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I’m in Beijing Multimedia Chinese Learning Series for Teenagers is designed by the National Key Laboratory for the Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning in Beijing Normal University and Beijing International Chinese College, together with Domestic and overseas experienced experts and teachers in the related fields. This series are divided into three volumes, which are “Everyday Chinese”, “Chinese Culture” and “Critical Thinking”. There are 10 units in each volume and 30 units in all. Every unit has three modules, including “Stories”, “Exercises & Activities” and “Extensive Reading”. This series utilize many advanced multimedia techniques such as MPR, flash. In “Everyday Chinese”, you will learn a lot of every speech, such as dinning, shopping, asking for direction. In “Chinese Culture”, you will learn the interesting Chinese culture, such as Beijing opera, calligraphy, the Spring Festival. In “Critical Thinking”, you will find many cultural phenomena and controversial topics that you need to explore. Though most of the stories in I’m Beijing happen in Beijing, the series are not only about Beijing. It also involves what is the most typical of Chinese culture, and at the same time the cultures of some other countries are introduced as a counterpart to Chinese culture for comparison. Get Teacher's Manual too.

“生活篇”侧重于日常生活交际，学习内容涵盖了日常生活中常用的各类表达，和其中常见的各类文化现象。“生活篇”包括认识新朋友、点菜、购物、看病、打电话、做客、运动、穿衣、过生日、谈论健康、谈论动物等10个主题。通过“生活篇”的学习，你可以快速掌握生活中常见的字词、常用的生活用语和习惯表达，能让你更好地进行日常汉语交际。
“交化篇”侧重介绍各种有趣的中国文化。其中包括：中国的书法、京剧、长城、胡同、中国人的健身习惯、中国人送礼的习俗、中国人过年的风俗、中国美丽的山水和少数民族的特色，还有节白里的传说和欢乐风俗等。“文化篇”能使学生接触到更多关于中国变化的词汇和表达方式，能使他们更好地理解中国文化和风俗，更深入地进行沟通和交流。
“思考篇”关注外国中学生关心的中国文化中引人思考的话题，如为什么中国人家庭成员的称呼那么复杂？为什么中国的国画讲究意境？为什么中国人那么喜欢龙？中国人的审美观是什么？中国城为什么又叫“唐人街”？等等。 “思考篇”能够让学生更深入了解中国文化、更好地运用汉语；同时也有助于学生了解不同国家的文化差异，学习相互理解、相互尊重，在学习汉语的同时，也具备世界文化的视野。

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