| 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 | 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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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.