本文就對外漢語教材編寫原則的針對性、實用性、交際性、知識性、趣味性和科學性等幾個方面，討論最近兩年內出版的一套初、中級對外漢語教材《現代漢語課程》(The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level I and Level II)。該教材適用於非目的語語言環境，英語為母語大學或高中零起點的學生。本文嘗試以該教材中的實例展現對外漢語教材編寫的幾個原則，介紹在編撰非目的語環境國別教材時的思考、設計與具體實施。

This paper introduces The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese, Levels I and II, a beginning and intermediate level course in Modern Mandarin that provides a communication-focused, function-oriented, research-supported set of materials for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese is designed for English-speaking high school or college students with no background in Chinese language who begin Mandarin study in an English speaking environment. In this paper we present concrete examples from the course that illustrate our approach as we designed these teaching materials.