THIS IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF LANGUAGE GUIDES DEVELOPED AND WRITTEN BY STATEWIDE COMMITTEES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. A COMPANION VOLUME TO THIS GUIDE IS "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION--PERSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTUS," PREPARED BY NELSON BROOKS, CHARLES F. HOCKETT, AND EVERETT V. O'ROURKE, 1963. A 1964 SURVEY SHOWED 19 CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 16 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OFFERING COURSES IN CHINESE, DEMONSTRATING THE HIGH INTEREST IN CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDIES IN THIS STATE. THIS GUIDE WAS WRITTEN TO SERVE AS AN AID TO SUPERVISORS AND TEACHERS IN ORGANIZING AND ADMINISTERING BEGINNING CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS BASED ON THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD. CHAPTERS INCLUDE--(1) VALUE AND SELECTION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, (2) GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, (3) BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING MANDARIN CHINESE, (4) METHODOLOGY, (5) THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, AND (6) TESTING AND EVALUATING. APPENDICES GIVE SELECTED REFERENCE LISTS AND OUTLINES OF THE MANDARIN CHINESE SOUND SYSTEM, STRUCTURAL PATTERNS, AND ROMANIZATION SYSTEMS. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS BOOKLET MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 721 CAPITOL MALL, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814. (JD)