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About the Authors

Yan Shen, M.A. (Los Angeles, California) has been a lecturer in Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA, Los Angeles since 2005, taught Chinese as a second language for over a decade at the International Chinese Language and Culture Center at Tsinghua University, and has been a certified Oral Proficiency Tester for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages since 2012. She has also published articles in journals (such as The Journal of Tsinghua University), presented at national and global conferences (including ACTFL and CLTA), and served as a reader for the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam.

Joanne Shang, B.S. (New York, New York) teaches Mandarin Chinese at Rye Country Day School in New York and is professionally focused in student-centered pedagogy and technology integration in world language teaching and learning. She is a master teacher in Startalk programs, presents regularly at national and global conferences, and has been a reader for the AP Chinese Language and Culture exam.

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People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr. Barron created his own study guides.
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AP Chinese Language and Culture Premium, Fourth Edition: 2 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Audio

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