Hi everyone, Dave here…. A lot of users have asked for better traditional support so I’m happy to announce the beta release of a browser plugin that:
* works with Mozilla Firefox (versions 1.5 - 2.x)
* replaces simplified characters with traditional ones on the dialogue/expansion/vocabulary pages
* adds traditional character support to vocabulary lists/games/etc.
* replaces the link […]
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Spring is here! The thermometer is rising, Shanghai is turning (relatively!) green, Ken keeps whistling around the office, Aric is sporting his new Spring/Summer ‘07 collection, and Jenny is more radiant than ever. We’ve even got over Colleen’s farewell (almost).
All of which has put us in such a generous mood we’ve decided to offer a […]
With something of this scale, I guess there are bound to be bugs in the new system. It would help if you ChinesePod learners could post any bugs you find here. That’d be a systematic way to deal with them.
We’re not going away. The staff are here over the weekend, too. Let’s get […]
Pinyin Guide and Listening Test Makeovers
Published by March 27th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 12 CommentsLong-time ChinesePod users are familiar with the Listening Test we developed a while back, as well as our pinyin chart, which provided all the syllables of Mandarin Chinese in all the tones in an easily clickable format. V3 is taking these two resources to the next step.
The most obvious change with the Listening Test and […]
It’s been some time since we talked about tones. In the past I’ve said that I see it as important to learn the tones in combination (though my preference is for meaningful examples, rather than disembodied morphemes). I’ve made other (sometimes controversial) statements on the subject of pronunciation and the tones, but now I’d […]
“The Very Partial Guide to Everything You Need to Know about Chinese New Years”.
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 2 CommentsEven though I may have complained about the firecrackers going off at 6 am all week, I really did have a great time here during my first Chinese New Years (Spring Festival) in China. From dinners with local friends, old ladies selling vegetables with whom I struck up conversations, my ayi, and of course, […]
There’s a discussion (posted by user happy-hk) on the forums today about Steve Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman has managed to learn 9 languages. From what I know of him, he seems like a very insightful and talented language learner. happy-hk has a list of insights that he says come from Kaufman. Here they are:
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Overload
Published by February 14th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Learning Chinese and About ChinesePod. 50 CommentsJeremy Uriz has some interesting comments on his blog today. In his quest to become bi-lingual and he’s trying different methods, including ChinesePod. I think he points to a change in perceptions, brought about by web 2.0 technologies and, perhaps the experience of ChinesePod. One point I found particularly interesting:
I have a short attention […]
Hilarious clip of a foreigner in China:
(Via the 88s.)
I’ll be speaking at Hugo Restaurant tomorrow evening on the topic of the old chestnut, Web 2.0. The event kicks off is at 6:15 and is sponsored by the British Chamber of Commerce, the Benelux Chamber (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), and the Irish Business Forum.
The address is N.4, Lane 289, Wei Hai Road, Shanghai - […]
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