This course is designed for students who have learned about 100 - 200 Chinese characters and wish to improve their language skills to a higher level. While putting oral Chinese (i.e. listening and speaking ) in the most important place, reading and writing skills will also be significantly improved. Our state-of-the-art teaching materials and styles will enable students to grasp the top 600 most frequently used Chinese characters and hundreds of everyday sentence patterns, which will allow students to understand about 80% of the content (on average) in modern Chinese publications. Recommended Textbooks 
| Intermediate Spoken Chinese 1 – Intermediate I 20 lessons This textbook mainly focuses on the most common episodes in social and campus environment targeting to develop oral skills. Unlike other spoken textbooks that are typical Beijing flavor, the ISC makes some adaptation for learners living in other parts of China. It’s practical for “southern students | 
| Speak Chinese – Intermediate I 40 lessons It is a textbook for the curriculum of shot-term training in Chinese. It is intended for the learners who already have a vocabulary of about one thousand words.This SC is designed to meet the practical needs of learners studying and living in China. It is composed of units that present episode dialogues, which are real time language and easy to follow. English notes on this book help your better understanding. | 
| Han Yu Jiao Cheng (Book 2 Part 1) 10 lessons This textbook is the most popular one at universities right now. It has 6 volumes leveling from elementary to advanced, other volume takes about 60 hours. This book features in its effectively-ordered study programs which take steps for learning. Plus, with influential exercises and grammar checkpoints, probably you may find this textbook the easiest to follow. | 
| Boya Chinese (Semi- intermediate Speed-up Volume I) – Intermediate I 16 lessons Used as the core textbook at Peking University, Boya Chinese is comprised of four levels: elementary, low-intermediate, intermediate and advanced. The semi-intermediate level, suitable for students with a 1000-word vocabulary, features functional language and interesting topics. The intermediate level, suitable for foreigners with a 3000-word vocabulary, features more profound topics. |
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