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Simplified

and Traditional

Chinese versions are

both available

Chinese Made Easy for Kids, recognized as one of

the best Chinese learning materials worldwide,

is made for you by Hong Kongs prestigious Joint

Publishing Co Ltd. (est. 1948).


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INTRODUCTION

The primary goal of this series Chinese Made Easy for Kids is to help total

beginners, particularly primary school students, build a solid foundation for

learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. This series is designed to emphasize

the development of communication skills in listening and speaking. The unique

characteristic of this series is the use of the Communicative Approach, which also

takes into account the differences between Chinese and European languages, in that

the written Chinese characters are independent of their pronunciation.

Chinese Made Easy for Kidsis composed of 4 colour textbooks (Books 1 to 4), eachsupplemented by a CD and a workbook in black and white.

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COURSE DESIGN

Chinese Made Easy for Kids(Books 1 to 4) have been written to provide a solid

foundation for the subsequent use of Chinese Made Easy(Books 1 to 5).

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ChinesecharactersChinese characters in this series are taughtaccording to the character formation system.Oncethechildrenhaveagoodgraspofradicalsand simple characters, theywill be able toanalyzemostof thecompoundcharacters theyencounter,andtomemorizenewcharacters inalogicalway.

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Vocabulary andsentence structures

Children at this age tend to learn vocabulary

related to their environment. Therefore, the

chosen topics are: family members, animals,

food, colours, clothing, daily articles, school

facilities, modes of transport, etc. The topics,

vocabulary and sentence structures in previous

books will reappear in later books of this series

to consolidate and reinforce memory.

Textbook:listeningandspeakingskillsThe textbookcoversnewvocabulary andsimplesentence structures withparticular emphasison listening and speaking skills.Childrenwilldeveloporalcommunicationskills throughaudioexercises, dialogues, questions and answers,

andspeakingpractice. Inorder to reinforceand

consolidateknowledge, thegames inthe textbookaredesignedtocreateafunlearningenvironment.Theaccompanyingrhymes in thetextbookmainlyconsistof newvocabulary ineach lesson toaidlanguageacquisition.

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Textbook 1

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Textbook 2

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Textbook 3

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Textbook 4

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Workbook 1

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Workbook 3

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This series includes:

Textbook with CDs

Workbook

Teacher,s Book with CD

Other books in the same series:

"Chinese Made Easy", books 1-5 (for secondary school students)


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"Chinese Made Easy for Kids" adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language. It

is designed for primary school students who start learning Chinese as total beginners. This series "Chinese

Made Easy for Kids" (Books 1 to 4) is the foundation course accompanying the series "Chinese Made Easy"

(Books 1 to 5) published previously.

"Chinese Made Easy for Kids" comprises 4 books, each book consisting of one textbook with a CD and one

workbook. After completing this series, students will be able to write from memory approximately 100 simpleChinese characters, recognize over 500 Chinese characters and develop listening and speaking skills from

an early age.

The focus of this series is:

basic knowledge of pinyin

basic knowledge of strokes and stroke order of characters

listening and speaking skills

a lively and free learning atmosphere of Chinese language learning through rhymes, pictures and story-telling

tasks and activities designed for the target age groupup-to-date topics relevant to primary school students.

The topics included in this series:

- Greetings

- Classroom language

- Personal introduction

- Numbers and date

- Countries and languages

- Occupations and work places

- Modes of transport

- Colours and clothing

Each book in this series consists of:

Textbook with CD

Workbook

About the author:

- Daily routines

- School subjects and facilities

- Parts of the body and illness

- Everyday articles

- Stationery

- Articles in the house

- Animals

- House and rooms

Ms. Yamin Ma has an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design

and Development from Queens University,

Canada. Her research interest lies in educational

psychology, ESL, and Chinese language teaching

and learning. She has taught both English and

Chinese in China and Canada, and is currently

teaching Chinese in an international school in

Hong Kong. She regularly attends international

conferences and publishes articles

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