Integrated Chinese Level 1 - Textbook with Supplemental Readings (Simplified characters)

We' re happy to announce an exciting new update to the Integrated Chinese series. Coming this summer, in response to teacher demand, Cheng & Tsui will be releasing an expanded version of the textbooks for volumes 1 and 2, which will include supplementary readings and comprehension exercises for each lesson. We have already announced these new versions and sent emails out to instructors to let them know, and we wanted to make sure our bookstore partners had this information as well, so that you are prepared when they put in their book requests. To anticipate some of your questions: Is this a new edition? No. This is still the 4th edition. No changes have been made to the existing material in the textbooks. We have just added more material to improve the learner’s experience. These supplemental readings will be an appendix at the back of the book, so the pagination for the rest of the book will remain the same. Will the original printings of the 4th edition textbooks remain available? For the time being, yes. We do not intend to take the original versions of the books out of print right away, so you may continue to order them if that’s what your instructors prefer, but the Supplemental Reading editions are only going to be $2-3 more, and we think teachers will find the new readings and activties well worth it. Will there be new versions of the workbooks? No. There will be no changes to the workbooks. The activities associated with the supplemental readings will be included with the readings in the textbooks. Can our teachers get more information? Absolutely. We have a sampler available on our website with more details and an example of the new material from one of the lessons. Please share this link with any of your instructors.