Integrated Chinese BuilderCards

Much more than a set of flashcards, the BuilderCards are uniquely designed to help students build their Chinese vocabulary by understanding how groups of words are related.

Research on second-language acquisition has proven that learning groups of associated words is the fastest way to build vocabulary. Using a carefully sequenced order, students will learn head words plus associated words that are linguistically, semantically and pedagogically related to the head words, and build mnemonic connections that will help them recall definitions and interpret unfamiliar words from context.

The structure of the cards allows for a wealth of information, including part of speech, English definition, and pinyin, plus information on radicals and numbers of strokes. This thoroughly designed set will give students confidence as they prepare to take the HSK, SAT II Chinese, AP Chinese, or other Chinese proficiency tests.

For all beginning-level learners of Chinese, but especially designed for students of Integrated Chinese, Practical Chinese Reader, New Practical Chinese Reader, Practical Audio-visual Chinese, Hanyu for Beginning Students, Chinese Primer, Interactions: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese, and test-takers of Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) First Level.