The classic textbook series New Practical Chinese Reader is going to have 3rd edition in 2014! Carrying on the major features of Practical Chinese Reader, this series of textbooks is an innovative breakthrough in the field of Chinese textbooks in the new era and new context, which has integrated the author's more than 20 years' Chinese teaching experience and research findings. It stresses the teaching of functional items and covers a wide range of subject matters; the teaching content is divided into sections so that the major part and the supplementary part is clearly separated and that one can easily choose what to learn according to one's own needs. New Practical Chinese Reader has been chosen by many world-famous universities, including Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Toronto, Oxford, Cambridge, University of London, University of Berlin, University of Melbourne and Waseda University Each volume is composed of three sub-volumes, i.e., Textbook, Workbook and Instructor's Manual, supported by such audiovisual products as DVDs, CDs and tapes. In 2010, the second edition of New Practical Chinese Reader was launched. Following the general framework of the first edition and integrating the experience got from the practical use of the first edition in overseas classrooms, the second edition presents up-to-date content to the readers and upholds the practical use of language to cultivate students' ability in cross-cultural communication. 《新实用汉语课本》是一套专为海外非华裔成人学习者开发的零起点综合汉语教材,学完本套教材,学习者可达到中高级汉语水平。全书围绕几个外国留学生在中国的生活及他们与中国朋友和教师的友情而展开一系列风趣的故事,并结合日常生活,介绍与汉语表达和理解有关的习俗文化。 《新实用汉语课本》是一套专为海外非华裔成人学习者开发的零起点综合汉语教材,学完本套教材,学习者可达到中高级汉语水平。全书围绕几个外国留学生在中国的生活及他们与中国朋友和教师的友情而展开一系列风趣的故事,并结合日常生活,介绍与汉语表达和理解有关的习俗文化。 2010年,北语社陆续推出英文注释本第2版(1—4册,简体字版)。考虑到使用者的方便,教材整体框架未做大的变化,综合了原版在海外使用的课堂实践经验,为读者呈现与时俱进的内容,便于教师与原来的DVD配合使用。装帧设计更加精美。 2014年正在推出英文注释本第3版(1—6册,简体字版),产品结构和内容都有大幅度的修订与完善。 系列特色: 1. 重视语法点的合理安排 2. 重视打好语音基础 3. 按汉字本身规律进行教学 4. 词的教学和语素、短语教学相结合 5. 练习丰富、选择空间大 6. 突出功能项目的教学 7. 加强文化