Monday, June 05, 2006
ChinesePod.com
As you can see, I'm now shamelessly endorsing ChinesePod.com
I know I've written about it before, but I feel it's definitely worth another mention as it has improved considerably over the last few weeks and months. When I first started downloading the mp3s, they had only 4 levels - 菜鸟 (newbie), 初级 (beginner), 中级 (intermediate) and 高级 (advanced). I found the intermediate level much too easy, but with the advanced level I was still slightly out of my depth.
But due to the website allowing you to leave comments about each podcast, they have this kind of constant review system in place. And they actually listen to the customers. A lot of people said that the intermediate level was too easy and contained too much English, so they upped the level and now it's mostly spoken in Chinese. And several people complained that the gap between intermediate and advanced level was too big, so they have recently introduced a new Upper Intermediate level, which I have found to be perfectly suited to my level.
So I strongly urge anyone who wants to improve their Chinese speaking and listening skills to check out ChinesePod.com
As long as we continue to give our feedback, the podcasts can only get better!
P.S. Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I've been switching servers and didn't want to lose any posts in the transition. I'll be back later today with a fresh lesson.
I know I've written about it before, but I feel it's definitely worth another mention as it has improved considerably over the last few weeks and months. When I first started downloading the mp3s, they had only 4 levels - 菜鸟 (newbie), 初级 (beginner), 中级 (intermediate) and 高级 (advanced). I found the intermediate level much too easy, but with the advanced level I was still slightly out of my depth.
But due to the website allowing you to leave comments about each podcast, they have this kind of constant review system in place. And they actually listen to the customers. A lot of people said that the intermediate level was too easy and contained too much English, so they upped the level and now it's mostly spoken in Chinese. And several people complained that the gap between intermediate and advanced level was too big, so they have recently introduced a new Upper Intermediate level, which I have found to be perfectly suited to my level.
So I strongly urge anyone who wants to improve their Chinese speaking and listening skills to check out ChinesePod.com
As long as we continue to give our feedback, the podcasts can only get better!
P.S. Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I've been switching servers and didn't want to lose any posts in the transition. I'll be back later today with a fresh lesson.
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posted by Dan at 9:42 AM
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Another nice chinesepod to learn chinese, 40 lesson with audio (mp3 format):
http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese
I found another pretty good site for free stuff and learning Chinese. It seems to be new. It's called www.activechinese.com. Flash animated lessons, downloadable materials (mp3, PDF), interactive exercises. Check it out!
Here it is:
http://www.activechinese.com
feedback@activechinese.com
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