China in Depth: An Integrated Course for Advanced Chinese is an advanced-level textbook designed for students who are interested in using Chinese to conduct research about contemporary China. This textbook is compiled with reference to the principles of Content-Based Instruction and ACTFL Foreign Language Proficiency Test criteria for the “advanced” and "superior" levels. It strives to reflect a wide range of topics related to the rapid pace of change in contemporary China. The topics in this book are divided into four areas: social studies, economics, international relations and important people, which aim to develop students’ language skills with special emphasis on training for critical thinking. This book is appropriate for a typical fourth-or fifth-year Chinese course at a four-year college in North America, and it can also be adopted by short-term Chinese intensive language programs for their advanced classes.
