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Chinese Language Textbooks, Catalogs, and Publishers

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Materials should be age-appropriate and engaging. Photo: Asia Society.

Chinese language teachers throughout America agree: there is no perfect textbook for teaching Chinese. Most teachers turn to creating a syllbus that includes teaching and learning materials from many sources. What should one look for when choosing materials? Read our related article, Advice for Choosing Instructional Materials. Here is a listing of publishers who have Chinese language teaching and learning materials for your consideration:

Asia For Kids | link
Offers a wide range of Chinese instructional and learner-centered materials. See their afterschool Chinese curriculum, for one.

The Bess Press Inc. | link
See their Chinese Word Book with Audio CD by Jiang An, among other titles.

Cheng & Tsui Company | link
Especially relevant titles include Hanyu Textbooks by Peter Chang; I Can Read by The Greenfield Educational Centre; Chinese Made Easy by Yamin Ma and Xinying Li

China Books & Periodicals | link 
See in particular their section on Reading Materials in Chinese for age-appropriate materials, but don't miss their vast range of cultural materials for enrichment activities. China Books is also the publisher of the popular ChinesePod, which are Chinese lessons delivered on audio .mp3 format, so learners can take Chinese lessons to go.

ChinaSoft | link
See Ni Hao

EMC Publishing | link
Publishing Chinese materials for grades kindergarten through 12.

The Far East Book Company | link
Far East Chinese for Youth edited by Wei-ling Wu and Wang Shuhan; Far East Chinese Culture for Children by Marisa Fang and Helen Ma Jung

Far Eastern Publications | link
Communicating in Chinese by Cynthia Ning; Tell it Like It Is! by Jianqi Wang

ChinaSprout | link
DVDs, story books, and children's literature compliments their selection of language learning materials.

[People's Republic of China] National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Hanban) | link
New Practical Chinese Reader by Liu Xun

BetterChinese | link
My First Chinese Words, beginner series/ preschool and kindergarten; My First Chinese Reader, intermediate series/elementary school; Magical Tour of China, advanced series/middle school

Pearson Prentice Hall | link
Chinese Link by Sue-mei Wu, Yueming Yu, Yanhui Zhang, and Weizhong Tian

Jessica | 04:15:12 05:55am

Dear Madam/ Sir:

I've found your company from the internet.Does your company publish Chinese learning books?

My book, Chinese for Everyday Scenarios, a Chinese learning book for English-speakers will be published here in Taiwan in about 3 to 4 months. This book is a book, which gudies

learners step-by-step from words to sentences and eventually to conversations based on the scenarios. I am looking for an overseas publishers to publish this book in America, Canada
or other parts of the world.

Your kind reply is highly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Jesica Feng

Sholeen Lou-Hsiao | 12:07:09 10:11pm
Please add Kingka to your resource list. Kingka offers unique manipulative Chinese language materials that are used in public and private schools in the US. Especially effective for beginner level, Kingka is the most accepted Chinese language materials for the Montessori schools. The manipulative Chinese language materials include the US patented word game, phrase cards and etc..

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