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 [...]
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Language Learning 2.0
Posted in China, Language on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Learning Chinese
Posted in Hong Kong, Language on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some interesting tidbits about learning the Chinese language:
1. In China, kids learn pinyin before they learn to read and write. Pinyin is a phonetic system based on the alphabets, and the method by which most foreigners learn Chinese. I find this quite intriguing because that means Chinese kids learn to write and read the alphabets [...]
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