A Key to Chinese Speech and Writing

 

Chinese character is the only one ideograph still being used in the world now. To foreign students, learning Chinese character is undoubtedly the most difficult part in Chinese learning. Giving up learing Chinese due to the complex Chinese characters is absolutely a pity.

 

This course is a "character-based" course. It improves student's comprehensive reading, listening, speaking, and writing by studying Chinese characters and its culture. Materials used in this course aimed at being practical, as well as covering Chinese traditional culture and philosophy.

 

After completing Level I, student will handle 400 characters' handwriting and 1500 to 2000 new vocabulary. Student will be able to handle a basic communicating in Chinese.

 

In level II, "character-based" teaching method is also emphasised as in level I. And students will handle 500 new characters'handwriting. After completing both level I and II, student will handle 4,000 to 5,000 vocabulary in total. Student will be capable to communicate freely and clearly.

 

Moreover, Chinese cultural factors are abundant in this course. This will help student has a deeper understanding of China and Chinese culture.

Sinology Course for Foreign Children and Ethnic Chinese Children

 

Chinese traditional culture is the spiritual backbone of Chinese society. It runs through all social stages. The ancient Chinese philosophers hands down rich classics and cultural spirit, all of them are valuable spiritual wealth.

 

This course is customised for "Orient Youth Chinese Culture College". The textbook it uses is written by Children Traditional Chinese Learning Textbook committee, named Children Traditional Chinese Learning Textbook . This set of textbook has been taught for 10 years and been highly praised by the

 

and parents. It covers poetry, classical Chinese prose, famous aphorisms, which includes Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism and etc.. It also reaches the traditional Chinese writing, painting, music, dancing and etc.. The contents are from classic Chinese works, poetry and historical records, this course combins tradition and modernity, based on real life.

 

This course is suitable for the children aged from 6 to 18 years old and divided into 6 levels.

Reality Chinese——A Multi Skill Chinese Course for Intermediate and Advanced Students

 

This course is based on the 100-episode TV series We Common People（《咱老百姓》). It is designed for intermediate and advanced Chinese learners. This text can be used as the primary textbook for a listening & speaking course or a supplementary textbook for a comprehensive course.

 

We Common People is an outstanding TV series consisting of 100 episodes, each of which lasts thirty minutes. There are numerous TV series produced in China, yet We Common People is among the few that comprise short and

 

self-contained episodes. Most of episodes are realistic and appealing, featuring vivacious dialogues. They reflect different aspects of contemporary Chinese society and the lives of various types of people. The ten episodes selected here are among the most representative.of textbook has been taught for 10 years and been highly praised by the students .

 

As suggested by the title, We common People tells stories of ordinary people from all walks of life. The ten episodes in this textbook mirror urban life in today's China: the metamorphosis of an unemployed factory worker into a successful business owner; the life and work of an hourly-paid domestic helper; the turbulent emotions of a prisoner's relatives; the story of a group of soccer fans; the sense of guilt of some university professors at the time of their promotion review; the love and affection among family members; and the friendship and compassion between neighbours.

 

The chosen episodes in this textbook contain deep cultural meanings. They demonstrate, for instance, how the Chinese interact with each other in their families, at the workplace, and with people of different social status. This textbook provides a new platform for combining Chinese language teaching with the introduction of Chinese culture.