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The Origins of 670 Essential Words
Second Edition
Second Edition
by Jianhsin Wu
Illustrated by Chen Zheng, Chen Tian
Enrich character study with cultural insight and linguistic context
The Way of Chinese Characters: The Origins of 670 Essential Words offers a holistic approach to character learning. Firmly grounded in etymological research, it introduces each... Read More »
A History Through Primary Sources
2nd Edition
2nd Edition
by the Curriculum Specialists at Primary Source, Inc.
China Since 1644, the updated and retitled 2nd Edition of China in the World, explores China's captivating history from the seventeenth century to the present through hundreds of compelling primary sources--imperial edicts, letters, short stories,... Read More »
Readings in Chinese Culture Series, vol. 3
by Weijia Huang, Qun Ao
The Moon Is Always Beautiful invites students to investigate the rich textures of traditional and contemporary Chinese culture while sharpening their reading skills. The third in the five-volume Readings in Chinese Culture Series, this collection... Read More »
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 »
An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature
by Zu-yan Chen
"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 innovative... 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 »
by Seiichi Makino, Michio Tsutsui
To advance beyond beginning-level Japanese, students must develop an understanding of complex sentence structures for reading authentic texts, a mastery of conjunctions and transitional phrases for coherent sentence production, and a familiarity... Read More »
Lessons in Chinese Commerce for the New Millennium
Note: New Pathways: An Advanced Business Chinese Reader, a new and improved edition of Open For Business Volume 1, is available for purchase here.
Open for Business Volume 1 is a textbook & exercise book set filled with authentic, everyday... Read More »
The Origin of Chingis Khan
Adapted by Paul Kahn
This adaptation of what is recognized today as the oldest Mongolian text (written two decades after Chingis Khan's death) tells the Mongols' own version of the origin of their nation, the life of Chingis Khan, and the creation of an empire that... Read More »
Plays and Performances for Grades K-6
Children learn by doing, and with Setting the Stage for Chinese, children of all ages will learn Chinese as they perform Aesop's fables and classic stories from China. By combining language learning with theater performance, this innovative new... Read More »