Today’s World Volume 1 Textbook and Workbook set

《今日世界面面观：汉语焦点新闻选读》是为美国大学三四年级及其在华中文项目编写的一套新闻时事课教材，同样适用于包括加拿大、英国、澳大利亚、新西兰等在内的其他英语国家。全书分为上下两册，每册8课，每课设置主副两篇课文、回答问题、生词、语素学习、虚词用法及句型注释。教材在内容方面选取那些既体现新闻的时效性又受到持续关注的热门话题，比如雾霾、控枪、堕胎、慕课等，涉及教育、经济、文化、社会、体育、科技等多个领域，聚焦中美两国时事，多元化的视角、思辨性的观点，便于学生课上讨论、课下扩展。练习和答案独立成册，配合网络资源，方便教学使用。

Today’s World is an ACTFL-aligned and theme-based curriculum aimed at helping intermediate learners reach the advanced level in Chinese proficiency.

The curriculum covers more than 800 new vocabulary words and includes two textbooks and  two workbooks; each volume has eight chapters. The texts are mainly from contemporary news sources and cover hot-button topics like reality shows, smog, gun control, MOOC etc. Not only do they cover the critical issues within China and US, but they also incorporate various perspectives and highlight the diversity and complexities of the issues which helps engage learners in active discussions and develop their analytical and critical thinking.

作者简介：

王  颖：美国麻省曼荷莲学院（Mount Holyoke College）亚洲研究系教授；

王志军：美国麻省大学阿默斯特分校（University of Massachusetts Amherst）中文项目部主任；

徐丽莎：美国麻省曼荷莲学院（Mount Holyoke College）讲师