This first one-of-its-kind Chinese/English bilingual textbook is written by Chinese American author Mr. Bill Li, a linguist, teacher and author who specializes in Chinese as a Foreign Language. With a focus on the specific needs of children from non-Chinese speaking families, Chinese For Young Beginners Book 1 contains 10 lessons, covering numbers, colors, daily greetings, my home, school, calendar, time, weather, family and friends. The features of the textbook are: activity-based, various exercises, mini dialogues expanding students vocabulary and conversational skills, quizzes for reading...

With a focus on the specific needs of children learning Chinese as a foreign language, the "Chinese for Young Beginners" program is designed for children between the ages of seven and fifteen years old. This textbook series creates a context for a stimulating and interactive learning environment, where Chinese listening, speaking, reading and writing skills are acquired through language usage in real life situations. Age appropriate and enchantingly illustrated, "Chinese for Young Beginners" textbooks attempt to fill the gap between the increasing demand for learning Chinese at an early age...

The Chinese for Young Beginners Courses and English-Chinese Bilingual Textbooks are designed to serve the special needs of children learning Chinese as a Foreign Language. Nurturing curiosity as well as encouraging creativity in learning is the core of our teaching approaches. The substantial game oriented exercises following each lesson not only allow teachers to engage students in fun activities, but also provide them a consistent underlying structure for comprehensive reviews. "The Chinese for Young Beginners 1 Workbook" serves two purposes: (1) to reinforce learners' memory of vocabulary,...