Chinese Language Video for the Classroom is a new DVD series designed for Chinese language teachers to use as supplementary materials to enhance their classroom-based CFL instruction. The series offers short language videos at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.

Topics and language content were selected based on a close examination of CFL textbooks currently used in the U.S. and Canada. Vocabulary, grammar and presentation were carefully controlled to match the proficiency of Chinese language learners at different levels in the U.S. and Canada. Authentic and pedagogical materials cover many common linguistic and communicative functions used in everyday Chinese.

There are 3 volumes in the “Beginning Level”, and each volume includes 1 DVD and 1 booklet. Video clips can be played individually for convenient showing in the classroom. Subtitles are made available in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Printed booklet of video transcripts is offered for each DVD.

Contents: (1) Greetings.  (2) Asking and telling names.  (3) Introducing people.  (4) Numbers.  (5) Dinning out.  (6) Shopping.  (7) Seeing a doctor.  (8) Post office.