Six Features of the Textbooks
1. This textbook series is based on results from action research done by experienced Mandarin Chinese instructors affiliated with U.S. universities and colleges.
2. Eight thematic units run through two volumes of textbooks, covering personal, communitial, societal issues and learning tasks.
3. The design of learning tasks and assessment activities aligns with ACTFL’s proficiency benchmarks, three modes of communication, and 5C principles.
4. The selection of grammar and vocabulary aligns with the guidelines by HSK and Chinese Language Proficiency Test, with crossstrait differences clearly marked and listed.
5. This textbook series is designed for people from all walks of life and college students to meet the various needs and interests of adult learners.
6. Learners will develop intermediate level oral proficiency, while establishing listening and reading strategies, and eventually become independent learners of Mandarin Chinese.

本教材六大特點
1. 本教材為北美一線中文教師行動研究成果。
2. 八大主題單元貫穿兩冊課文，由淺入深涵蓋中、高級話題與語用任務。
3. 學習活動目標、評量任務參照ACTFL的語言水準能力等級、三種溝通模式與5C理念。
4. 語言點與詞彙選擇參照漢語水準考試、華語文能力測驗的詞彙等級，且並陳兩岸差異。
5. 同時符合社會職場人士與大學生各自需求、語言能力和認知程度。
6. 發展中級口語能力，培養聽力、閱讀策略，逐步成為獨立的中文學習者。

作者簡介：

•Hsinfu Chiu 邱新富
Dr. Hsinfu Chiu is an Associate Professor at the California State University, Los Angeles and earned his Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at UCLA. Dr. Chiu worked for UCLA, Pomona College, and the Middlebury Chinese School. He has authored Language Socialization in Chinese Diasporas, Global Variation of Chinese Grammar, Interaction and Chinese Grammar Pedagogy, and more.
邱新富，洛杉磯州立大學現代語文副教授，洛杉磯加州大學應用語言學博士。曾任教於明德中文暑校、波莫納學院、文藻、中教大。著有《Language Socialization in Chinese Diasporas》、《全球華語語法•美國卷》、《語法動起來》等。
•Yu Wu 吳瑜
Dr. Wu is Associate Professor of Chinese at the University of Rhode Island. She received her Ed.D. from Boston University. Dr. Wu regularly teaches in the Middlebury Chinese School. She has published journal articles and book chapters in Foreign Language Annuals, Language Educator, Classroom Research on Chinese as a Second Language (Routledge), etc. She is an ACTFL certified OPI tester.
吳瑜，美國羅德島大學現代與古典語言文學系副教授，波士頓大學教育學博士。長期任教於明德中文暑校。著有多篇學術文章，發表於《Foreign Language Annuals》、《Language Educator》、《Classroom Research on Chinese as a Second Language》等。現亦為美國外語教師協會認證的口語能力測試考官。
•Yusheng Yang 楊玉笙
Yusheng Yang is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University. She received her Master’s degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language from NTNU in Taiwan. Previously taught at Hamilton College, Middlebury Chinese Summer School, and the Mandarin Training Center at NTNU. She is ACTFL’s certified OPI tester, OPI rater, and AAPPL rater. Coauthored Chinese Grammar Made Easy.
楊玉笙，美國喬治城大學東亞語言文化系助理教授。曾任教於臺灣師大國語教學中心、美國漢明頓大學、明德中文暑校，以及美國各大學聯合漢語中心暑期K12中文教師培訓班。合著《Chinese Grammar Made Easy》等書。
•Hsinhung Yeh 葉信鴻
Hsinhung Yeh, Ph.D. in Chinese Linguistics (Stanford University). Dr. Yeh is currently teaching at Santa Clara University and Middlebury Chinese Summer School. He also taught Chinese at Waseda University (Japan) and Harvard University. He is ACTFL’s certified OPI tester, OPI rater, and WPT rater.
葉信鴻，美國史丹佛大學東亞系博士。現為美國聖塔克拉拉大學及明德中文暑校講師。曾任教於日本早稻田大學及美國哈佛大學。現亦為美國外語教師協會認證口語與閱讀水準測試員及評分員。