Whether you're starting from beginning or reviewing the Chinese you learned a long time ago, Chinese Level One provides the structure you need to teach yourself Chinese efficiently. Learn Chinese for travel, for work, for school, or for fun, and learn it quickly as you follow along with the same full immersion Chinese course used to teach U.S. Diplomats.

Teaching Method

Many Chinese language courses only give you part of the picture, by focusing on memorizing words and phrases-with the hope that you will someday be able to parrot them back. This method, while effective in expanding your vocabulary, does not teach you the underlying structure of the language. Speaking a foreign language is a creative act. You need to understand the rules of Chinese in order to speak your own sentences. Courses that rely on memorization alone ignore this fact.

In contrast to the memorization only approach, Foreign Service Chinese utilizes a holistic teaching method. By focusing on teaching all aspects of the language, you’ll learn to speak Chinese, rather than just a list of Chinese words and phrases. Using a straight-forward, easy to follow presentation that uses both Chinese audio and a course book, you will be exposed to everything you need to know to start speaking Chinese fluently. By following lessons in the text and practicing with the course audio you will learn:

• Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases
• How to Speak Chinese with Correct Pronunciation
• Chinese Grammar Needed to Speak Chinese Fluently
• How to Read and Write Chinese

Learn Chinese rapidly with practical, enjoyable exercises, focused review sessions, and real life conversations. With an easy to use, sensible, and effective format, you will see why this course has been used by the Foreign Service for decades.

What You Get

The Chinese Level One course is presented in a digital course book. The course book provides an organized, easy to follow lesson plan that makes teaching yourself Chinese easy, enjoyable, and fun.

Working in concert with the course text, Chinese level one also includes 12 hours of full immersion Chinese audio. The audio portion of the course teaches you proper Chinese pronunciation and provides and opportunity to practice along with simulated conversations. The audio included with the course can be used on any computer or loaded to your iPod or other MP3 player.

How The Course is Delivered

All customers receive access to the downloadable version of the course, instantly. You may also chose to have a copy of the course mailed to you on compact disc if you prefer to own the course in physical format. The compact disc contains the exact same material as the instant download. The compact disc version of the course comes delivered in a case, as pictured, and makes an attractive gift. We do not mark up shipping costs, ship world wide via U.S. Postal Service, and offer regular, priority, and express service.