types of linguistic data, length and difficulty, and covering virtually all the testing points required in the Syllabus. It can be used for self-testing or in training courses.
There are two volumes: the volume of the 8 simulated tests and the volume of the listening materials, reference answers and problem-solving strategies. The two volumes are packaged together and sold at one price. A CD of MP3 files is attached to the book for free.
Liang Hongyan, the Director of Tianying Language Institute, has published a number of popular HSK tutoring books, including HSK Exam Grammar, Simulated Tests of HSK (Advanced), 680 Comprehensive Expressions for HSK (Advanced). Her books Simulated Tests of HSK (Elementary-Intermediate) and Simulated Tests of HSK (Advanced) published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press in 2008 have been reprinted many times. Among these books, Simulated Tests of HSK (Elementary-Intermediate) have been sold more than 30,000 copies and win the 9th Good Popular Book Award of China University Presses. New HSK Simulated Tests (Level IV)
This book is written for the examinees and training classes taking new HSK Level IV and it is very distinctive among other new HSK guidance books. The ten sets of quality simulated tests are based on the outline of the new HSK Level IV and designed referring to the real questions with meticulous care. The words not prescribed by the outline have been carefully controlled so that the types and complexity of the questions are more like the real ones. The 1200 words prescribed for Level IV are 100% covered in this book and the answers are explained in Chinese and English. The 1200 words for the new HSK Level IV are classified in the appendix and marked by pinyin, parts of speech and English. It has the accompanying recording which can be used by students and tutorial classes to do various vocabulary exercises, such as consulting, learning by heart and dictation.
All the writers are teachers. Before publication, the simulated tests had been taken in the training classes and revised, resulting in a high pass rate.
The author Wang Yaomei is a Chinese teacher for foreigners at Shandong University. She has taught Chinese courses and HSK counseling courses for international students for many years and has published a number of Chinese textbooks.
Success with New HSK (Leve 5) Simulated Reading Tests
This book is a collection of simulated reading tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 5).
12 sets of the simulated reading tests provide practice for the real ones.
Detailed explanations of the answers and guidance for the test rapidly improve examinees’ reading skills.
The author Li Zengji is a professor of Nankai University.
Success with New HSK (Level 2) (6 Simulated Tests + 1 MP3)
This book is a collection of simulated tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 2), including 6 sets of simulation papers, listening texts, reference answers and detailed explanations in addition to a CD of MP3 files free of charge. The simulated tests comply with the New HSK Syllabus (Level 2) in all aspects, such as question patterns, types of linguistic data, length and difficulty, covering virtually all the testing points required in the Syllabus. Providing authentic practices, this book is a good reference for the candidates who are going to take the New HSK Test (Level 2) in a month.
Success with New HSK (Leve 5) Simulated Listening Tests This book is a collection of simulated listening tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 5).
10 sets of the simulated listening tests provide practice for the real ones.
Detailed explanations of the answers and guidance for the test rapidly improve examinees’ listening skills.
Li Zengji is a professor of Nankai University.
Civil Aviation Chinese - A Flight to China
This is a civil aviation crash course for foreign airlines and foreign passengers taking the aircraft, helping them use Chinese at work and communicate in Chinese. There are twenty lessons in the part of practical conversation, including the Chinese used during the whole civil aircraft taking process, such as “booking a ticket, taking the plane, being served at the plane, claiming the baggage” etc. The part of classified vocabularies includes words on major airport facilities, major plane installation, flight and flight services. The appendices include the table of comparisons between Chinese pinyin and the international phonetic system, major cities in the world and the corresponding codes, airports in major Chinese cities and the corresponding codes, as well as major airlines in the world and the corresponding codes.
The service expressions in this book are standard and close-to-life and all the vocabulary and sentences are provided with pinyin and English translations. With beautiful illustrations and printed in two colors, it is an ideal book for Chinese passengers taking foreign airlines and foreign passengers taking Chinese airlines to learn Chinese.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greetings, names, ages and classes, etc. It can be used in the first semester of Year 1 at primary school.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids(English Edition)Workbook 1a
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD), accompanied by workbooks a and b, picture flashcards (for students) and word cards (for instructors to use in the classroom).
This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering fundamental Chinese knowledge such as numbers, basic strokes, family members and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced in concise language and illustrated with beautiful pictures on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice.
This is Volume 1a (Workbook) in the series, a beautifully designed full-color book with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greeting, asking one’s name, age and class, etc. Based on the content of Textbook 1a and considering the physical and psychological characteristics of kids in Grade 1, the Workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, coloring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice. About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1a) WORD CARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions
This is the Word Cards volume accompanying Book 1a, which is suitable for teachers to use in the classroom.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1a) PICTURE FLASHCARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions
This is the Picture Flashcards volume accompanying Book 1a, which is suitable for students.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b)
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, families and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each volume comes with a CD with all the lessons and songs on it.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family, parts of body, colors and fruits, etc. It can be used in the second semester of Year 1 at primary school.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids(English Edition)Workbook 1b
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD), accompanied by workbooks a and b, picture flashcards (for students) and word cards (for instructors to use in the classroom).
This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering fundamental Chinese knowledge such as numbers, basic strokes, family members and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced in concise language and illustrated with beautiful pictures on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. This is Volume 1b （Workbook） in the series, a beautifully designed full-color book with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family members, parts of the body, pets and fruit, etc. Based on the content of Textbook 1b and considering the physical and psychological characteristics of kids in Grade 1, the Workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, coloring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice.
About the Author(s): Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature and a master’s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b) WORD CARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels; each level includes a textbook, a workbook, a set of word cards and a set of picture flashcards. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions.
This is the Word Cards volume accompanying Book 1b, which is suitable for teachers to use in the classroom.
About the Author（s）：Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor''s degree in English Language and Literature and a master''s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years'' experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research involves English teaching, Chinese teaching and educational psychology. She has presented or published papers on international seminars many times.
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (1b) PICTURE FLASHCARDS
Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels; each level includes a textbook, a workbook, a set of word cards and a set of picture flashcards. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. This is the Picture Flashcards volume accompanying Book 1b, which is designed for students.
About the Author（s）：Ms. Yamin Ma, with a bachelor''s degree in English Language and Literature and a master''s degree in Education, is now teaching Chinese in an international school in Hong Kong. Ms. Ma has many years''experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and knows well about the AP Chinese Program in the US and the IB Chinese Test in Europe.
Easy Steps to Chinese (French Edition) vol.2 - Textbook with 1CD
This is Textbook 2 (French Edition) in the series with altogether 5 units (three lessons in each unit) encompassing such topics as “country, language”, “subjects”, “weather”, “hobbies”, “daily meals”, etc.
It is a color textbook (with a CD) with beautifully designed illustrations, practical dialogues and short passages. Upon finishing this book, students can communicate and exchange with people in fluent and accurate Chinese.
Ms. Yamin Ma holds a B.A. of British Language and Literature and an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Development. She is now teaching Chinese as a foreign language in an international school in Hong Kong. With many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, she has done a thorough research for a long time on the Chinese AP test in the USA and Chinese IB test in Europe. Her research interests include English Language Teaching, Chinese Language Teaching and Pedagogical Psychology. Her academic papers have been read and published for many times in international seminars.
Easy Steps to Chinese (French Edition) vol.2 - Workbook
This is Workbook 2 (French Edition) in the series. It provides the exercises based on the content of Textbook 2, encompassing the exercises for the 15 lessons, 5 unit reviews and tests as well as the vocabulary list presented in alphabetical order for the new words in each lesson of the textbook.
About the Author（s）：Yamin Ma, B.A. in English Language and Literature, and M.A. in Education, is currently a Chinese teacher in Island School, Hong Kong. Ma has gained years of experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language and she actively keeps up with the trends of AP Chinese Test in U.S. and the IB Chinese Test in Europe. Her research covers English language teaching, Chinese language teaching and educational psychology. She has read and published a number of papers in international conferences.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Elementary Speaking Course Ⅰ Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
Elementary Speaking Course I is suitable for beginners without any Chinese learning experience or capable of communicating in the easiest and limited Chinese. There are altogether 23 lessons in this book, each of which takes 4 class hours as suggested. With its practical content, scientific arrangement and workable exercises, this book gradually cultivates students’ abilities in using simple Chinese to solve the problems most relevant to their language study and daily life and in making simple conversations about the specific topics.
The authors are the teachers in the School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Intermediate Listening Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese. The Intermediate Listening Course (Ⅱ), with altogether 30 lessons, is suitable for college sophomores or learners with equivalent Chinese proficiency. It pays attention to the universality and practicality of the materials selected and to the combination of listening and speaking. It employs authentic language materials and all-round exercises to develop the learners’ listening, differentiating and comprehension skills, especially their ability to understand the meanings of common idioms and fixed phrases in contexts.
Each volume of the listening textbooks are composed of two sub-volumes, namely “Exercises and Activities” and “Scripts and Answers”, which are independently bound to serve the teachers’ needs as well as facilitate the students’ reviewing or self-teaching.
The author is a teacher of Renmin Universtiy.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Elementary Comprehensive Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbooks for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the supportive series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
This volume, following the Elementary Comprehensive Course Ⅰ, is suitable for learners who have mastered the most basic Chinese sentence patterns and 1,000-1,200 common Chinese words and have acquired the most fundamental Chinese communication skills. It aims to develop the comprehensive language skills while observing the priority of “listening and speaking”. Attention is paid to the scientific soundness and accurateness of the language elements selected and the arrangement and interpretation of these elements. The texts, with their lengths controlled, are scientifically sound and interesting; the content is very practical, characterized by concise and brief explanatory notes; and the exercises include both writing and speaking ones. The book tries the best to combine the linguistic forms with the communicative situations, functions and needs so as to cultivate students’ abilities in communicating in correct and accurate Chinese and across cultures. The book is accompanied by a MP3 disk, with the new words and texts recorded in it.
The author of the textbook is a experienced teacher of Renmin University of China.
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) Intermediate Reading Course II
Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books.
Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divides into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese.
The reading series includes four volumes. The Intermediate Reading Course (Ⅱ) , following the Intermediate Reading Course (Ⅰ), is suitable for learners with intermediate Chinese proficiency who have a good grasp of 2,000-2,500 common Chinese words.
This textbook includes altogether 15 lessons, each with 5 passages, except for the review lessons Lesson 8 and Lesson 15, each of which has 7 passages. Developed on the basis of the first edition, this book, taking learners’ reading habits into consideration, has each of its lessons divided into four styles of reading, i.e. reading in detail, reading through, skimming through and scanning, to train the learners’ reading skills. The passages are authentic language data taken from newspapers, magazines or the Internet. The content is up-to-date and practical and the exercises are designed diversely. Having finished this book, the learners may find their ability of reading articles of various writing styles and language registers quickly improved and meanwhile have a close look at the real and vigorous modern China.
The author is a Chinese teacher in Renmin University of China.
Happy China - Learning Chinese: Xin Jiang Volume 2
The Xinjiang Volume in the series Happy China－Learning Chinese consists of 30 episodes, which are divided into two volumes. This is Volume 2, which presents the enchanting landscapes of Guozigou Valley (the best scenic spot in Ili, Xinjiang), Sayram Lake and Kanas Lake and introduces the various folkways of ethnic minorities such as Uygurs, Xibes and Tuvans to learners so that they can get to know China and Chinese language during an aesthetic journey. The book includes such parts as Conversations, Words and Expressions, Notes, Substitution Drills and Key Sentence Explanations; it can be used as an audio-visual-oral textbook or a self-teaching material. PHYSICS
The Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China is designed for foreigners with elementary Chinese proficiency studying Science, Western Medicine, Business, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other relevant academic subjects in China. It aims to teach the foreigners skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing necessary for their study in the above-mentioned academic fields and have them master the basic vocabulary, word formation, expressions and sentence patterns to prepare them for the coming college education.
This is an intensive textbook for science and technology in the Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China. It is written for foreigners who are learning Physics as an intensive course preparatory for their further study in China in the fields of Science, Engineering, Agriculture or Medicine. It covers all the important knowledge taught in middle school Physics classes in China and pays attention to the connection with college Physics courses. After a semester’s intensive study, pre-college foreign students from different backgrounds can master most of the physics knowledge taught in Chinese high schools, thus laying a solid foundation for their college study.
The features of the textbook include: 1. Explanations are given in simple language, and concepts, theorems and specialized terms are provided with Chinese pinyin; 2. Every chapter has experiments and examples pertinent to the content and is provided with a revision test.
The author is a famous teacher in School of Science, Tianjin University
BUSINESS CHINESE READING
As the main language textbook in “A Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China·Business Chinese”, this is a specialized Chinese language textbook for students who are going to major in economics and trade in college. The main objective of this course is to develop the international students’ basic Chinese knowledge and skills in economics and trade, remove their language barriers and provide necessary language support for their majors.
Business Chinese—Reading is a Chinese language teaching material which focuses on studying the high-frequency words in economics and trade, takes the Chinese language training as the guideline and combines the task-based teaching method with the teaching of their majors. It is used as a Chinese language compulsory course by students that are going to major economics and trade in college. It can also be used by other international students who have learned the basic modern Chinese language grammar prescribed in Level 1, having mastered 500 frequently used words and having an interest in economics and trade. This teaching material is recommended to be used 3~4 class hours per week and be taught within a term. The author teaches at the International College for Chinese Studies, Nanjing Normal University.
Newspaper Reading Course of Advanced Chinese (Ⅱ)
It is a Chinese textbook for elective course for CSL students, one of the newspaper reading course books in the series of “Times” published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press. Volume 2 is an advanced level book targeted at students in the last semester of the third year.
Based on the new idea of compiling Chinese newspaper textbook, it selects with meticulous care the latest international issues in newspaper and provides myriad types of supplementary study methods so as to help students of intermediate and advanced levels to rapidly improve their abilities of reading Chinese newspaper and advanced Chinese in general. It also helps them get to know Chinese society at the same time. Taking the question types of the reading comprehension section of HSK as references in its exercises, it can also be used to review this section in HSK of the intermediate and advanced levels.
The pamphlet attached to the book has the detailed explanation of the idioms in each lesson and the answer keys.
Both authors have been engaged in teaching foreigners Chinese Newspaper Reading for many years at Shanghai University and East China Normal University respectively.
An Intensive Guide to the New HSK Test-Instruction and Practice (Level 4)
Designed on the basis of the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus released by Hanban, this book includes 8 sets of simulated tests, listening materials, reference answers and problem-solving strategies, complying with the New HSK Syllabus in all aspects, such as question patterns, types of linguistic data, length and difficulty, and covering virtually all the testing points required in the Syllabus. It can be used for self-testing or in training courses.
There are two volumes: the volume of the 8 simulated tests and the volume of the listening materials, reference answers and problem-solving strategies. The two volumes are packaged together and sold at one price. A CD of MP3 files is attached to the book for free.
Liang Hongyan, the Director of Tianying Language Institute, has published a number of popular HSK tutoring books, including HSK Exam Grammar, Simulated Tests of HSK (Advanced), 680 Comprehensive Expressions for HSK (Advanced). Her books Simulated Tests of HSK (Elementary-Intermediate) and Simulated Tests of HSK (Advanced) published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press in 2008 have been reprinted many times. Among these books, Simulated Tests of HSK (Elementary-Intermediate) have been sold more than 30,000 copies and win the 9th Good Popular Book Award of China University Presses. New HSK Simulated Tests (Level IV)
This book is written for the examinees and training classes taking new HSK Level IV and it is very distinctive among other new HSK guidance books. The ten sets of quality simulated tests are based on the outline of the new HSK Level IV and designed referring to the real questions with meticulous care. The words not prescribed by the outline have been carefully controlled so that the types and complexity of the questions are more like the real ones. The 1200 words prescribed for Level IV are 100% covered in this book and the answers are explained in Chinese and English. The 1200 words for the new HSK Level IV are classified in the appendix and marked by pinyin, parts of speech and English. It has the accompanying recording which can be used by students and tutorial classes to do various vocabulary exercises, such as consulting, learning by heart and dictation.
All the writers are teachers. Before publication, the simulated tests had been taken in the training classes and revised, resulting in a high pass rate.
The author Wang Yaomei is a Chinese teacher for foreigners at Shandong University. She has taught Chinese courses and HSK counseling courses for international students for many years and has published a number of Chinese textbooks.
Success with New HSK (Leve 5) Simulated Reading Tests
This book is a collection of simulated reading tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 5).
12 sets of the simulated reading tests provide practice for the real ones.
Detailed explanations of the answers and guidance for the test rapidly improve examinees’ reading skills.
The author Li Zengji is a professor of Nankai University.
Success with New HSK (Level 2) (6 Simulated Tests + 1 MP3)
This book is a collection of simulated tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 2), including 6 sets of simulation papers, listening texts, reference answers and detailed explanations in addition to a CD of MP3 files free of charge. The simulated tests comply with the New HSK Syllabus (Level 2) in all aspects, such as question patterns, types of linguistic data, length and difficulty, covering virtually all the testing points required in the Syllabus. Providing authentic practices, this book is a good reference for the candidates who are going to take the New HSK Test (Level 2) in a month.
Success with New HSK (Leve 5) Simulated Listening Tests This book is a collection of simulated listening tests written according to the New HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus (Level 5).
10 sets of the simulated listening tests provide practice for the real ones.
Detailed explanations of the answers and guidance for the test rapidly improve examinees’ listening skills.
Li Zengji is a professor of Nankai University.
Civil Aviation Chinese - A Flight to China
This is a civil aviation crash course for foreign airlines and foreign passengers taking the aircraft, helping them use Chinese at work and communicate in Chinese. There are twenty lessons in the part of practical conversation, including the Chinese used during the whole civil aircraft taking process, such as “booking a ticket, taking the plane, being served at the plane, claiming the baggage” etc. The part of classified vocabularies includes words on major airport facilities, major plane installation, flight and flight services. The appendices include the table of comparisons between Chinese pinyin and the international phonetic system, major cities in the world and the corresponding codes, airports in major Chinese cities and the corresponding codes, as well as major airlines in the world and the corresponding codes.
The service expressions in this book are standard and close-to-life and all the vocabulary and sentences are provided with pinyin and English translations. With beautiful illustrations and printed in two colors, it is an ideal book for Chinese passengers taking foreign airlines and foreign passengers taking Chinese airlines to learn Chinese.