Observations of and reflections upon Chinese language teaching /George Chih-ch'ao Chao -- Fluency and accuracy: An assessment of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in USA in the past twenty years in honor of Professor George Chih-Ch'ao's retirement / Chih-p'ing Chou -- Pedagogical issues -- On the relations of genetics, marriage, and oral ability in Mandarin / Perry Link -- Teaching Chinese as a second language in the 21st century / Jianming Lu -- From mirror to compass: Chinese as a heritage language education in the United States / Scott McGinnis -- Literacy development -- The psychological advantage of reading and writing Chinese characters / Teh-ming Yeh -- On the pedagogy of teaching Chinese character and teaching written form Chinese / Lü Bisong -- A breakthrough in teaching and learning Chinese characters / Hilda Tao -- Grammar instruction -- Aspects of Chinese grammar from the cognitive perspective / Ying-che Li -- Prosodic grammar in teaching Chinese as a second language / Shengli Feng -- Second language acquisition -- The attitudes of Chinese language students and teachers towards error correction: A preliminary report / Tao-chung Yao -- Teaching sentence fragments: A proposal and some techniques based on Mandaribn L2 sentence processing research / Jerry Packard -- Re-conceptualizing advanced Chinese curriculum: A rhetorical and problem-solving approach / Jennifer Li-chia Liu -- Teacing and learning aural/oral skills -- Tonal dynamics of spoken Chinese / Steven Irizarry -- The role of listening comprehension strategies - The learner's perspective / Michelle Hsu-McWilliam -- A key for the Chinese speaking skill teaching / Joel Bëllassen -- How to conduct a one-on-one class with equal emphasis on language form and language function / Hsin-hsin Liang -- Making the case for oral presentation / Yufen Lee Mehta -- Multimedia and language instruction -- Problem-solving approach to integrating computer technology into the language curriculum / Jianhua Bai -- Multimedia effects on Chinese character acquisition / Hong Gang Jin -- Video project and language learning / Fangpei Cai -- Presenting "A New China" in the classroom: The application of multimedia materials / Fang Liu -- Distance learning Chinese via interactive TV: A rewarding but costly experience / Yea-Fen Chen -- Beyond basics -- Special considerations for writing advanced-level textbooks / Yuehua Liu -- Language, literature, and culture: The design of advanced Chinese curriculum / Lening Liu -- Intercultural communication and language instruction: An example of taboos and euphemism / Wei Hong -- Thoughts on teaching classical Chinese / Kai Li -- On the instructional language of classical Chinese / De Bao Xu -- A practical approach to teaching business Chinese / Xiaojun Wang