The Chinese
Library Series isa collection of graded Chinese readers designed for kids and
teenagers, consisting of six levels. There are stories about the life of modern
teenagers, classical works, myths, legends, idiom stories and so on, which enable
students to learn Chinese characters and words better, improve their Chinese
competence and enhance their understanding of the Chinese culture while
enjoying the joy of reading.
My School: Christmas Ball is
a beginner’s (300 words) Chinese reader, telling the love triangle of David,
Mary and Ann before the Christmas ball using concise language and fantastic
illustrations. A wordlist is provided for the story in the book, and small
exercises and a passage for extended reading are provided after the story to
help students to do self-evaluations and teachers to conduct classroom
activities. A free CD-ROM included narrates the story, the passage for extended
reading and the wordlist in the book.
Carol
Chen is currently a Chinese teacher at West Island School, a part of the
English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong. Ms. Chen holds a master’s degree in
Chinese Language Education and has been teaching Chinese for many years in
international schools in Hong Kong. She participated in the writing of several
textbooks of Chinese as a foreign language, including a GCSE Chinese textbook
sponsored by the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong. Her
publications include A+ Chinese and other textbooks.