Communicating in Chinese - Listening and Speaking
by Cynthia Ning, published by Yale University Press

Communicating in Chinese - Listening and Speaking is part of a set of proficiency-focused textbooks. Together with the 'Reading and Writing' version, all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) are introduced to the learner, although these two books can be used separately and progress at different pace. The materials cover a variety of daily life needs. Task-based interactive classroom exercises are encouraged, with the Teachers' Activity book freely downloadable from the publisher's website (see 'Publisher's Link').

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Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1
Level 1, Part 2
Level 2
by Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu et al. published by Cheng & Tsui Company

Since its release, Integrated Chinese has become a leading Chinese textbook series in colleges and universities around the world. The course provides coordinated practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Integrated Chinese helps learners understand how the Chinese language functions grammatically, and how to use Chinese in real life.

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New! GoChinese IB Resources

A full range of learning resources for Chinese ab initio and Chinese B levels students. Features reading passages, comprehension assessment, writing modules, oral questions and vocabulary/phrase lists, all categorized by commonly introduced IB vocabulary topics. Over 200 reading and writing passages and almost 3,000 vocabulary words.

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New! GoChinese Reading Comprehension Modules

Reading passages and comprehension exercises that are customized to fit your teaching curriculum and regional focus – whether you are teaching GCSE students in Asia or U.S-curriculum students in the UK. A full range of levels are available, with each module featuring reading comprehension exercises as categorized by commonly introduced vocabulary topics.

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(GCSE version)

GoChinese Online Exercises Packs

Provides vocabulary, phrase lists and practice exercises that map to leading textbooks and curriculums - UK GCSE, IB and U.S. AP tracks. Beginners to advanced intermediate levels, each featuring over 1,000 exercise sets, as categorized by vocabulary topics and language skills. Exercise types include Tones/Hanyu Pinyin, Listening, Pronunciation, Reading, Character Input and Sentence Construction.

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(GCSE version)

GoChinese Practical Chinese Course (Entry Level)

Rapidly develops practical language skills for beginner learners. Focuses on everyday listening and speaking skills. This course leads directly to UK QCA-recognized certifications and the GoChinese platform delivers much of the assessment online. This course also maps closely to and is a stepping stone for UK GCSEs. Knowledge of characters is not assessed for the related certification. See Accreditations.

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GoChinese Business Chinese Course (Entry Level)
by Sue Meng Meyer, University of Hong Kong

Rapidly develops practical language skills for beginner learners. Focuses on listening, speaking and cultural skills on everyday and commercial matters. This course leads directly to UK QCA-recognized certifications and the GoChinese platform delivers much of the assessment online. Chinese characters displayed in lessons but character knowledge not assessed. See Accreditations.

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GoChinese Business Chinese Course (Level One)
by Sue Meng Meyer, University of Hong Kong

Rapidly develops practical language skills for non-native learners passing the Entry Level course. Focuses on listening, speaking and cultural skills on everyday and commercial matters. This course leads directly to UK QCA-recognized certifications and the GoChinese platform delivers much of the assessment online. Chinese characters displayed in lessons but character knowledge not assessed. See Accreditations.

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Have Fun Speaking Putonghua for Adults
by CK Kung

Lessons introduced by phrase and vocabulary following functional use; Cantonese-Putonghua differences; listening and phonics drills (for adult learners). Everyday business topics introduced. Explanatory descriptions in Chinese.

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Have Fun Speaking Putonghua for Students
by CK Kung

Lessons introduced by phrase and vocabulary following functional use; Cantonese-Putonghua differences; listening and phonics drills (for upper primary / lower secondary students in Hong Kong). Explanatory descriptions in Chinese.

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Quality Pinyin Course
by HY Xiong

Introduction to key Hanyu Pinyin concepts to better establish your Putonghua foundation.

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Healthcare Putonghua
by CK Kung

Introduces healthcare-related vocabulary, phrases and dialogues; sections on functional use; Cantonese-Putonghua differences; listening and phonics drills

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