This series of teaching materials is designed for US elementary school students who
are learning Chinese as beginners in Grades 1--5. It is also suitable for young learners in
other English-speaking countries.
Hello, Chinese is designed and compiled mainly based on the teaching philosophy
stated in Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and ACTFL's
Performance Guidelines for K--12 Learners. Hello, Chinese highlights the "5Cs", namely,
Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.
This series incorporates the latest YCT and HSK syllabi. After completing the Grades
1—5 coursework, students will have basically learned all the content required by the
YCT, most of the content in new HSK 1 and HSK 2, and part of the content in HSK 3 and HSK 4.
In addition, we have added some commonly used vocabulary and phrases. The vocabulary
used in this series of textbooks corresponds to the YCT and HSK syllabi as follows: Grade
1 -- YCT1 & HSK 1; Grade 2 -- YCT 2--3 & HSK 1--2; Grades 3 to 4 -- YCT 3--4 & HSK 2--3;
Grade 5 -- YCT 4 & HSK 3.
