OMG, I love Chinesepod! It is about time the language learning industry gets a major shake-up. Major players today carries products developed in the early 90’s using primitive multimedia technology. Players have sunk so much developmental capital into these products that they spent the past 15 years recuperating the costs. Last year, I spent $295 on the premium Rosetta Stone Chinese Learning product and am hugely disappointed – not only was I underwhelmed by the technology, I was astounded by how obsolete and impractical the content is. I barely used it and is still sitting on my shelf.
And here comes Chinesepod, the savior. Using interactive tools offered by the web as well as other mobile devices, it offers a fun, interactive way of learning the language. I am hooked to the daily podcasts; quick 10-15mins episodes about one aspect of modern Chinese live. I think I’m going start learning some Spanish too, with their new product, SpanishSense.
