Step Up With Chinese Level 1 - Textbook

Step Up with Chinese is a pioneering, standards-based introductory Chinese textbook series designed by North American educators in collaboration with Chinese language specialists at the Beijing Language & Culture University. Highly learner-friendly and task-centered, Step Up develops all four language skills while incorporating the ACTFL 5Cs. Students will learn all the necessary material to engage others in meaningful communication and gain a better understanding of the Chinese culture. This three-volume series covers three years of instruction at the secondary school level. Each volume includes a Textbook, a Workbook and a Teacher’s Guide. Each textbook offers ten themed lessons. The accompanying Workbook features a wide variety of different types of exercises to enhance students’ proficiency in all four language skills. Step Up makes an excellent course material for high school students as well as highly-motivated middle school students who have had little or no prior exposure to the Chinese language. Key Features Includes topics relevant to secondary students’ everyday experience Breaks down lesson into manageable chunks to help students progress from “bite-size” stages to more lengthy and complex tasks Spiraling design helps students build upon existing knowledge and facilitates the gradual mastery of skills Offers a variety of communicative classroom activities to help students achieve target language goals Interweaves Chinese cultural information into the texts, visuals and activities