Chinese Character Canon Product Introduction Copyright 2006 © The Miktam of Chinese International Inc.

1 CCC Electronic Teaching Materials: 1.1 CCC Learning Machine 1.2 CCC Magic Pen 2 CCC Large Font Textbook 3 CCC Assorted Reading Materials: 3.1 Synchronous Reading (Volume 1~4) 3.2 Comprehensive Reading (Volume 1~4) 3.3 CCC Commentary 3.4 CCC Aria 4 CCC Teaching Aids: 4.1 Teaching Plan and Game Collection 4.2 CCC Character Learning Theory 4.2 Large font character strip and card 4.3 Teacher’s Manual

1.1 CCC Learning Machine Include: CCC Learning Machine CCC 4000 Character Textbooks (8 volumes ) CCC Home Teaching Plan and Game Collection CCC Character Learning Theory 1. CCC Electronic Teaching Materials

Major features: Recitation in Standard Mandarin Single Character Reading Single Phrase Reading (four characters) Whole Page Reading Self-Test Function 1.1 CCC Learning Machine (Cont)

1.2 CCC Magic Pen Include: CCC Magic Learning Pen CCC 4000 Character Textbooks (4 volumes ) CCC Recitation CDs CCC Character Display and Recitation DVDs (one phrase per screen) 1. CCC Electronic Teaching Materials

With hidden coded patterns printed in the textbooks, Magic Pen can easily identify every character and pronounce it in standard Mandarin. You can also download and play MP3 with Magic Pen 1.2 CCC Magic Pen (Cont) 1G MP3 Player + Pattern Recognition Technology Magic Pen = Features:

1.2 CCC Magic Pen (Cont) More Features: Earphone and External Speaker Repeat Function Volume Control Play/Pause/Turning page Functions On/Off (Automatically Turn Off in Inactive Mood) Replaceable Memory Card

2. CCC Large Font Textbook Include: CCC 4000 Character Textbooks (4 volumes ) CCC Recitation CDs or Tapes CCC Character Display and Recitation DVDs or VCDs (one phrase per screen)

2. CCC Large Font Textbook (Cont) Features: Vol. 1: 13 lessons in 13 subjects, 248 phrases and 992 characters; Vol. 2: 13 lessons in 13 subjects, 252 phrases and 1008 characters; Vol. 3: 11 lessons in 12 subjects, 250 phrases and 1000 characters; Vol. 4: 13 lessons in 13 subjects, 250 phrases and 1000 characters. CCC textbook are recorded on 2 DVD/VCD and 2 CD/tapes read by Chinese professional announcers with standard mandarin pronunciation, clear voice, and proper speed. It is very easy for students to distinguish the pronunciation and follow the reading.

3. CCC Assorted Reading Materials 3.1 Synchronous Reading (Volume 1~4 ) “Synchronous Reading” is supplementary reading material of CCC. CCC contains 50 subjects of knowledge which are the 50 lessons of the textbook. Corresponding to the 50 subjects, “Synchronous Reading” also contains 50 lessons. In each lesson, “Synchronous Reading” contains some frequently used vocabularies, phrases, sentences and short stories on the subject with the CCC characters already learnt. “Synchronous Reading” helps students review and consolidate the characters learnt, and at the same time cultivates and trains their pre-reading capability. Combining “Synchronous Reading” in the course of CCC learning, the consolidation rate of character recognition will be increased greatly.

Compared to “Synchronous Reading”, “Comprehensive Reading” is for advanced reading practice after students finish learning CCC volume I and II. It is to train and check student’s systematic and independent reading capability. There are 300 articles with more than 300 thousand characters compiled into 4 volumes by the order of complexity. All articles were carefully selected and they pave the road to the free reading. With the completion of each volume, a student’s reading ability jumps to a higher level. Once all four volumes are finished, a student should have mastered all the reading skills for free reading. 3.2 Comprehensive Reading (Volume 1~4 ) 3 CCC Assorted Reading Materials

CCC Commentary explains each sentence and every character of 50 subjects of content in CCC textbook in detail. It is a reference material for both teachers and students. 3.3 CCC Commentary 3 CCC Assorted Reading Materials

Excerpt of CCC Commentary Book Lesson 1 Astronomy 【 Notes 】 Astronomy is the first lesson, with 8 rhymes, 16 sentences and 64 characters. This lesson starts from the heavens and the earth, and the cosmos, and describes 28 common astronomical phenomenon. 【 Original Text 】 乾坤有序，宇宙无疆。星辰密布，斗柄指航 3.3 CCC Commentary (Cont) 3 CCC Assorted Reading Materials

乾坤有序，宇宙无疆。 乾（ qián ）坤（ kūn): 中国最大的，也是最重要的一对哲学范畴。《周易》六十四卦的 第一卦和第二卦。是促使万物发生变化的两种截然相反的物质的性质。乾之象为天， 表示阳性，坤之象为地，表示阴性。乾坤强调的不是相互对立，而是相辅相成。乾始 物，坤成物，乾和坤两种物质相互交感才能推动事物发生变化。因此乾坤又引申为天 地、日月、男女、父母等。 乾（ qián ）坤（ kūn): are the supreme and most important pair of philosophical concepts in China. They are the first and second hexagrams in Zhouyi, also known as Changes of the Zhou. They are diametrically different natures of matter to prompt creatures to change. The phenomenon of Qian is Heaven, representing Yang; while the phenomenon of Kun is Earth, representing Yin. Yizhuang, i.e. Ten Wings holds that Heaven produces creatures and Earth helps creatures grow. Qian and Kun are not opposite but complementary. Qian gives birth to creatures and Kun nourishes them. The very interaction between them gives impetus to the changes of creatures. In this sense, the Qian and Kun can refer to Heaven and Earth, the Sun and the Moon, man and woman, or father and mother, etc. 有（ yǒu): 1.to have 2.to exist. 序 (xù): 次序、顺序。序 (xù) ： means sequence, succession. 宇 (yǔ) 宙 (zhòu): 空间与时间的总和。宇指空间，宙指时间； the summation of space and time. Yu means space and Zhou means time. 无 (wú): 1.without 2.nil; nothing 疆 (jiāng): 指边界。 refers to the boundary. 3.3 CCC Commentary (Cont)

天地啊，你化育万物，包罗万象，运行然而 有序。宇宙啊，你无始无终，无边无际，哪 儿都没有界疆 ! Oh, Heaven and Earth! You are all-inclusive, producing and nourishing creatures, yet running in order. Oh, the Cosmos! You know no beginning and end, no boundaries and even no limits! 3.3 CCC Commentary (Cont)

As one of CCC’s assorted reading materials, CCC Aria is inseparable with CCC, yet it also has its independency. It re-used every character in the original CCC text and it can serve as a simple commentary for CCC. A poem with more than 1000 sentences, CCC Aria is a valuable CCC teaching and reading material. It could be regarded as a long song singing about ancient time and nowadays, and also as a long poem describing all kinds of phenomenon. It has long and short sentences, with rhymes through out the poem. 3.4 CCC Aria 3 CCC Assorted Reading Materials

Features: Detail introduction of CCC’s teaching method and teaching characteristics. Example plans for learning or teaching CCC at home. More than 20 carefully designed word or character games offers the alternatives to balance learning and fun. (This book comes with the CCC Learning Machine.) 4. CCC Teaching Aids 4.1 CCC Home Teaching Plan and Game Collection

4.2 Teacher’s Manual of CCC Features: For school or group teaching Detailed specific teaching plan for each lesson Requirement for pre-class preparation After-class evaluation Ways of using the teaching aids How to design an excellent CCC learning lesson How to cultivate student’s learning interest and etc. 4. CCC Teaching Aids

4.3 CCC Character Strips and Cards Strips of 4,000 CCC characters (four characters per strip) Cards of 4,000 CCC characters (one character per card) 4. CCC Teaching Aids

Thank You!