Contemporary Chinese is a set of CD-ROMs designed for those students who are learning Chinese. The ultimate goal of this CD-ROM is to develop the student's ability to comprehend and communicate in the Chinese language. Specifically, it provides training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. This CD-ROM includes: 1. Text, vocabulary, sentence patterns, grammar, phonetics, and cultural notes. 2. Characters: Relevant information about each Chinese character is given, including definitions, pronunciation, word usage, and stroke order.

    Various kinds of exercises are also included to practice reading and writing of each character. 3. Exercises: These exercises are comprehensive and vary in form, covering listening, speaking, reading and writing. 4. Video: There are interactive videos, which accompany each lesson. These videos are provided to offer a visual learning experience, which allows students to learn outside the written text.

Lesson 1 Why Does One Work?
Lesson 2 I Really Feel Like Resinginig
Lesson 3 There Is Simply No Alternative
Lesson 4 The Teacher Has Requested It
Lesson 5 Winning The Lottery
Lesson 6 A Dialogue Between Tow Towers
Lesson 7 Surfing the Internet
Lesson 8 Is it Harder To Be a Man or a Woman?
Lesson 9 Changing One's Mind
Lesson 10 Pity the Hearts of All Parents
,etc.