Chinese for Engineering is a supporting textbook for core general education courses for international students of engineering-related majors. It is also a professional Chinese textbook for speaking skills and a series of international Chinese education textbooks for national first-class undergraduate majors of Shandong University.

The textbook is arranged based on the scenes (or themes), and 16 common scenes in the field of engineering are selected (16 lessons in total). Each lesson includes six parts: characters in this lesson, text, words, notes, exercises and extended reading. The textbook has a wide range of contents and numerous learning scenes, which conforms to the teaching needs and characteristics of the majors.

Li Mingqi works as an Associate Professor and Supervisor of Master candidates in College of International Education, Shandong University. His research areas focus on TCFL, language evaluation and multimedia teaching. Professor Li offers Intensive Reading in Chinese, Chinese Speaking, Chinese Listening, Chinese Reading, Theory and Practice of Language Evaluation, Introduction to Chinese as a Second Language Teaching, Modern Multimedia Teaching Research, Chinese Classroom Observation and Teaching Practice, Professional and General Chinese and other courses for foreign students, undergraduates and postgraduates. He has written and published a number of teaching materials, such as  The Series of Chinese Listening (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced series), The Listening Volume of MHK (Level 3) Short-term Intensive Course and one to six volumes of Road to Chinese· Listening.

Liu Wenping, an Associate Professor and Supervisor of Master candidates in School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, is a senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, member of the 4th Committee of Group and Intelligent Integration Technology Sub-committee of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and reviewer of Journal of Metallurgical Engineering, an international journal. His researches mainly focus on digital product design, technology manufacturing system modeling and simulation, and his main courses include mechanical design, fundamentals of mechanical design, course design of mechanical design, professional English, etc.

    This is one volume of the Starting Line—A Series of “Chinese +” Textbooks and core general education courses for international students of engineering-related majors. It is known for the following features:

    (1) A supporting textbook for core general education courses for international students of engineering-related majors;

    (2) Creating a situational learning environment to arouse students’ interest in learning;

    (3) Closely combining Chinese linguistic knowledge with engineering expertise;

   (4) Helping students overcome language barriers and improve their communication competence in professional Chinese.

    (5) The textbook is widely used and features strong expansibility, based on which some professional Chinese textbooks can be developed for Chinese learners, such asChinese for Municipal Engineering,Chinese for Civil Engineering,Chinese for Communication Engineering, etc.

    This is a professional Chinese textbook for speaking skills, which is suitable for foreign students who have studied Chinese for 1-2 years with a score of 180 or above in HSK Level 4, and have mastered around 1,200 Chinese words.