Mandarin Express
Four levels of comprehensive Mandarin instruction ranging from daily activities to world issues
Practical task-based learning with a wide variety of text presentations
Targeted words and structures are re-enforced through interactive exercises and listening drills
Chinese Reading and Writing
Carefully picked characters based on their frequency in Chinese and their places in Mandarin Express series
Numerous illustrations to show how to use these characters in combinations, sentences and narratives
Each character introduced is in connection with, and only in connection with, the characters already presented
Why we publish two series of Chinese textbooks
Two series of Chinese textbooks, which clearly separate between learning to interact orally and learning to read and write, is the best approach to the task of learning Chinese.
How we make Chinese textbooks culturally significant
When addressing to students of different cultural backgrounds, it is important to find the right approach to present Chinese culture and to draw students into the discussions.
Chinese curriculum a set of incremental progressions
A high quality Chinese curriculum can guide students through a series of incremental progress, with clear instructions, targeted exercises and sufficient repetitions.
The Four Stages of Learning Mandarin Chinese
With no prior knowledge of the Chinese language, students get familiar with the sound of Chinese, learn basic sentence structures, and carry on basic conversations of daily topics.
Mandarin Express Intro Level A Student's Book & Work Book
Students acquire 320 basic Chinese characters and develop sophisticated skills in reading and writing Chinese texts. At the same time, they learn to be expressive on various important topics.
- Chinese Reading and Writing 1
- Mandarin Express Intro Level B Student's Book & Work Book
- Chinese Reading and Writing 2
- Mandarin Express Basic Level A Student's Book & Work Book
- Chinese Reading and Writing 3
- Chinese Reading and Writing 4
- Mandarin Express Basic Level B Student's Book & Work Book
- Chinese Reading and Writing 5
- Chinese Reading and Writing 6
Students learn 2000 to 2500 characters rapidly, acquire more complex sentence structures, and develop their abilities in presenting and writing in Chinese on many contemporary topics.
- Mandarin Express Pre-Intermediate Level A Student's Book & Work Book
- Mandarin Express Pre-Intermediate Level B Student's Book & Work Book
Students read long analytical articles and a selection of classical texts ranging from 2100BCE till the 20th century, and get an acute sense of Chinese cultural literacy.
The techniques we use to gauge levels of difficulties
We use a set of metrics to determine the level of difficulties, so that the beginner’s Chinese textbooks are not too hard, or the advanced not too easy.
Learning Chinese by doing - The essential functionality of Work Books
Understand the structure of Mandarin Express Work Books, an essential component of our Chinese textbooks, and also get some ideas for writing exercises.
Supporting resources for teaching and learning Chinese
In addition to two series of Chinese textbooks, there are many useful resources and interactive devices ready to support teaching and learning Chinese.
