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The 2nd edition of Easy Steps to Chinese is especially designed for non-Chinese background students, who are learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. The series can be used by secondary school students as well as fifth and sixth graders in primary schools.

This series will help students establish a solid foundation of Chinese in terms of characters, words, sentences, and grammar through natural and gradual integration of language, themes, and culture. The simultaneous development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing is especially emphasized. The ultimate aim is to help students develop communication skills in Chinese in real-life situations and express their viewpoints appropriately, precisely, logically, and coherently.

The series consists of seven books in three stages:
Stage 1 (Books 1, 2, 3): the focus of this stage is to establish a solid foundation through the learning of pinyin, characters, vocabulary and grammar. The aim is to help students foster an interest in learning Chinese and develop skills in using simple Chinese for communication.
Stage 2 (Books 4 and 5): the focus of this stage is to learn more vocabulary and grammar so that students are able to use the language functionally when communicating with people in real-life situations.
Stage 3 (Books 6 and 7): the focus of this stage is to provide students with authentic materials, and help them develop communication skills. It is believed that when the time comes, the students will be confident in expressing their viewpoints precisely, appropriately, logically, and coherently in both oral and written forms.

E-books for each volume are available for purchase.

《轻松学中文》系列（第二版）是一套专门为非华裔学生学习汉语编写的国际汉语教材，主要适用于小学高年级的学生和中学生。

本套教材旨在为学生奠定扎实的汉语基础，帮助学生在现实生活中得体、准确地使用语言， 有逻辑、有条理地表达观点和思想。这个目标是通过语言、主题和文化的自然结合，字、词、句、语法等语言知识的学习以及听、说、读、写各项交际技能的训练来实现的。

本套教材共七册，分三个教学阶段：
第一阶段为第一、二、三册，重点是通过对语音、汉字、词语和语法的学习，帮助学生打好汉语基础，培养学生的学习兴趣，达到用汉语进行简单交流的目的。
第二阶段为第四、五册，重点是扩充词汇，学习更多的语法知识，使学生能在真实情景下进行有效的交流。
第三阶段为第六、七册，重点是让学生接触到真实的语料，使学生有信心用精准、恰当的汉语以口头和书面形式进行有逻辑、有条理的交流。

《轻松学中文》（第二版）参考世界上各大主流考试的词汇和语法大纲、对语言和技能的要求以及考试形式，帮助学生应对各种公开考试并取得佳绩。内容设计在以下几个方面精心布局：

• 拼音在初级阶段伴随汉字一起出现，随着学生汉语水平的提高，拼音逐渐减少。语音学习和练习系统、科学。
• 汉字学习注重基本笔画和复合笔画、笔顺、偏旁部首及字形结构。相关的汉字书写练习帮助学生巩固所学的汉字。
• 生字每次只出现本课呈现的义项，新词语中尽量只出现一个生字，以求降低学生记忆词语的难度并帮助学生更好地理解生词。每课的生字、生词一般按其出现在课文中的先后顺序排列，但成组的、相关的词语会排列在一起，方便学生集中掌握。
• 词汇扩展是通过对汉字在不同词语中的意思的深刻理解而实现的。初级阶段出现的词语会在之后不同的情景、练习中多次复现、复练，以巩固学习效果。
• 语法以公式的形式出现，讲解简明直观，让学生通过模拟真实情景来理解和掌握。
• 主题根据学生不同的年龄段、兴趣爱好及语言水平进行遴选。主题广泛、有趣且贴近生活。
• 听力练习均匀分布在每一课中，采用本课的词语、跟课文相关的话题，并加入适量扩展词汇。
• 口语能力的培养采用多样、有趣的练习形式，力图让学生在真实的情景中培养、提高交际能力。
• 阅读材料题材丰富、原汁原味，内容涵盖日常生活、人文艺术、历史地理、新兴科技、环境保护等热门话题。
• 写作能力的培养贯穿整套教材。通过不同的文体，用精准、恰当的语言，进行有逻辑、有条理的表达，是写作训练的目标。