Volume 12 of New Concept Chinese series includes one textbook, two workbooks, one set of final exam paper and two attached audio CDs.
Each lesson includes text, characters and words, basic knowledge of Chinese language and reading. The reading materials consist of one Chinese idiom story and a story or short article which are vivid, interesting and helpful for improving students' reading skills. Basic Knowledge of Chinese Language in each lesson continues to introduce methods of looking up Chinese dictionaries; the common polyphony characters are included for students to recognize and read; and the notes on auxiliaries, conjunctions and common collocations are also provided.
The exercise book has two volumes, including exercises such as linking characters, forming words, making sentences, etc.
The accompanying CD includes the recording of texts.
Upon finishing this volume, the students will master 210 new characters and 508 words and phrases, and will be able to read short articles of about 450 characters. And upon finishing the twelve volumes, the characters expected to be mastered will accumulate to 1322.
Chen Jian, founder and principal of New Concept Chinese School, has years of valuable experience in teaching Chinese in overseas schools.