Later today we will move this blog over the Praxis Language.
We’re doing this to simplify things. I will blog at the new url and both SpanishSense and ChinesePod will link to it. My posts there will concern the broader issues - learning, web 2.0, linguistics, etc. For Chinese-specific items, I’ll post in the ‘Connect’ […]
Author Archive for Ken Carroll
What does ‘learning on your terms’ really mean?
Published by May 8th, 2007 in About ChinesePod. 18 CommentsWe’ve been busy over at Praxis Language, talking about, amongst other things, the meaning behind the slogan Learning on your terms. Link.
Ken Carroll
Why are you learning Chinese?
Published by May 6th, 2007 in Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 39 CommentsHere’s something we haven’t talked about for a while: Why we’re all learning Chinese.
There are lots of new people entering the community since V3. I’m seeing some new ideas and attitudes - particularly in the ‘Connect’ section. Some people arrive here on a mission: they were already determined to learn Mandarin before […]
I’ve reposted the link the my new Beyond E Learning podcast here.
Ken Carroll
ChinesePod interviewed on Danwei
Published by April 15th, 2007 in ChinesePod Media Coverage. 5 CommentsI’ve discovered that there is life beyond V3. Here’s an audio interview I did for Danwei’s China businesscast series. They asked me to talk about the ChinesePod business model.
Btw, if you don’t know Danwei, well you should. Great source of information on media-related things in China.
Ken Carroll
Stephen Krashen
Formal learning involves the type of courses we take in school or on training programs. In school, it is mostly done to us (while we sit passively). It is explicit and presented in structured, generic packages, on a pre-ordained schedule, etc.
Informal learning, by contrast, constitutes everything beyond the formal - anything we learn […]
Jay Cross, in his seminal Informal Learning, has lots of great insights. Here are some into ways to promote learning. According to Jay, people learn best when they:
Know what’s in it for them and deem it relevant
Understand what’s expected of htem
Connect with other people
Are challenged to make choices
Feel safe about showing what they do […]
E learning experts review ChinesePod
Published by March 31st, 2007 in About ChinesePod and Learning. 4 CommentsTwo notable individulas who have been using Chinesepod have blogged about their impressions. Rick Nigol is an e-learning expert who has been using ChinesePod for the last few weeks, as has Paul Dillon, aka, the Learning Guy. Both seem to like ChinesePod, and for similar reasons.
Community
Both cite community as a source of motivation, help, […]
CCTV are looking for a ‘free-lance actor’ to play the role of a foreign journalist in their Learn to Speak Chinese show. Details here. I guess this would give you the chance to work with the great Da Shan.
Ken Carroll
This is relatively amusing, if you don’t mind listening to lao wai speaking shaky Chinese. My view is that this is actually a good way to learn. It’s comprehensible and it draws your attention to their mistakes. What do you think?
It’s generally easier for learners to understand other lao wai speaking Chinese. I’d be […]
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