The STANDARD CHINESE series of elementary and intermediate Chinese language texts, developed at Yale and used at Yale as well as other places for many years, includes a group of texts for spoken Chinses, a separate series for reading and writing, and in addition, a companion series of workbooks. The entire series is supported by audio tape programs available separately. Please write the publisher for a free catalog. The series utilizes Hanyu Pinyin transcription system and includes practice materials in both forms of the Chinese character ('traditional' and simplified).