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<b>Level: </b>Beginner,Elementary<br/>
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Preschool ,Primary School<br/>
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ChineseParadise is a series of children’s elementaryChinese textbooks targeted at primary school students in other countries; it isa key textbook project of Hanban. Its first English edition was published in2005, followed by a succession of 45 language editions of the Level 1 books. Atpresent, the series has been sold to more than 50 countries and areas in theworld, been widely used in primary and middle schools overseas and become themost popular overseas children’s Chinese textbooks. Since 2013 Beijing Language andCulture University Press has begun to revise the published books and compilethe follow-ups. The second edition of the whole series has altogether sixlevels, suitable for students of Grades 1-6 in primary schools outside of Chinaand in international schools in China. Each level comprises one textbook (witha CD), one workbook (with a CD), one set of word cards (for all languageeditions), one teacher’s book (for all language editions), one correspondingreader, one set of tests, and four multimedia CD-ROMs.This is Textbook 1 of the second Tamil edition, including six units, 12lessons. Each lesson teaches 1-2 Chinese characters, about 10 new words and onebasic sentence pattern. To be specific, the contents involve interactivesentence patterns, new words, learning of Chinese characters, explanations ofChinese culture in the learner’s native language with illustrations,handicrafts, songs, stories and other games and activities. After finishingthis book, students will be able to say a few simple sentences, sing someChinese children’s songs and get some knowledge about Chinese culture.<br/>
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<b>About the Author</b><br/>
Liu Fuhuais thedeputy dean of College of theHumanities and International Language College of Jilin University, whoseresearch involves teaching of Chinese as a foreign language, internationalChinese teaching materials, and international Chinese education. Ms. Liu hasengaged in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language since 1985 and has presidedover several key textbook projects planned by Hanban. She has published twoacademic books, General Discussions onLinguisticsand ChinesePronunciation Training Course, five international Chinese textbooks andmore than 30 academic papers on international Chinese education, etc.<br/>
