FSI Language Courses

Standard Chinese: A Modular Approach

This course is designed to give a practical command of spoken Standard Chinese. Nine situational modules form the core of the course. Each core module consists of tapes, a student textbook, and a workbook. In addition to the core modules, there is a resource module and eight optional modules.

Here is the outline of the course. The outline shows some modules that were never developed: there is no text for Module 9, there is no optional module for Institutions and Organizations, and there is no Module 10.


Resource Module

Text
Pronunciation and Romanization Tape 1 Tape 2 Tape 3 Tape 4 Tape 5 Tape 6
Numbers Tape 1 Tape 2 Tape 3 Tape 4 Tape 5 Tape 6
Classroom Expressions Tape 1 Tape 2
Time and Dates Tape 1 Tape 2 Tape 3 Tape 4


Module 1: Orientation

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Criterion Test Tape


Module 2: Biographic Information

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1C-2 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1 Tape 1P-2
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2C-2 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1 Tape 2P-2
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Unit 05 Tape 5C-1 Tape 5C-2 Tape 5D-1 Tape 5P-1 Tape 5P-2
Unit 06 Tape 6C-1 Tape 6C-2 Tape 6D-1 Tape 6P-1 Tape 6P-2
Unit 07 Tape 7C-1 Tape 7C-2 Tape 7D-1 Tape 7P-1 Tape 7P-2
Unit 08 Tape 8C-1 Tape 8C-2 Tape 8D-1 Tape 8P-1 Tape 8P-2
Review Units 1-4 Units 5-8
Criterion Test Tape


Module 3: Money

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1C-2 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1 Tape 1P-2
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2C-2 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1 Tape 2P-2
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Unit 05 Tape 5C-1 Tape 5C-2 Tape 5D-1 Tape 5P-1 Tape 5P-2
Unit 06 Tape 6C-1 Tape 6C-2 Tape 6D-1 Tape 6P-1 Tape 6P-2
Review Units 1-3 Units 4-6
Criterion Test Tape


Module 4: Directions

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1C-2 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1 Tape 1P-2
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2C-2 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1 Tape 2P-2
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Unit 05 Tape 5C-1 Tape 5C-2 Tape 5D-1 Tape 5P-1 Tape 5P-2
Review Units 1-3 Units 4-5
Criterion Test Tape


Module 5: Transportation

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1C-2 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1 Tape 1P-2
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2C-2 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1 Tape 2P-2
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Unit 05 Tape 5C-1 Tape 5C-2 Tape 5D-1 Tape 5P-1 Tape 5P-2
Unit 06 Tape 6C-1 Tape 6C-2 Tape 6D-1 Tape 6P-1 Tape 6P-2
Unit 07 Tape 7C-1 Tape 7C-2 Tape 7D-1 Tape 7P-1 Tape 7P-2
Unit 08 Tape 8C-1 Tape 8C-2 Tape 8D-1 Tape 8P-1 Tape 8P-2
Review Units 1-4 Units 5-8
Criterion Test Tape


Module 6: Arranging a Meeting

Text Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1C-1 Tape 1C-2 Tape 1D-1 Tape 1P-1 Tape 1P-2
Unit 02 Tape 2C-1 Tape 2C-2 Tape 2D-1 Tape 2P-1 Tape 2P-2
Unit 03 Tape 3C-1 Tape 3C-2 Tape 3D-1 Tape 3P-1 Tape 3P-2
Unit 04 Tape 4C-1 Tape 4C-2 Tape 4D-1 Tape 4P-1 Tape 4P-2
Unit 05 Tape 5C-1 Tape 5C-2 Tape 5D-1 Tape 5P-1 Tape 5P-2
Unit 06 Tape 6C-1 Tape 6C-2 Tape 6D-1 Tape 6P-1 Tape 6P-2
Unit 07 Tape 7C-1 Tape 7C-2 Tape 7D-1 Tape 7P-1 Tape 7P-2
Unit 08 Tape 8C-1 Tape 8C-2 Tape 8D-1 Tape 8P-1 Tape 8P-2
Review Units 1-4 Units 5-8
Criterion Test Tape


Module 7: Society

Text and Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 02 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 03 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 04 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 05 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 06 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 07 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 08 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 1-4 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 5-8 Tape 1 Tape 2


Module 8: Traveling in China

Text and Workbook
Unit 01 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 02 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 03 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 04 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 05 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 06 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 07 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 08 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 1-4 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 5-8 Tape 1 Tape 2


Module 9: Life in China

Unit 01 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 02 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 03 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 04 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 05 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 06 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 07 Tape 1 Tape 2
Unit 08 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 1-3 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 4-6 Tape 1 Tape 2
Review Units 7-8 Tape 1 Tape 2


Optional Module: Car

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape


Optional Module: Hotel

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape


Optional Module: Marriage, Birth, and Death

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape
Unit 03 Tape
Unit 04 Tape
Unit 05 Tape
Unit 06 Tape


Optional Module: Personal Welfare

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape
Unit 03 Tape
Unit 04 Tape
Unit 05 Tape
Unit 06 Tape


Optional Module: Post Office and Telephone

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape


Optional Module: Restaurant

Text
Unit 01 Tape
Unit 02 Tape
Unit 03 Tape
Unit 04 Tape


Supplementary Material (Under Construction)