This is the most popular textbook used to teach Chinese in universities all over the United States. Designed for native English speakers to learn Chinese, the objective of this textbook, and its companion workbooks, is to develop the student's ability to communicate using Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. In every lesson, the following sections are present: Text, New Words, Notes, Conversation Practice, Reading Comprehension, Phonetics, Grammar, Characters and Cultural Notes. The book uses several fictional characters in different situations to make the Chinese learning experience more enjoyable. You can order book only in Simplified Chinese characters or Traditional Chinese characters or book in simplified Chinese characters with DVD together.
本书继承《实用汉语课本》的一些主要特点，融合了作者20多年来汉语教学的经验和研究成果，是在新时代、新形势下的汉语教材创新与突破之作。全书6册共70课，每册包括课本、综合练习册、教师手册3个分册。1～4册为初级和中级以前阶段，共50课。5、6册为中级阶段，共20课。以学习者为中心，采用圆周式编排方法，语言结构、功能、文化等因素多次循环重现。全书强调功能项目的教学，内容题材广泛；版块式安排，使核心内容和补充内容分割清晰又易于根据需要进行选择。本册为课本1
Lessons: 1. Saying Hello; 2. Greetings; 3. Identifying People; 4. Asking Permission; 5. Looking for Someone; 6. Making Comments; 7. Making Acquaintances; 8. Talking about One's Family; 9. Birthday Celebrations in China; 10. Bargaining for Discounts; 11. Asking about Time; 12. Talking about Health; 13. Meeting a Friend and Arranging a Visit; 14. Making a Complaint or an Apology
Paperback, Simplified or Chinese Chinese characters, Pinyin and English, 242 pages, 11"x8.25"
