A Guide to Chinese Teaching Materials: Designing, Selecting, Preparing, and Evaluating

This is a guidebook for teachers of Chinese on how to design and select materials to teach different student groups. The book aims to address and answer common questions from teaching practitioners, and is based on current thinking in second language education. It contains no theoretical jargon, and is full of examples from teaching practise. Designed for non-native in- and pre-service Chinese language teachers to further advance language proficiency, and to continue professional development in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The book provides comprehensive pedagogical resources for practitioners, including theoretically and professionally grounded principles of materials development.