PC = Li, Duanduan, et al. A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese. Vol. 2 (Dàxué Yuwén/大學語文/大学语文). New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2003, 2004. ISBN: 
0231125577, 0231135858.
There are two versions of this textbook: a simplified character version and a complex character version. Purchase whichever one you prefer.
OC = Chou, Chih-p'ing, Perry Link, and Ying Wang. Oh, China! Elementary Reader of Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0691058784.
Calendar schedule.
| WEEK # |
MONDAYS |
WEDNESDAYS |
FRIDAYS |
| 1 |
|
Session 1: Course Introduction |
Session 2: PC11 The Chinese Zodiac |
| 2 |
Session 3: PC11 (cont.) |
Session 4: PC12 Chinese New Year |
Session 5: PC12 (cont.) |
| 3 |
Session 6: PC11 and PC12 Review |
Session 7: Quiz 1 |
Session 8: PC13 The Story of The Dream of the Red Mansions
|
| 4 |
Session 9: PC13 (cont.) |
Session 10: PC14 Shaolin Martial Arts |
Session 11: PC14 (cont.) |
| 5 |
Session 12: PC13 and PC14 Review |
Session 13: Quiz 2 |
Session 14: PC15 Confucius |
| 6 |
Session 15: PC15 (cont.) |
Session 16: PC16 The Story of Mencius |
Session 17: PC16 (cont.) |
| 7 |
Session 18: PC15 and PC16 Review |
Session 19: Quiz 3 |
Session 20: PC17 The Story of Silkworms |
| 8 |
Session 21: PC17 (cont.) |
Session 22: PC18 Chinese Tea |
Session 23: PC18 (cont.) |
| 9 |
Session 24: PC17 and PC18 Review |
Session 25: Quiz 4 |
Session 26: PC19 Chinese Porcelain |
| 10 |
Session 27: PC19 (cont.) |
Session 28: PC20 The Character of Bamboo |
Session 29: PC20 (cont.) |
| 11 |
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Session 30: PC19 and PC20 Review |
Session 31: Quiz 5 |
| 12 |
Session 32: OC19 Chinese Descendents in the U.S. |
Session 33: OC19 (cont.) |
Session 34: OC25 Guangdong Province |
| 13 |
Session 35: OC25 (cont.) |
Session 36: OC32 Yung Wing, the First Chinese Awarded the Bachelor's Degree from an American University |
Session 37: OC32 (cont.) |
| 14 |
Session 38: OC33 Qiu Jin, A Pioneer in the Liberation of Chinese Women |
Session 39: OC33 (cont.) |
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