Standard Chinese: A Modular Approach

This course is designed to give a practical command of spoken Standard Chinese. Nine situational modules form the core of the course. Each core module consists of tapes, a student textbook, and a workbook. In addition to the core modules, there is a resource module and eight optional modules.

Here is the outline of the course. The outline shows some modules that were never developed: there is no text for Module 9, there is no optional module for Institutions and Organizations, and there is no Module 10.

Resource Module

Module 1: Orientation

Module 2: Biographic Information

Module 3: Money

Module 4: Directions

Module 5: Transportation

Module 6: Arranging a Meeting

Module 7: Society

Module 8: Traveling in China

Module 9: Life in China

Optional Module: Car

Optional Module: Hotel

Optional Module: Marriage, Birth, and Death

Optional Module: Personal Welfare

Optional Module: Post Office and Telephone

Optional Module: Restaurant