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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 »
In Adventures in Japanese, Volume 2 textbook, students expand their horizons by learning to express themselves in a Japanese speaking community. This textbook builds on the lessons learned in Volume 1, reviewing and introducing new topics in a... Read More »
In Adventures in Japanese, Volume 1 textbook, students learn to talk about themselves (family, daily routines, hobbies, school) and learn about Japanese culture.
Each lesson begins with two or three tasks, which are the proficiency goals for each... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 2 Teacher’s Handbook offers teachers additional course materials and resources for the Volume 2 textbook, workbook, and audio CDs.
The handbook provides teachers with overhead materials that explain vocabulary and... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 1 teacher’s handbook offers instructors additional course materials and resources for the Volume 1 textbook, workbook, and audio CDs.
The handbook provides teachers with overhead materials that explain vocabulary... 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 »
This companion to the bestselling Japanese: the Spoken Language begins with the two kana syllabaries and introduces approximately 300 kanji, following the Spoken Language text lesson by lesson. Appropriate for classroom or self-study programs. Non-... 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 »
2nd Ed
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 1 workbook contains reading and writing exercises that correspond to the lessons in the Volume 1 textbook, and listening exercises from the Adventures in Japanese, Volume 1 audio CDs. Anime-inspired illustrations... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 2 workbook contains reading and writing exercises that correspond to the lessons in the Volume 2 textbook, and listening exercises from the Adventures in Japanese, Volume 2 audio CDs. Anime-inspired illustrations... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 3 Teacher’s Handbook offers teachers additional course materials and resources for the Volume 3 textbook, workbook, and audio CDs.
The handbook provides teachers with overhead materials that explain vocabulary,... Read More »
by Hiromi Peterson, Naomi Hirano-Omizo, Michael Muronaka (Illustrator), Emiko Kaylor (Illustrator)
In Volume 3 of Adventures in Japanese, students experience Japan from the point of view of a young traveler. Ken, the central character throughout Adventures in Japanese, arrives in Tokyo and is greeted by his Japanese host family. Students will... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 3 workbook contains reading and writing exercises that correspond to the lessons in the Volume 3 textbook, and listening exercises from the Adventures in Japanese, Volume 3 audio CDs. Anime-inspired illustrations... Read More »
The Adventures in Japanese, Volume 4 Workbook contains reading and writing exercises that correspond to the lessons in the Volume 4 textbook, and listening exercises from the Adventures in Japanese, Volume 4 audio CDs. Anime-inspired illustrations... 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 »
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 »
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
by Xueying Wang, Li-chuang Chi, Liping Feng
The Chinese Odyssey, Volumes 3 & 4 workbook is comprised of reading, speaking, and listening exercises such as vocabulary quizzes, listening comprehension, role play, dialogue construction, fill-in-the blanks, e-mail composition, character/... Read More »