1. Norman, Jerry, 2008/1988,Chinese, Cambridge University Press and Beijing World Publishing Corporation(Required. Available in major bookstores, click on links for book information)

2. Gong, Qunhu, Course handouts (Required, downloadable at shared emailbox  EMAChinese@163.com, access PIN available in class only, or available as hard copies)

3. DeFrancis, John, 1984, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy, University of Hawaii Press (Optional for highly readable discussions on Chinese writing system, click on the link for online information)

(Reference books/online materials on a variety of cultural topics are not listed, topic background information is available as handouts downloadable at  EMAChinese@163.com, access pin available in class)