《发展汉语》（第二版）采取综合语言能力培养与专项语言技能训练相结合的外语教学及教材编模式。"Developing Chinese" (Second Edition) adopts a foreign language teaching and textbook compilation model that combines comprehensive language ability training and special language skills training.
全套教材分为三个层级，五个系列，即纵向分为初，中，高三个层级，横向分为综合，口语，听力，阅读，写作五个系列其中，综合系列为主干教材，口语，听力，阅读，写作系列为套教材。The complete set of textbooks is divided into three levels and five series, which are divided into junior, middle, and senior levels vertically, and horizontally divided into five series: comprehensive, speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The comprehensive series is the main textbook, speaking, and listening. , Reading and Writing series are set of teaching materials.
全套教材共 30 册，包括 The complete set of teaching materials has 30 volumes, including：
初级综合（I，II），中级综合（I，II），高级综合（I，II）
Elementary Comprehensive (I, II), Intermediate Comprehensive (I, II), Advanced Comprehensive (I, II)
初级口语（I，II），中级口语（I，II）高级口语（I，II）
Elementary oral (I, II), Intermediate oral (I, II) Advanced oral (I, II)
初级听力（I，II），中级听力（I，II），高级听力（I，II）
Elementary Listening (I, II), Intermediate Listening (I, II), Advanced Listening (I, II)
初级读写（I，II）Elementary reading and writing (I, II)
中级阅读（I，II）Intermediate reading (I, II)
高级阅读（I，II）Advanced reading (I, II)
中级写作（I，II）Intermediate writing (I, II)
高级写作（I，II）Advanced writing (I, II)
初级读写（I，I）为本版补编，承担初级阅读和初级写话双重功能。Elementary reading and writing (I, I) is a supplement to this edition, which undertakes dual functions of elementary reading and elementary writing.
本册教材与《发展汉语·中级综合》（I）相衔接，适合具备了中级入门水平，能理解与日常生活和学习相关以及比较浅显的书面材料，能就熟悉的话题与他人进行有一定层次的沟通与交流的学习者使用。本教材以全面提高中级阶段学习者听、说、读、写综合汉语交际能力为宗旨，突出教材内容的实用性和趣味性，注重话题内容的开放性和现实性，体例设计遵循使用者友好原则，练习题丰富多样，从而有效提高学习者的综合语言能力。
随书赠送录音MP3一张，录有每课的生词、课文等内容。
本册为《发展汉语（第二版）高级写作（Ⅰ）》，是《发展汉语（第二版）中级写作（Ⅱ）》的晋级衔接教材，适合学过《发展汉语（第二版）中级写作（Ⅱ）》或与此等级相当的课本、已累积3000~3500个左右汉语词汇、熟悉常见的书面语体表达方式的学习者使用。共12课，每课用2~4课时完成。全书围绕当前社会热点话题及与学生紧密相关的话题展开，通过写作范文的讨论与学习，逐步引导学生掌握本课写作知识要点，提升写作技能，同时，围绕话题设置“边读边练、参考练习”等环节，进一步训练、巩固学生的写作技能。
This volume is "Development Chinese (Second Edition) Advanced Writing (Ⅰ)", which is an advanced cohesive textbook of "Development Chinese (Second Edition) Intermediate Writing (Ⅱ)", suitable for learning "Development Chinese (Second Edition) Intermediate" Writing (Ⅱ)" or a textbook equivalent to this level, used by learners who have accumulated about 3000-3500 Chinese vocabulary and are familiar with common written style expressions. There are 12 lessons in total, and each lesson is completed in 2~4 hours. The book focuses on current social hot topics and topics closely related to students.