Chinese Made Easy adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a second or foreign language. It is designed for students taking the SAT II / AP-Chinese Examinations, IB Chinese Exam, HSK , or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own. This method has five levels with textbooks and CDs, workbooks and teacher's guides. After completing the series, learners will have acquired a vocabulary of approximately 1,700 Chinese characters and several thousand phrases. This course features task-based learning coupled with a focus on form and function. Textbooks are in full color and include both simplified and traditional Chinese characters on vocabulary lists.