Acknowledgements

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the funding from the Open Educational Resources (OER) Award Program at Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries. I had the great pleasure of working with Regina Gong, the OER & Student Success Librarian at the MSU Libraries. It would not have been possible for me to complete this project without her valuable advice, continuous support, and guidance. I am also grateful to her team who extended a great amount of effort creating the textbook cover and checking the format of the content. Special thanks should also go to my students, because their interests in learning Chinese have inspired and motivated me to create this resource to meet their learning needs. Finally, I would thank my colleagues and my family who support my work.