Go Far with Chinese ENHANCED EDITION is a dynamic, proficiency-based program developed from the ground up specifically for middle and high school students. It blends age-appropriate characters and their stories with real-world communication skills that align with ACTFL standards, building a solid foundation for college-level programs, such as Integrated Chinese. Level-appropriate and relevant vocabulary, contextual grammar, and extensive teacher resources ensure authentic language learning, empowering students to confidently use their skills in real-world situations.

Level 1 is intended for use over one year at the middle/high school level. For programs with limited instructional hours, Level 1 is also available as a split edition (Levels 1A & 1B). Level 1 introduces approximately 300 new words.

NEW to the ENHANCED EDITION

Go Farther! Literary and Cultural Readings: The Go Farther! section at the end of every chapter further enables students to deepen their language skills and cultural knowledge by exploring real-life and literary artifacts, such as street signs, advertisements, and classical poems. Students gain insights into contemporary and traditional Chinese culture through authentically based activities.
All-in-one Digital Experience with Course+: Cheng & Tsui is excited to introduce Course+, a new digital offering on our digital platform, FluencyLink. Course+ offers a fully interactive learning experience, featuring auto-graded textbook activities with instant feedback, as well as course materials in both simplified and traditional characters, all in one place. Access audio, video, interactive workbook activities, and teacher resources with just a click, making it easier than ever to manage and customize your lessons. With Course+, you can spend less time navigating digital tools and more time doing what matters most: teaching with flexibility. (FluencyLink Course+ for students and teachers is available on a subscription basis.)
Key Program Features

ACTFL Alignment: Fully aligned to the ACTFL Proficiency Benchmarks and World-Readiness Standards.
Proficiency-based Instruction: Can-Do goals use Backward Design to drive instruction and Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) to measure real-world communication skills.
Comprehensible Input: Language is highly controlled, targeting high-frequency vocabulary to support authentic conversations in real-life contexts.
Authentic Materials: Contains a wealth of realia, photos, videos, and literary texts to promote cultural literacy.
Articulated Sequence: Go Far with Chinese articulates with Integrated Chinese, the leading college-level textbook series, whose selected chapters in Volumes 3 and 4 are the most widely used in AP® Chinese courses.
Video Program: Children of Hangzhou video diaries, filmed in mainland China and Taiwan, expose students to authentic language and culture.
Comic Story: An engaging comic storyline follows six teenagers in Beijing and their travels to other cities. Each episode reinforces language learning through relevant and engaging topics using natural, as well as natural and informal dialogue.
Language in Context: A Language Model begins each chapter, presenting the target vocabulary and grammar in context, prioritizing meaning before form.
Personalization and Differentiation: Activities relate to the young students’ lives, fostering real-world communication and individual expression while allowing differentiation using the extensive supplemental activities and materials provided in the Teacher’s Resources packet.