These textbooks are a good start for everyone who wants to learn Chinese language. You are going to get a better understanding of the four pronunciation tones, as well as Chinese speech in general, and practice writing all 214 basic hieroglyphic radicals. The main goal is to give some practical skills in reading, correct pronunciation and hearing sounds, syllables and words of the Chinese language. Many exercises come with an audio of native speakers available by QR codes at the beginning of every lesson.
The course consists of 6 parts that correspond to the HSK exam levels. It includes: textbooks, workbooks and teachers' books. Content of the textbooks is divided into topics. Each topic has a text with new words, grammatical comments, grammatical and vocabulary exercises, tasks to write an essay on a given topic. Workbooks contain tests in HSK format, which are a great addition to the main textbook. Students can consolidate the knowledge and test themselves in every chapter available in the textbook.
The only alternative for the popular HSK Standard Course book series. The HSK Coursebook is devided into six levels corresponding to the HSK test levels. The series was compiled based on the grammar and vocabulary of the HSK outline. After completing each level of the books, learners will be prepared to take the relevant HSK test. With focus on communicative abilities and characters the series helps learners to improve their speaking as well as reading and writing skills.
The full "Boya" course consists of four levels: elementary (two stages, 1500 lexical units, corresponds to the level of HSK 3,4 exam), quasi-intermediate (two stages, 3000 lexical units, HSK 5), intermediate (two stages, 5000 lexical units, HSK 6) and advanced (three stages, 10000 lexical units, Chinese language at the level of native speaker).
The series 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.
"Easy Steps to Chinese" is specifically designed for non-Chinese students who study Chinese as a second/foreign language. This series helps students to create a solid foundation for Chinese language in terms of hieroglyphs, words, sentences and grammar through natural and gradual integration into the language and culture. Special attention is paid to the simultaneous development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The ultimate goal is to help students develop communicational skills in Chinese in real life situations and express their themselves accurately, logically and coherently.
