New Practical Chinese Reader 1: Textbook

The first volume of the long-awaited revised edition of the popular PCR series are finally available! This completely new edition (it will encompass six volumes in 70 lessons when completed) takes the student from an absolute beginner to an intermediate level, approximately 3 years of higher-level classroom instruction. Emphasizing the basic skills of reading, writing (simplified characters), speaking, and listening, with supplementary exerxises, many illustrations, charts, and in a larger 8 x 11 format.