Integrated Chinese, Volume 1 Textbook

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This is one of the best modern Chinese textbooks and is used by high schools and universities as well as independent learners. It comes in two versions: traditional or characters. Most students choose to learn Chinese with simplified characters which are what is used in modern mainland China, but it is fine to choose either option. (See www.china-admissions.com/blog/should-i-learn-simplified-or-traditional-chinese/ for a good discussion of which character system to learn.)

Each of the ten lessons in this book comprises dialogues (usually two) along with new vocabulary, a grammar section, and a language practice section. Students should plan to complete one lesson per month. We suggest completing either a dialogue and its vocabulary, or a grammar section and its accompanying language practice, each week.

The audio files can be downloaded at www.cheng-tsui.com/resources/ic. We suggest listening to the dialogues multiple times, and reading along as you listen. When you complete the language practice exercises, read the sentences and provide the responses aloud for best results.