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An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature
"不学诗, 无以言: If you do not study poetry, you will have no words."—Confucius
Returning to a Chinese tradition that locates poetry at the heart of education, Li Bai & Du Fu: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature offers an... Read More »
A Guide to the 2000 Most Frequently Used Characters
edited by Wang Huidi
For non-native speakers of Chinese, learning to write characters correctly is often a major stumbling block to mastery of the language. This pocket-sized guide to the core 2,000 characters provides the easiest road to success in written Chinese.... Read More »
Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China
Cheng & Tsui is pleased to offer the first revised paperback edition of this monumental work. First published in 1985, W. Allyn Rickett's authoritative translation of the first 33 essays of Guanzi (or Kuan tzu) performs an inestimable service to... Read More »
Living and Learning in China
by Hong Gang Jin, De Bao Xu, Der-Lin Chao, Yea-Fen Chen, Min Chen
Studying in China is a one-of-a-kind experience, and this textbook and audio CD set helps students make the most of it. The topics and settings are drawn from the actual experiences of hundreds of students and professors who have lived and studied... Read More »
Korean for Non-Native Speakers
Second Edition
Second Edition
Developed by Sogang Korean Language Education Center
Developed by professionals at the Sogang Korean Language Education Center, Sogang Korean provides a comprehensive approach to Korean communication and contemporary culture. The four language skills--speaking, listening, reading, and writing--are... Read More »
22 Miniscripts for Developing Advanced Listening Skills in Chinese
by Jianhua Bai, Juyu Sung, Hesheng Zhang
The Across the Straits transcript includes all of the listening material from the audio CDs and enhances the intermediate to advanced student’s listening comprehension.
Written in both simplified and traditional characters with pinyin.
22 Miniscripts for Developing Advanced Listening Skills in Chinese
The Across the Straits student book contains 22 miniscripts to help improve the listening skills of intermediate and advanced students.
Each of the 22 lessons within the book corresponds to the listening material found in the audio download and... Read More »
Themes and Variations
Edited by Y. W. Ma, Joseph S. M. Lau
For centuries the Chinese referred to their fiction as xiaoshuo, etymologically meaning "roadside gossip" or "small talk," and held it in relative disregard. Not until the twentieth century was the Chinese story internationally recognized as a... Read More »
Innovative Chinese Courseware
The Chinese Odyssey, Volume 2 set of five audio CDs contains audio content for all lessons, plus listening exercises and some speaking exercises from the CD-ROMs. This CD set corresponds to the Chinese Odyssey, Volume 2 textbook, workbook, and... Read More »
by Shumang Fredlein, Paul Fredlein
Ni Hao Volume 1 is the first level of the Ni Hao series, designed for students in upper elementary or lower secondary school who have no prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese.
The text uses Chinese characters extensively, accompanied by pinyin as a... Read More »
Readings in Korean Culture Series
by Hye-Sook Wang
Generation Gap is a flexible, fascinating, and relevant resource for non-native and heritage students of Korean alike.
As students advance to the intermediate level, they look beyond grammar mechanics and seek intellectual engagement in Korean... Read More »
compiled by Andrew C. Chang
Comprehensive and current, this lexicon is the first specifically designed to serve the needs of English speakers doing business in and with China and other Mandarin-speaking areas. It combines practicality and ease of use in addressing a wide range... Read More »
An Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course
The China Scene textbook explores modern Chinese through a range of contemporary social and cultural topics, such as the market economy and private enterprise, child adoption, single-parent households, and film and theater personalities. Presented... Read More »
Readings in Chinese Culture Series Vol. 2
by Weijia Huang, Qun Ao
Readings in Chinese Culture Series, Volume 2
How Far Away Is the Sun? is the second of a five-volume series of supplemental reading material that corresponds to five different levels of ACTFL proficiency guidelines. This collection of ten original... Read More »
by Shumang Fredlein, Paul Fredlein
Ni Hao Volume 1 is the first level of the Ni Hao series, designed for students in upper elementary or lower secondary school who have no prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese.
The text uses Chinese characters extensively, accompanied by pinyin as a... Read More »
by Shumang Fredlein, Paul Fredlein
The Ni Hao Volume 1 Student Workbook offers a wide variety of fun activities correlated with each lesson of the Ni Hao Volume 1 Textbook. The workbook uses listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises to reinforce newly learned vocabulary and... Read More »
2nd Edition
by Shumang Fredlein, Paul Fredlein
The Ni Hao Volume 1 Student Workbook offers a wide variety of fun activities correlated with each lesson of the Ni Hao Volume 1 Textbook. The workbook uses listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises to reinforce newly learned vocabulary and... Read More »
Ni Hao, Volume 4 is the fourth level of the Ni Hao series and is designed for students who have completed Ni Hao, Volumes 1-3. This level is ideally suited for students in high school. Topics include relationships, dating, fashion, part-time jobs,... Read More »
The student workbook for Ni Hao, Volume 4 provides a variety of activities that correspond to the lessons in the Ni Hao, Volume 4 textbook using all four communication skills. Activities can be adapted to suit the needs of a class or an individual.... Read More »
Designed to cover the fifth term in a 3-year course, the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR), Volume 5 Textbook aims to develop the student’s ability to communicate using Chinese through the study of language structure and function, related cultural... Read More »
Expressive Literacy through Reading and Composition
Compiled by Qin-Hong Anderson
Masterworks Chinese Companion meets the needs of students from Chinese-speaking families or advanced non-native speakers who have mastered basic oral communication in Chinese but seek further development of their reading and writing skills. Students... Read More »
A New Five-Skilled Approach
This Companion Grammar Book to Chinese for Tomorrow, Volume 1 systematically explains the basic grammatical principles of Mandarin Chinese. Based on a step-by-step progression, and published separately from the textbook in order to give students and... Read More »
A New Five-Skilled Approach
Chinese for Tomorrow, Volume 1 begins with an introduction to Chinese pronunciation, pinyin, and computer input, with plenty of practice exercises. Ten lessons present dialogues and narratives centered around the lives of college students studying... Read More »
Innovative Chinese Courseware
The Chinese Odyssey, Volume 1 textbook lays the groundwork for solid Chinese language acquisition. Lessons emphasize pronunciation and the use of colloquial expressions, to put students on the right track to speaking Chinese accurately and fluently... Read More »
Innovative Chinese Courseware
The Chinese Odyssey, Volumes 3 & 4 set of two WMA audio CDs contains audio content for all lessons, plus listening exercises and some speaking exercises from the CD-ROMs. This audio set corresponds to the Chinese Odyssey, Volumes 3 & 4... Read More »