<p>I am not familiar with AP Chinese curriculum but I would recommend go by China's HSK.</p>

<p>Reasons:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>HSK is designed for non-native speakers and is administered by an agency of Ministry of Education.</p></li>
<li><p>If you adapted the HSK, you might lower your cost of authorisation. Even though I don't have the actual number, you could tell from the exam fees.</p></li>
<li><p>HSK is harder than AP Chinese. It's not easy to get 'A' in HSK.</p></li>
</ol>

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Kevman
<p>I'd like to start tutoring Mandarin through software I am writing. What are US domestic curriculum standards that I can base my teachings off of, starting at the middle- high-school level? </p>

<p>Please provide links and an explanation for why you selected a particular one. I'm looking for a curriculum example, learning objectives, exercise samples, and evidence of learning examples.</p>

<p>For example, I'm thinking <a href="https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-chinese-language-and-culture" rel="nofollow noreferrer">US AP (Advanced Placement) language curriculum</a> would be a good starting point. </p>

<p>If not, should I be using China's HSK?</p>

<p>I'm thinking AP because I'd eventually like to bring on more languages into my software and AP offers many language choices.</p>

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2016-10-27T17:08:28.717Z
Any comments on this?
user3871
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I think it depends on who are your target customers.
EXL
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@emmaxl Ages 14 to 18 male and female students.
user3871
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HSK is a graded set of exams, not a curriculum. HanBan provides vocabulary lists for each of the levels, but no information on required grammar etc. You might try sets of course books based on HSK, but I don't know how good they are.
Tsundoku
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Why limit yourself to domestic standards? Why not use international ones? The IB curriculum comes to mind.
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What are some US Mandarin curriculum standards?
# What are some US Mandarin curriculum standards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-20)

I'd like to start tutoring Mandarin through software I am writing. What are US domestic curriculum standards that I can base my teachings off of, starting at the middle- high-school level?

Please provide links and an explanation for why you selected a particular one. I'm looking for a curriculum example, learning objectives, exercise samples, and evidence of learning examples.

For example, I'm thinking [US AP (Advanced Placement) language curriculum](https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-chinese-language-and-culture) would be a good starting point.

If not, should I be using China's HSK?

I'm thinking AP because I'd eventually like to bring on more languages into my software and AP offers many language choices.

**Tags:** learning, teaching-methods

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Any comments on this?  
> **username_1**: I think it depends on who are your target customers.  
> **username_0**: @emmaxl Ages 14 to 18 male and female students.  
> **username_2**: HSK is a graded set of exams, not a curriculum. HanBan provides vocabulary lists for each of the levels, but no information on required grammar etc. You might try sets of course books based on HSK, but I don't know how good they are.  
> **username_3**: Why limit yourself to domestic standards? Why not use international ones? The IB curriculum comes to mind.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-18. Score: 1

I am not familiar with AP Chinese curriculum but I would recommend go by China's HSK.

Reasons:

1. HSK is designed for non-native speakers and is administered by an agency of Ministry of Education.
2. If you adapted the HSK, you might lower your cost of authorisation. Even though I don't have the actual number, you could tell from the exam fees.
3. HSK is harder than AP Chinese. It's not easy to get 'A' in HSK.


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