You may purchase the required textbook(s) from online vanders such as Amazon.com or Half.com. Make sure to search by the ISBN. Please contact the associate director, Chien Tsai, at tsaichienhsin@cityu.edu if you have any questions.
Arabic (ARA)
Levels 1:
- Brustad, K., & Batal, M. (2010). Alif baa: introduction to Arabic letters and sounds (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN: 978-1589016323
Levels 2- 7:
- Brustad, K., Batal, M., & Tūnisī, A. (2011). Al-Kitaab fii taʻallum al-ʻArabiyya = A textbook for beginning Arabic. (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN: 978-1589017368
- Cowan, J.M. The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (4th Edition, Arabic-English Dictionary). Spoken Language Services, Inc., Urbana, IL, 1994. (ISBN: 9780879500030)
Levels 8- 13:
- Brustad, K., Al-Batal, and M. Al-Tonsi, A. Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiyya – A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part 2 (3rd Edition, with DVD + Website Access). Georgetown University Press. (ISBN: 9781626161238) (used for levels 8-13)
- Cowan, J.M. The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (4th Edition, Arabic-English Dictionary). Spoken Language Services, Inc., Urbana, IL, 1994. (ISBN: 9780879500030)
Cantonese (CAN)
Level 1:
- Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S.T. Tong, and Gregory James. Colloquial Cantonese. New York: Routledge, 2010. https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/colloquial/language/cantonese.php
Chinese (CHN)
Levels 1- 3:
- Liping Jiang. HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook. ISBN: 9787561937099
Levels 4 – 6:
- Liping Jiang. HSK Standard Course 2 Textbook. ISBN: 9787561937266
Levels 7 (Fall 2023)
- Material provided by the instructor.
Levels 20 (Fall 2023)
- Material provided by the instructor.
Chinese ADV Conversation (Instructor provides study materials)
French (FRN)
Level 1-4
- Tendances methode de francais A1 – Cahier d’activités (workbook, French edition) – 978-0320085079
- Tendances methode de francais A1 – Livre de l’eleve (textbook, French edition) – 978-0320085062
Levels 5-7:
- Giradet, J., Pecheur, J., Gibbe, C., and Parizet, M.L. (2016). Tendances A2, Livre de l’élève. ISBN: 978-2090385281
- Giradet, J. and Pecheur, J. (2016). Tendances A2, Cahier d’activités (2016). ISBN: 978-2090385298
- Grammaire contrastive pour anglophones – A1/A2 (French Edition). ISBN: 978-2090380217
German (GER)
Level 1-5:
- Evans, S., Pude, A., et al. (2012). Menschen A1: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Kursbuch (with DVD). Ismaning: Hueber Verlag. (ISBN 9783191019013)
- Evans, S., Pude, A., et al. (2012). Menschen A1: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Arbeitsbuch (with 2 CDs). Ismaning: Hueber Verlag. (ISBN: 9783191119010)
Levels 6-10
- Evans, S., Pude, A., et al. (2012). Menschen A2: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Kursbuch. Ismaning: Hueber Verlag. (ISBN 9783192119026)
- Evans, S., Pude, A., et al. (2012). Menschen A2: Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Arbeitsbuch (with 2 CDs). Ismaning: Hueber Verlag. (ISBN: 9783191119027)
Level 11-15
- Braun, J.,Habersack, C., and Pude, A. Menschen B1 Kursbuch +DVD-ROM, Ismaning, Deutschland: Hueber Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2014 (ISBN: 9783191019037) https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=9783191019037&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results
- Braun, J.,Habersack, C., and Pude, A. Menschen B1 Arbeitsbuch + 2 Audio-CDs, Ismaning, Deutschland: Hueber Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2014 (ISBN: 9783191119034) https://www.abebooks.com/9783191119034/MENSCHEN-B1-AbCD-Audio-ejerc-Breitsameter-3191119035/plp
Level 16-21
- Böschel, Claudia, and Susanne Wagner. Sicher! B2 Deutsch als Fremdsprache München: Hueber Verlag, 2014. (ISBN: 978-3190012077)
Level 22+
- Böschel, Claudia, and Susanne Wagner. Sicher! C1 Deutsch als Fremdsprache München: Hueber Verlag, 2015. (ISBN: 978-3190012084)
Intermediate Conversation
- Schaum’s Outline of German Grammar. 6th Edition. 2019. ISBN 13: 9781260120998
German Cinema
- Jeanne Schueller. Cinema for German Conversation. Newburyport: Focus Publishing, 2009. ISBN 13 – 9781585102808
- Carol Fehringer. German Grammar in Context: Analysis and Practice 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 13 – 9781444167269
Japanese (JPN)
Level 1-6
- Banno, E. (2020). Genki 1: An integrated course in elementary Japanese: Textbook (3rd ed.). Tokyo: The Japan Times ISBN: 978-4789017305
- Banno, E. (2020). Genki 1: An integrated course in elementary Japanese: Workbook (3rd ed.). Tokyo: The Japan Times. ISBN:978-4789017312
Levels 7-12
- Banno, E. (2020). Genki II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 2 (3rd ed.). ISBN: 978-4789017329
- Banno, E., Ikeda, Y., and Tokashiki, K. (2020). Genki II: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, Workbook 2, (3nd ed.). ISBN: 978-4789017336
Levels 13 – 18:
- Yasui, Akemi, Ide Yuriko, and Doi Miyuki. (2019) Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 1. Textbook ISBN: 978-4789016957
- Yasui, Akemi, Ide Yuriko, and Doi Miyuki. (2019) Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 1. Workbook ISBN: 978-4789016964
Levels 19 – 24:
- Yasui, Akemi, Ide Yuriko, and Doi Miyuki. (2021) Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 2. Textbook ISBN: 9784789017459
- Yasui, Akemi, Ide Yuriko, and Doi Miyuki. (2021) Quartet: Intermediate Japanese Across the Four Language Skills 2. Workbook ISBN: 9784789017466
Intermediate Conversation
- Doraemon No Dokodemo Dihongo. (2009). K. ; Y. Goto McCagg; Y. Tohsaku & N. Fujimoto Vergel Inahara. ISBN-13: 978-4095101347
Advanced Conversation
-
New Full Master Grammar Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 (English and Japanese Edition). ISBN: 978-4883195657
Korean (KRN)
Level 1 – 2
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2013), Seoul National University Korean Language 1A Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 9788953934283
Level 3 – 4
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2013), Seoul National University Korean Language 1B Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 9788953934290
Level 5 – 7:
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2013), Seoul National University Korean Language 2A Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 9788953934306
Levels 8-10 :
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2013), Seoul National University Korean Language 2B Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 9788953934313
Levels 11-13:
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2013), Seoul National University Korean Language 3A Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 9788953934320
Levels 14-16:
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2015), Seoul National University Korean Language 3B Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN:
Levels 17-19:
- Language Education Institute, Seoul National University (2015), Seoul National University Korean Language 4A Student’s Book (Seoul: TWOPONDS Co., Ltd) ISBN: 978-8953934344
Intermediate Conversation-
- The instructor will provide study materials.
Korean for Heritage Speakers
- Young-mee Yu Cho, Ji-Young Jung, and Jeeyoung Ahn Ha. Integrated Korean: Accelerated 1. Hoonlulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2020. ISBN: 9780824882778
Persian (PER)
Levels 1-6:
- Brookshaw and Shabani-Jadidi (2019). The Routledge Introductory Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast, Second Edition. ISBN 9781138496798. Link to the Publisher with downloadable audio files at the bottom of the page.
Polish
Levels 1-2:
- Polski, Krok Po Kroku: Level 1 (A1/A2): Course Book for Learning Polish as a Foreign Language (Polish Edition), 2010. ISBN: 978-8393073108
Portuguese (POR)
Russian (RUS)
Level 1-2 (Fall 2023): The instructor will share information on how to acquire course materials online.
Level 2- 8 (Fall 2023): Please contact the instructor.
Intermediate Conversation
- Баско, Н.В. (2016). We communicate in Russian in different situations (Общаемся на русском в разных ситуациах). Moscow: Русский Язык Курсы. (ISBN: 9785883374103 – Use this to search for book online)
- Speak Better Russian: A Conversation Manual (online PDF)
- Recommended Material (Not Required): Offord, D. and Gogolitsyna, N. (2005). Using Russian: A guide to contemporary usage (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (ISBN: 9780521547611 – Use this to search for book online)
Spanish (SPN)
Levels 1-3
- Celia Meana. Entornos + ELEteca + Online Workbook – Part 1. Edinumen USA, 2020. ISBN-13: 9788491792734 Buy Here
Levels 4-6:
- Celia Meana. Entornos + ELEteca + Online Workbook – Part 2. Edinumen USA, 2020. ISBN-13: 9788491792765 Buy Here
Level 7-10
- Destellos – Curso Intermedio de Lengua Española, Part I. Editorial Edinumen, 2020. ISBN – 9788491793724 Buy Here
Level 11+
- Destellos – Curso Intermedio de Lengua Española, Part II. Editorial Edinumen Buy Here
Spanish Cinema
- Mary McVey Gill et al. Cinema for Spanish Conversation 3rd Edition. Newburyport: Focus Publish, 2010. ISBN 13: 9781585103744
Ukrainian
- Beginner’s Ukrainian with Interactive Online Workbook, Second Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0781813242