Mandarin Chinese I textbook now available in beta

LEARN NC has just published a beta version of an online textbook for instruction in Mandarin Chinese. It is designed to accompany an introductory-level high school language course and is based on the online course developed by LEARN NC, funded by a Foreign Language Assistance Program grant from the U.S. Government, sponsored by NCDPI, and offered by the North Carolina Virtual Public School. It includes an introductory section about the structure of the Chinese language and pinyin; fifteen video-based lessons; extensive notes on language, grammar, and culture; and more than 400 vocabulary words, each with an audio pronunciation guide.

The textbook is undergoing further review, but is now available as a public beta. Please send us any comments you have, and in particular any errors or inconsistencies you may find! Your comments will help us improve not only this edition but further online textbooks for Mandarin 2, 3, and 4, as well as planned textbooks for additional languages.