Discovering Chinese series is for the beginning young adult with no prior exposure to Chinese. This 4-volume, 48-lesson curriculum builds student’s understanding of Chinese language and culture with themes and subjects that are relevant to their daily lives.
Through 12 lessons per volume, students will build up their language skills to SAT 2 level, while becoming acquainted with relevant Chinese cultural lessons such as idioms, origins of Chinese characters, and typing Chinese on computers. High-quality situational illustrations and online lessons make learning fun and effective, while frequent recycling of previously-learned material, both within volumes and between series, ensures long-term language retention.
Animated Lessons Online: Students can review what they learned in the classroom, play additional exercises and watch level-appropriate stories, making learning Chinese relevant and fun! In addition, parents can participate in the learning progress at home.
Supportive Teacher/Parent’s Guide: Focusing on interpersonal, interpretational, and presentational skills, the teacher’s guide includes task-based assessments for lesson planning and goal setting.
Additional Learning Tools: Flash cards, other level-appropriate story CD-ROMs, supplementary books and online stories further facilitate and enhance Chinese language and cultural knowledge.
Teacher and Professor Reviews:
"Finally. There is something colorful now in Chinese. This is my first reaction to the Discovering Chinese when I opened the enclosed CD. I must say, any reader would agree that this is a rather revolutionary book for Chinese teaching. “Discovering Chinese” is more reader friendly and more interesting than most Chinese texts that I know of. It is colorful and rather easier to follow. It is a great book for middle school and high school learners."
- Prof. Sue Lian, City College of San Francisco
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As an instructor, I found the Teacher’s guide extremely helpful. Especially those suggested activities and cultural notes. They are practical, useful and time-saving. What appeals to me the most about this book is the instructor’s support."
- Prof. Cynthia Shen, University of Florida
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In my opinion, online resources are the outstanding feature of this material. They enliven the textbook lessons, engage students in all senses, and bring language learning into students’ daily lives. For learner in a non-native environment, the online resources enable them to learn anytime, anywhere and have fun at the same time. I would use the online material in class and as assignments. The stories are great for discussions of cultural ideas and comparison of cultural values."
- Prof. Hong Li, Emory University
