Short-term Spoken Chinese is a series of short-term intensive textbooks designed primarily to develop students’ oral communicative competence. Suitable for short-term courses of all levels with a teaching cycle of six weeks or less, it can also be used as a textbook for oral skills courses in general further education programs and as a self-study resource. The series comprises seven volumes across five proficiency levels: Beginner‘s Level (Volume 1 & Volume 2), Elementary (Volume 1 & Volume 2), Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Advanced. What is presented to learners now is the 4th edition of this textbook series.
About the Author
Chief Editor: Ma Jianfei
Co-editors: Li Dejun and Cheng Wen
Ma Jianfei, Professor, Secretary-General of the International Confucian Association. Former Vice President of Beijing Language and Culture University, and former Party Secretary and Director of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education. His main research areas include the international dissemination and management of Chinese, as well as theories and methods of international Chinese language education.
Li Dejun, Teacher at the College of Applied Chinese, Beijing Language and Culture University. A graduate of Beijing Language and Culture University, he has been engaged in international Chinese language teaching for 33 years.
Cheng Wen, Teacher at the College of International Culture, Capital Normal University. A graduate of Beijing Language and Culture University, she has been engaged in international Chinese language teaching for 35 years.
Editorial Review
1.Comprehensive optimization, serving teachers and students: The 4th edition has undergone comprehensive revision and optimization to make teaching more effective for instructors and learning more efficiently for students.
2.Short-term intensification, communication first: With a focus on short-term intensive training and communication-first principles, it efficiently develops students’ oral communicative competence.
3.Practical orientation, applying what is learned: Practically oriented and emphasizing learning for application, it carefully selects topics related to students’ daily lives and enables them to master communicative tasks one by one.
4.Greater emphasis on the development of supporting resources: A dedicated “a unique code per book” section has been specially established, with attention given to the development and improvement of textbook resources.
Suggestion
It consists of 12 lessons in total, with each lesson taking 3 to 4 class hours. This is suitable for short-term teaching classes with a teaching cycle of 6 weeks or less, and for use by a broad range of Chinese spoken language learners who have attained elementary Level 2 proficiency or have already mastered approximately 800 words.
Track Book Series
Short-Term Spoken Chinese (4th Edition) Elementary Volume 1
