This book makes an important contribution to language teaching in general, to IB language teaching, and more precisely to the teaching of Chinese both in IB and non-IB classrooms. Readers who are up to date with the cutting edge of language teaching method, particularly for Chinese, will find reassurance and confirmation of their approach in this book whether they are IB teachers or not. Those who feel they are not aware of the most up-to-date thinking in language teaching, again particularly for Chinese, will find ample advice.