Mandarin for English Speakers (Children)¶

Children’s Mandarin¶

It’s created in particular for students in the international schools, whose mother tongue is not Chinese. Each lesson was carefully designed with a combination of words, sentences, pictures, games, songs, and exercises. English translation is provided throughout the series to help students and parents. The series contains a large quantity of materials that meet the needs of students at all levels. Most importantly, the textbook, exercises and picture books provide as much rhyme for young students to learn language, and this makes it easier for them to catch up the meaning and usage of words and sentences. Upon completion, students are expected to:

• Have a solid foundation in Chinese with a vocabulary of 2500 - 3000 characters and understand the basic structure of the language.
• Use oral and written Chinese for daily needs and participate in classroom activities and communicate with native speakers.
• Obtain knowledge of Chinese culture that includes social customs, music, art, food, literature, and history etc.
• Apply their language skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing to practice and develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.