It’s taken a while, but we’re getting there: as of today, if you type ‘learn Mandarin’ into Google, ChinesePod shows up in first place. Meanwhile, if you type ‘learn Chinese” we show up at number 7, and rising. (At Yahoo, we’re at numbers 1, and 10, respectively.) Now, while we’re at it, if you […]
Archive for October, 2006
How do you ‘consume’ ChinesePod?
Published by October 16th, 2006 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 11 CommentsI think I could probably guess how most people use, or, ‘consume’ ChinesePod. Most likely, it’s: load up on the audio, listen to a bunch, then get the transcripts. After that, it’s the forums, the Learning Center, etc. Some peoole go through everything, and do so really systematically. Others do it more partially and randomly. […]
Aric linked to a short video we did on Nanjing Lu in the Saturday Show. In case you haven’t seen it, here it is. We plan to experiment with lots of different video formats in the coming weeks. We eagerly await your feedback.
Ken Carroll
Level-spanning Listeners
Published by October 13th, 2006 in Learning Chinese, About ChinesePod and User Feedback. 24 CommentsRecently we casually put up a poll question about how many levels users regularly listen to. The results surprised us. Here is the original question and the results:
How many different levels of podcasts do you regularly listen to? (choose from Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced)
One: 17% (83)
Two: 36% (179)
Three: 27% (137)
Four: 9% (47)
Five: 11% […]
ChinesePod, old media, and CNN
Published by October 13th, 2006 in About ChinesePod and ChinesePod Media Coverage. 5 CommentsI’ve been trying to get a copy of the CNN report on ChinesePod for the last few weeks - yes, weeks. At first they offered a video, an actual VCR recording for $200. We told them that no-one in China uses the VCR any more. Eventually they came round to putting it on disc, except […]
What are you passionate about?
Published by October 12th, 2006 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 22 CommentsOne thing I’ve learned in the last year is that our learners are not a homogeneous group. Attitudes, practices, and aspirations, all vary widely. So, too do study habits, motivations, learning styles, and so on.
But we do all appear to have one thing in common: a passion for learning. A lot of people on […]
Post ChinesePod audio lessons into your blog, 2
Published by October 12th, 2006 in About ChinesePod and Podcasting. 1 CommentOK, here’s Version 2. We took up on Bazza’s suggestion to include the title of the lesson. Again, you can put ChinesePod audio lessons on your blog. Just go to any podcast lesson, copy and paste the code below the ‘listen’ button, and paste it into your blog post.
Feel free to post […]
For some time Wikipedia has been blocked in China - until today, that is. I have no idea why it suddenly works. I’m not even sure why, specifically, it was ever blocked in the first place. It has been off and on in the past two years, but I haven’t been able to access it […]
I can’t say that I’m terribly familiar with most e-learning practices, but I get the distinct feeling that there is some cynicism amongst business people as to what e-learning can achieve. Companies have spent fortunes, often with little result, on e-learning ’solutions’. Some (though not all) managers that I have spoken to would go as […]
One of our leaarners, Dan Johnson, sent us this sketch. I think you’ll agree that it’s masterpiece. If I had been wearing some bling in it, I think I could easily pass for a rapper.
Ken Carroll
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