Classes and Materials

Classes and Materials/课堂注意事项和教课书
Classes will be conducted entirely in Chinese. It is our belief that your performance will significantly improve if you mentally transport yourself in to China and start speaking the language as much as possible both inside and outside the classroom. You are required to have a 5-10 minute individual conversation with the instructor or the teaching assistant each week. Everyone has a Chinese name and is referred to in class as such;

我们用中文上课,因为我们认为你的中文会进步很快如果你能把课堂内外都当成在中国一样。另外,每周每个人还要和王老师谈话五到十分钟。在教室大家用自己的中文名字相称。

Required Textbooks:
  • Integrated Chinese Textbook, Level 1 Part 2 (Simplified Character edition); third edition, edited by Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu; Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2009; ISBN: 978-0-88727-670-5
  • Integrated Chinese Workbook, Level 1 Part 2 (Simplified Character edition) third edition; edited by Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu; Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2009; ISBN: 978-0-88727-674-3
  • Integrated Chinese Character Workbook, Level I Part I (Simplified Character edition) third edition; edited by Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu; Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2009; ISBN: 978-0-88727-677-4