Materials
Courses & Learning Materials
NetChai lessons use well-established Chinese textbooks suited to every level, from complete beginners to advanced learners.
The textbooks below are available at NetChai; please let your tutor know which one you will use before your lesson.
| Materials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Material | Goals |
| Foundation | Conversational Chinese 301 (Vol. 1) | Chuken Level 4 |
| Beginner 1 | Conversational Chinese 301 (Vol. 2) | Chuken Level 3 |
| Beginner 2 | Shuo Hanyu (Vol. 1) | Chuken Level 3 |
| Beginner 3 | Shuo Hanyu (Vol. 2) | Chuken Level 3 |
| Intermediate 1 | Intermediate Spoken Chinese 1 | Chuken Level 2 |
| Intermediate 2 | Intermediate Spoken Chinese 2 | Chuken Level 2 |
| Intermediate 3 | Intermediate Spoken Chinese: Improvement | Chuken Level Pre-1 |
| Advanced Course 1 | Advanced Spoken Chinese 1 | Chuken Level Pre-1 |
| Advanced Course 2 | Advanced Spoken Chinese 2 | Chuken Level 1 |
| Advanced Course 3 | Advanced Spoken Chinese: Improvement | Chuken Level 1 |
| Advanced Course 4 | A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms | Chuken Level 1 |
|
Specialized Course 1 Business Chinese |
Intermediate Practical Business Chinese Conversation | Chuken Level 2 |
- Pick your course and materials with your tutor.
- The above represents the standard course progression, but you are not required to complete every textbook. Feel free to skip materials based on your current level and areas for improvement.
- Please note that the stated learning goals are guidelines only. Students who complete the same textbook may reach quite different levels of proficiency depending on their study methods and individual progress.
- Elementary Course ② & ③ (textbook: "说汉语 Vol. 1 & 2") were added in July 2011 in response to requests from members who found the jump in difficulty between "Chinese Conversation 301" and "Intermediate Spoken Chinese" too steep, and were looking for bridging materials at an intermediate level.
- At NetChai, our goal is to help students acquire practical, real-world Chinese skills. Our level standards are therefore based on the curriculum used for students studying abroad in China, and are set at a higher difficulty than those of typical Chinese language schools.
You can purchase the textbooks from our Chinese Textbook Purchase Page where you can purchase them.
