The Modern Chinese series is designed for college students and adult learners. This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students and the daily events they encounter. The scenarios are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage in real life conversations.

The Modern Chinese series is designed for college students and adult learners. This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students and the daily events they encounter. The scenarios are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage in real life conversations.

The multi-cultural background of the characters reflects today's globalized world. The Modern Chinese program includes textbooks, workbooks (online or print), and teacher's guide. In addition, the program presents grammar instructions in an accessible and real-time format, focusing on the usage versus grammatical syntax.

Key features of Modern Chinese include:

Theme-Based and Story-Centered Lessons
Engage students with illustrated stories about college students and their experiences on campus

Revolutionary Grammar Instructions
Focus on the "How-to" instead of the language syntax, eliminating unnecessary confusion

Systematic and High Scaffolding Approach
Builds retention at a 75% scaffold rate

Rich and Relevant cultural Extensions
Provide context to achieve authentic communication exchange with native speakers

Online workbooks and Resources
Make learning interactive and provide students with immediate feedback about their work

For the Online Resource for Modern Chinese, please login in at: http://college.betterchinese.com/