《輕松學(xué)中文》系列（第二版）是一套專門為非華裔學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)編寫的國(guó)際漢語(yǔ)教材，主要適用于小學(xué)高年級(jí)的學(xué)生和中學(xué)生。本套教材旨在為學(xué)生奠定扎實(shí)的漢語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)，幫助學(xué)生在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中得體、準(zhǔn)確地使用語(yǔ)言， 有邏輯、有條理地表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)和思想。這個(gè)目標(biāo)是通過(guò)語(yǔ)言、主題和文化的自然結(jié)合，字、詞、句、語(yǔ)法等語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)以及聽(tīng)、說(shuō)、讀、寫各項(xiàng)交際技能的訓(xùn)練來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)的。本套教材共七冊(cè)，分三個(gè)教學(xué)階段：第一階段為第一、二、三冊(cè)，重點(diǎn)是通過(guò)對(duì)語(yǔ)音、漢字、詞語(yǔ)和語(yǔ)法的學(xué)習(xí)，幫助學(xué)生打好漢語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)興趣，達(dá)到用漢語(yǔ)進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單交流的目的。第二階段為第四、五冊(cè)，重點(diǎn)是擴(kuò)充詞匯，學(xué)習(xí)更多的語(yǔ)法知識(shí)，使學(xué)生能在真實(shí)情景下進(jìn)行有效的交流。第三階段為第六、七冊(cè)，重點(diǎn)是讓學(xué)生接觸到真實(shí)的語(yǔ)料，使學(xué)生有信心用精準(zhǔn)、恰當(dāng)?shù)臐h語(yǔ)以口頭和書(shū)面形式進(jìn)行有邏輯、有條理的交流。The 2nd edition of Easy Steps to Chinese is especially de-signed for non-Chinese background students， who are learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. The series can be used by secondary school students as well as fifth and sixth graders in primary schools.This series will help students establish a solid foundation of Chinese in terms of characters， words， sentences and grammar through natural and gradual integration of language， themes and culture. The simultaneous development of listening， speak-ing， reading and writing is especially emphasized. The ultimate aim is to help students develop communication skills in Chinese in real-life situations and express their viewpoints appropriately， precisely， logically and coherently.The series consists of seven books in three stages：Stage 1 （Books 1， 2， 3）： the focus of this stage is to establish a solid foundation through the learning of pinyin， characters， vocabulary and grammar. The aim is to help students foster an interest in learning Chinese and develop skills in using simple Chinese for communication.Stage 2 （Books 4 and 5）： the focus of this stage is to learn more vocabulary and grammar so that students are able to use the language functionally when communicating with people in real-life situations.Stage 3 （Books 6 and 7）： the focus of this stage is to provide students with authentic materials， and help them develop com-munication skills. It is believed that when the time comes， the students will be confident in expressing their viewpoints pre-cisely， appropriately， logically and coherently in both oral and written forms.

　　馬亞敏，于加拿大女王大學(xué)（Queen’s University）獲得教育碩士，主修課程設(shè)計(jì)及教學(xué)。在過(guò)去30余年的教育生涯中，她先后在中國(guó)上海、中國(guó)香港和加拿大金斯頓的中學(xué)和大學(xué)教授過(guò)十余年英語(yǔ)，并在中國(guó)香港的國(guó)際學(xué)校（小學(xué)和中學(xué)）教授過(guò)二十多年漢語(yǔ)。她在中國(guó)香港的港島中學(xué)擔(dān)任中文部主任二十余年，教授過(guò)IGCSE、AS/A-Levels和IB語(yǔ)言B課程。馬亞敏老師是國(guó)際漢語(yǔ)教學(xué)領(lǐng)域的專家，她編寫的兩套經(jīng)典漢語(yǔ)教材在全球范圍內(nèi)持續(xù)暢銷二十年。她也一直致力于在全球范圍內(nèi)組織、提供教師培訓(xùn)和研討。Ms. Yamin Ma has an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Instruction from Queen’s University， Canada. She used to teach English at both secondary and university levels in Shanghai （China）， Hong Kong （China） and Kingston （Canada） for over 10 years and has taught Chinese at primary and secondary levels in Hong Kong （China） for more than 20 years. Ms. Ma has been the Head of the Chinese Department in Island School （located in Hong Kong， China） for over two decades and has taught IGCSE， AS/A-Levels and IB Language B courses.Ms. Ma is an expert in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning， and author of two Chinese textbook series， which have been bestsellers worldwide for 20 years. Ms. Ma will continue to offer training and workshops to teachers of Chinese around the world.