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Step Up with Chinese
(2nd Edition)
成长
(第二版)
Step Up with Chinese
is an innovative, standards-based
Chinese textbook series for students in junior and senior
high schools who have little or no Chinese background.
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 second edition
features updated content, new images, and an additional
vocabulary index that facilitates Chinese word search via
English keywords.
This three-level series will cover three to four years of
instruction at the secondary school level. Each level 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.
BOOK
COMPANION
WEBSITE
Key Features
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Includes topics relevant to secondary students’ everyday
experience
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Breaks down lesson into manageable chunks to help
students progress from “bite-size” stages to more lengthy
and complex tasks
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Spiraling design helps students build upon existing
knowledge and facilitates the gradual mastery of skills
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Offers a variety of communicative classroom activities to
help students achieve target language goals
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Interweaves Chinese cultural information into the texts,
visuals and activities
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Reinforces language learning by making connections to
other content areas
MIDDLE
AND
HIGH SCHOOLS
初 和 高 中 中
Carol Chen-Lin
陈少元
, Choate Rosemary Hall
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Janice Dowd
陶洁琳
, Teaneck Public Schools
Lucy Lee
竹露茜
, Livingston High School, New Jersey
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Dali Tan
谭大立
, Northern Virginia Community College
Beijing Language and Culture University
北京语言大学
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Forthcoming