本书根据《国际汉语教师标准》(2012)、《国际汉语教师证书考试大纲》（2014）以及公布的样题等编写，旨在帮助《国际汉语教师证书》的应试者了解和掌握现代汉语知识。对现代汉语的语音、汉字、词汇、语法以及修辞进行了简明、扼要的梳理，力求反映现代汉语语法的全貌，但又力避烦琐，尽量采用表格的方式对有关知识进行展示。在介绍汉语语法知识时，注重突出对外汉语教学的特点。本书还专门设计了“备考指南”“模拟练习”“知识链接”等板块，附有模拟练习的参考答案。
This book is based on the International Chinese Language Teachers’ Standard (2012), the International Chinese Language Teachers’ Certificate Examination Syllabus (2014) and the published sample questions, etc. It aims to help candidates for the International Chinese Language Teachers’ Certificate to understand and master modern Chinese. It provides a concise and brief overview of modern Chinese phonetics, Chinese characters, vocabulary, grammar and rhetoric. It aims to reflect the whole picture of modern Chinese grammar, but avoids being cumbersome and uses tables to present the relevant knowledge as far as possible. In introducing the knowledge of Chinese grammar, attention is paid to highlighting the characteristics of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The book is also designed with sections such as “Exam Preparation Guide”, “Practice Exercises” and “Knowledge Links”, with reference answers to the practice exercises.
