• Target Audience: Non-Chinese background students, preschool to fourth-grade level.
• Aim: Establish solid Chinese foundation with focus on characters, words, and short sentences.
• Integration: Gradual and natural integration of language, themes, and culture.
• Skills Emphasized: Develop listening, speaking, reading, character writing, and sentence composition.
• Ultimate Goal: Enable effective real-life communication in simple Chinese.
• Textbook Role: Essential for acquiring Chinese language knowledge.
• Workbook Role: Provides age-appropriate exercises for reinforcement, supporting Textbook learning.

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