《輕松學中文》系列(第二版)是一套專門為非華裔學生學習漢語編寫的國際漢語教材,主要適用于小學高年級的學生和中學生。本套教材旨在為學生奠定扎實的漢語基礎,幫助學生在現實生活中得體、準確地使用語言, 有邏輯、有條理地表達觀點和思想。這個目標是通過語言、主題和文化的自然結合,字、詞、句、語法等語言知識的學習以及聽、說、讀、寫各項交際技能的訓練來實現的。本套教材共七冊,分三個教學階段:第一階段為第一、二、三冊,重點是通過對語音、漢字、詞語和語法的學習,幫助學生打好漢語基礎,培養(yǎng)學生的學習興趣,達到用漢語進行簡單交流的目的。第二階段為第四、五冊,重點是擴充詞匯,學習更多的語法知識,使學生能在真實情景下進行有效的交流。第三階段為第六、七冊,重點是讓學生接觸到真實的語料,使學生有信心用精準、恰當的漢語以口頭和書面形式進行有邏輯、有條理的交流。The 2nd edition of Easy Steps to Chinese is especially de-signed for non-Chinese background students, who are learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. The series can be used by secondary school students as well as fifth and sixth graders in primary schools.This series will help students establish a solid foundation of Chinese in terms of characters, words, sentences and grammar through natural and gradual integration of language, themes and culture. The simultaneous development of listening, speak-ing, reading and writing is especially emphasized. The ultimate aim is to help students develop communication skills in Chinese in real-life situations and express their viewpoints appropriately, precisely, logically and coherently.The series consists of seven books in three stages:Stage 1 (Books 1, 2, 3): the focus of this stage is to establish a solid foundation through the learning of pinyin, characters, vocabulary and grammar. The aim is to help students foster an interest in learning Chinese and develop skills in using simple Chinese for communication.Stage 2 (Books 4 and 5): the focus of this stage is to learn more vocabulary and grammar so that students are able to use the language functionally when communicating with people in real-life situations.Stage 3 (Books 6 and 7): the focus of this stage is to provide students with authentic materials, and help them develop com-munication skills. It is believed that when the time comes, the students will be confident in expressing their viewpoints pre-cisely, appropriately, logically and coherently in both oral and written forms.