Step Up to AP® Textbook

Authors : Carol Chen-Lin; Dali Tan

9789814780926

312 Pages Hardcover

1st Edition

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Step Up to AP® is an all new intermediate Chinese program designed for high school students preparing for the AP® Chinese Language and Culture Exam. Using the current developmental trends of contemporary China as its focal point, it situates China in the content of international developments to help... more

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Presents topics such as Urban and Rural Development and China’s Economy to provid a feel of the pulse of a constantly changing contemporary China

Focuses on vocabulary associated with contemporary life to enable students to widen their horizons while gaining an appreciation of the Chinese culture

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Authors

Carol Chen-Lin

Dr. Carol Chen-Lin (陈少元) is member and former president of the Board of Directors of Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS). She is the head Chinese language teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, as well as the director of the Chinese Summer Program and Academic Term Program in Beijing. At the national level, she was one of the task force members entrusted to develop the Chinese National Standards. In 2008, she received the U.S. Department of Education’s 2008 American Stars of Teaching Award for her dedication to cultivating understanding and improving relations between foreign countries through the study of language.

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Dali Tan

Dr. Dali Tan (谭大立) is Associate Professor of Chinese at the Northern Virginia Community College. She has extensive experience in teaching Chinese from the 5th grade to college seniors as well as at heritage Chinese schools. She is former President of CLASS and has served in many leadership positions, such as director of a STARTALK infrastructure grant, co-director of a U.S. Department of Education project, and member of the AP and SAT II Chinese committees in the College Board. She was a recipient of the Teacher Recognition Award 2003 issued by U.S. Department of Education.

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Student Supplements

Step Up To AP: Workbook

9789814792257

The Workbook features a wide variety of exercises to help students develop all four language skills across the three modes of communication (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentation) that are related to the themes in the student textbook. Many of the questions are modeled after the AP® Chinese ex... more

Step Up With Chinese AP Textbook, 2nd Edition, VitalSource™ eBook (1-year access)

9789814846196

Step Up With Chinese AP Workbook, 2nd Edition, VitalSource™ eBook (1-year access)

9789814846202