Since the publication of “New Practical Chinese Textbook” in 2002, it has been welcomed by teachers and learners. Taking into account the convenience of users, this revision mainly addresses some of the found improprieties in the textbooks. The overall framework of the textbooks, especially the texts and main language points, has not been changed significantly. The reading materials and pictures in the comprehensive workbook have been updated.

This book is the first teacher’s book of the 2nd edition. It is a teacher’s reference book for the first textbook and comprehensive workbook. It provides Chinese teachers with the teaching objectives, teaching steps, phonetics, grammar and cultural knowledge of each lesson. The listening texts and reference answers of the listening exercises in the workbook. In addition, 2 sets of unit tests and reference answers are provided in the pronunciation phase of Lessons 1-6 and Lesson 7-14.

About the Author

Liu Xun is a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, part-time professor at China People’s University and Beijing University of Foreign Languages, member of the Hanban Expert Advisory Committee for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, board member of World Chinese Teaching Association and consultant of Chinese teaching for the New York State Department of Education. His research focuses on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, teaching material development, teachers’ training, etc. He once assumed the main responsibility in the design of the first set of HSK. He has compiled and co-compiled TCFL textbooks such as Practical Chinese Reader (1-4), Chinese Textbook for Children, Elementary Chinese, One Hundred Lessons on Communicative Chinese, etc, and has published monographs such as Introduction to Chinese as a Foreign Language Pedagogy, Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Brief Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, An Overall View of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and a number of academic papers.