1.    This book is academically valuable and reflects the nature and status of development of the subject;

2.    As regards the writing, the book strives to be concise and lively, avoiding boring mechanical input; the connections between chapters are paid attention to, with contextual information provided at important places for reference; relatively long chapters are provided with summaries to help readers sort out the content;

3.   The exercises are fun and challenging, able to cultivate students’ thinking and hands-on ability. 

Professor Liu Songhao graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University in 1989 and has been teaching in the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University ever since. Mr. Liu has taught Chinese in Fiji, America and other places. His research interests include CFL teaching (textbook writing, teaching theories, teaching of reading and listening, etc.), second language acquisition (language development, individual differences, etc.), and teacher education from the socio-cultural perspective, etc. 

A teaching material for graduate students