Discovering Chinese is a set of textbooks specifically designed for beginner-intermediate level students, grades 6 through 12, who are learning Chinese in non-Chinese speaking communities.

View our Discovering Chinese Volume 1 Online Curriculum here. The online curriculum is available in both simplified and traditional Chinese. 

Volume 1 contains 12 lessons with the following features:

- A spiral-up, step-by-step approach that reinforces and builds upon material from previous lessons, and emphasizes speaking and comprehension.
- A comprehensive selection of characters and sentence patterns.
- Highly-relevant topics with daily, useful vocabulary, covering school, family, daily life, sports, etc.
- Vivid illustrations, detailed cultural and grammatical introductions.

Chapters:

1. Hello!
2. What Is Your Name?
3. How Old Are You?
4. What Is Your Nationality?
5. I Go To Dahua Elementary School
6. I Love My Family
7. Where Do You Live?
8. What Date Is Today?
9. What Day Is It Today?
10. What Is in The Backpack?
11. I Like Fruits?
12. What Do You Want To Eat?