其实，对于外国人，如果想学习汉语，任何一本书都可以作为教材。一个好的汉语教师，都会自己编写自己的教材的。作为初学者，带个笔记本，或者摄像头，就可以开始学习了！你到当地的书店，买一本简易形的新华字典，足够了！选个好老师，比什么都重要！
As far as I know, as for a foreign beginner of Chinese, any book or newspaper in Chinese could be your textbook far enough. Those qualified and excellent Chinese teachers would edit his or her own guide materials by him/herself. Go to the chosen classroom with your notebook or a video recorder and start to learn. Alternatively, buy a simplified Chinese Dictionary which is called "XIN HUA ZI DIAN" at any bookstore. It would be fine. Nothing could be more important than choosing a wonderful teacher.
