Easy Steps to Chinese (German Edition) is a series of Chinese textbooks designed for German-speaking young adult Chinese learners.

This is Textbook 8 of the series. It is composed of 5 units, each including 3 lessons, respectively talking about “the commencement speech”, “postponing college application”, “unforgettable high school life”, “a travel guide to Tibet”, “an unpleasant trip”, “Chinese dietary culture”, “the Internet Age”, “influences of films and TV shows”, “the harm of an easy life”, “Confucius and traditional Chinese culture”, “pros and cons of the Chinese education system”, “the influence of Chinese culture on the world”, “how to cope with globalization”, “poverty reduction association without borders”, and “be a green generation”.

This book is full-color printed. With beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short articles, it enables students’ simple communication in fluent and accurate Chinese. Besides the MP3 CD, it also provides a QR code for students to listen to the audio recordings online or download them onto their mobile devices so that they can study anytime and anywhere.

Ms. Yamin Ma holds a B.A. of British Language and Literature and an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Development. She is now teaching Chinese as a foreign language in an international school in Hong Kong. With many years’ experience in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, she has done a thorough research for a long time on the Chinese AP test in the USA and Chinese IB test in Europe. Her research interests include English Language Teaching, Chinese Language Teaching and Pedagogical Psychology. Her academic papers have been read and published for many times in international seminars.

This book can be used as an advanced textbook for young adult Chinese learners whose native language is German.