Beyond the Basics, Textbook

This textbook offers a communicative approach for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese.

Each of the fifteen chapters consists of a model dialogue, discussion questions, a list of new words, grammar explanation, text pattern explanation with relevant cohesive ties, and a supplementary vocabulary – plus exercises and activities.

The topics of the lessons are relevant and meaningful to the individual student. By openly discussing these topics such as their childhood, politics, music, or even the meaning of life in class, students learn to express themselves descriptively and vividly in Chinese.

In pinyin with simplified and traditional characters.