Developing Chinese - Advanced Speaking Course vol.1

Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbook for higher education during the “Eleventh Five-Year”. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether 34 books. Combining the cultivation of integrated language skills with the training of specific language skills in its compilation, this set of textbooks can be divided into three levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and five series (comprehensive, listening, speaking, reading and writing), among which the comprehensive series is the bulk and the others are the accompanying series. The overall purpose is to develop and improve the students’ Chinese language skills, Chinese communication skills, integrated Chinese capabilities as well as enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese. Advanced Speaking Course Ⅰ, following Intermediate Speaking Course Ⅱ, is suitable for learners who have already finished learning Intermediate Speaking Course Ⅱ or other textbook at the same level and who have acquired intermediate Chinese proficiency, mastered Chinese grammar at the basic or intermediate level and roughly grasped a vocabulary of 3,500-4,000 Chinese words. The contents are up-to-date, interesting and extensive; the texts are representative, diversified and reproducible; and the activities, being task-based and flexible, pay attention to the learners’ sense of achievement.