The Integrated Chinese Volume 1 Textbook is designed to cover the first semester of study at the college level. Learners develop real-life communicative skills as they discuss topics related to everyday life and learn useful grammatical structures presented alongside clear, jargon-free explanations. Two review lessons are included for cumulative practice.
The Volume 1 Textbook is also available as a fully integrated, multimedia-rich digital course on Cheng & Tsui’s FluencyLink platform
New to the 4th Edition:
Full-color, contemporary layout
Content updated to reflect latest ACTFL 21st Century World-Readiness Standards
Grammar section now includes exercises to consolidate newly learned structures
New recurring language learning devices in every lesson
Redesigned Cultural Literacy section promotes students cross-cultural awareness through new Compare & Contrast activities
New Lesson Wrap-Up section includes context-based tasks that prepare students to communicate with native speakers
Make It Flow segments encourage continuous discourse
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