As the teaching of Chinese increasingly uses simplified characters, this
new version of the popular A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese
fills an important gap in Chinese-language instruction.
The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly
growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the
United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but
cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on
Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and
mythology, customs, and cuisine.