Chinese Language Courses

Mandarin Chinese Courses

Chinese Podcast
This is an excellent Podcast for learning Mandarin Chinese that is very popular with students for its current street lingo and relaxed learning style. Begin learning Chinese with free daily lessons narrated by Ken Caroll and Jenny Zhu in Shanghai from Chinese Pod. Now you can download lessons to your iPod and practice anywhere you like. Try also downloading lessons via the iTunes Podcast Directory by searching for ChinesePod.com. The most recent lessons are posted first and are available for multiple levels.

Chinese Survival Guide
Begin learning Mandarin Chinese using the Podcast, Chinese Survival Guide, published by the HESS Educational Organization and available for free download through the iTunes Music Store so you can practice on the road using your iPod. The twenty-lesson course include: Greeting, Introduction, Ask A Question, Asking For Directions, Transportation, Numbers, Money And Bank, Time, Kitchen, Cooking, Supermarket, Fruit And Vegetables, Food And Eating Out, Bars, Shopping, Hair Salon, Movies, Music And Photography, K T V, and Internet Cafe.

Shuhai Wenyuan
Shuhai Wenyuan is publised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hawai'i. It contains a list of various versions of classical Chinese texts and tools, including an interactive version of Edwin G. Pulleyblank's Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar (Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995), in a unique "worktable" format designed to help students read and understand ancient Chinese philosophy. To access the Classical Chinese Digital Database and the Interactive Internet Worktable in Shuhai Wenyuan please click on the Worktable link to register as a new user. Registration is free.

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