Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese
Language Education: Quick Vocabulary Handbook, a practical vocabulary-learning
manual for Chinese language learners, is compiled in strict accordance with the “List of Chinese Vocabulary” in Chinese Proficiency Grading
Standards for International Chinese Language Education.
According to the “three levels and nine bands” of the Standards,
Quick Vocabulary Handbook is composed of seven volumes, and this volume belongs
to Level 1, which contains all the 500 words in Level 1. With 20 words per unit
internally, this volume seeks to turn vocabulary learning into parts and
improve the efficiency of vocabulary learning, so that learners can complete
one unit of vocabulary learning and practice every day. The book organizes the
words in phonetic order and illustrates and shows the words in four dimensions:
pronunciation, word class, interpretation and usage. At the same time, the book
focuses on the combination of learning and practicing, and after finishing one
unit, the learners can practice intensively through the “Quick Practice”
section with various types of practice questions, each focusing on different
aspects and complementing the other.
Qu Shuhao, who has a PhD in Literature, is an
associate professor in the College of International Cultural Exchange of
Central China Normal University. She has long been teaching Chinese as a
preparatory course and Chinese courses at junior, middle and senior levels for
international students in China, and has participated in authoring several
Chinese textbooks. She has worked as an international Chinese teacher at the
Confucius Institute in Carleton, Canada. Her research mainly focuses on Chinese
grammar, Chinese teaching methods for foreigners, and the compilation and
development of Chinese teaching materials.
The book explains words concisely and gives practical
and common phrases and example sentences to show the common usage of words and
the context in which they are used. In addition, there are a variety of
exercises to test learners’ learning effect and to consolidate their word
knowledge, so that they can practice and improve their word usage skills.