Textbooks
New Concept Chinese, a series of Chinese textbooks for adults, is suitable for both self-teaching and classroom teaching. The design of New Concept Chinese follows three principles, namely practical, easy and scientific .
New Practical Chinese Reader is a new series of textbooks designed for native English speakers to learn Chinese. It consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels for three years of instruction. It has been compiled under the guidance of the new the HSK Guideline and in consultation with NOTCFL Syllabus. The objective of this series is to develop the student's ability to communicate in Chinese through the study of language structure, language function, and related cultural knowledge along with the training of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
The Business Chinese Readers series focus on different business activities in China, aiming at improving oral expression competence with communication function approach. These books are suitable for learners at beginning and basic level to train their necessary and everyday business communication skills. The textbooks include paper materials and multi-media materials to facilitate both teaching and learning.
Suitable for using as a textbook for universities, colleges, language education institutions and self-taught learners. There are 26 lessons in this volumn focusing on conversations, reading and writing in the business context. Updated and first-hand information which will give the learner a specific insight into the language used for doing business in China.
Authorized by Hanban, HSK Standard Course is developed under the joint efforts of Beijing Language and Culture University Press and Chinese Testing International ( CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous style, familiar topics and a scientific course design. Matching the HSK test in all aspects, from the content, form to the levels, it is a series of new-type course books embodying the idea of ""combining testing and teaching, and promoting learning and teaching by testing"". It is suitable for the Confucius Institutes in different countries as well as other Chinese teaching institutions and self-taught learners.
Basic level Chinese course books for 15-18 year-old secondary school students. The subject are connected with the actual lives of students, covering schools, families, seasons, food, clothing, sports and health etc. The entire series is composed of 12 books, which are 4 text books, 4 teacher’s guides and 4 workbooks.
This series has been designed to meet the emotional and learning needs of students between 11 and 16. Happy Chinese is a set of teaching materials jointly published by Hanban and the British Council, for secondary school children who are learning Chinese as a foreign language. This whole set of teaching materials is divided into three volumes. It emphasizes to arouse student's interest and improve their communication ability in Chinese. The whole set is systematic and logically graded. The content is interesting and closely related to the children’s daily life.
The third edition of Chinese Made Easy ( Books1-7) is written for primary 5 or 6 students and secondary school and university students who are learning Chinese as a foreign/ second language. This series is also designed for young students taking exams such as SATⅡ, IGCSE, IB, HSK, or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own. Book 1-3: IGCSE Foreign language(UK)/ book 1-4: HSK Levels1-4(China)/book 1-5: IGCSE Second Language(UK), HSK Levels1- 5(China),AP(US),SAT(US)/book 6-7: HSK Level 6(China), IB BS Level, IB BH Level. Topics explored in the seriesL personal introduction, appearance and personality, school subjects and facilities, social relationships, food and health, entertainment and tourism, communication and media, environment, technology, (customs, traditions and festivals), global issues, Chinese geography and history.