Level: Beginner,Elementary; Primary School
Chinese Paradise is a series of children’selementary Chinese textbooks targeted at primary school students in othercountries; it is a key textbook project of Hanban. Its firstEnglish edition was published in 2005, followed by a succession of 45 languageeditions of the Level 1 books. At present, the series has been sold to morethan 50 countries and areas in the world, been widely used in primary andmiddle schools overseas and become the most popular overseas children’s Chinesetextbooks. Since 2013 Beijing Languageand Culture University Press has begun to revise the published books andcompile the follow-ups. The second edition of the whole series has altogethersix levels, suitable for students of Grades 1-6 in primary schools outside of China and in international schools in China. Eachlevel comprises one textbook (with a CD), one workbook (with a CD), one set ofword cards (for all language editions), one teacher’s book (for all languageeditions), one corresponding reader, one set of tests, and four multimediaCD-ROMs. This is Textbook 3 of the second Korean edition, including sixunits, 12 lessons. Each lesson teaches 1-2 Chinese characters, about 10 new wordsand one basic sentence pattern. To bespecific, the contentsinvolve interactive sentence patterns, new words, learning of Chinesecharacters, explanations of Chinese culture in the learner’s native languagewith illustrations, handicrafts, songs, stories and other games and activities.After finishing this book, students will be able to say a few simple sentences,sing some Chinese children’s songs and get some knowledge about Chineseculture.
Usage Advice: To be used in children's Chinese language classrooms overseas
About the Author
Liu Fuhuais the deputydean of College of the Humanities and International Language College of JilinUniversity, whose research involves teaching of Chinese as a foreign language,international Chinese teaching materials, and international Chinese education.Ms. Liu has engaged in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language since 1985and has presided over several key textbook projects planned by Hanban. She haspublished two academic books,GeneralDiscussions on LinguisticsandChinesePronunciation Training Course, five international Chinese textbooks andmore than 30 academic papers on international Chinese education, etc.
