http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:29 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:29 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86206 The Mixxer is a free educational site hosted by Dickinson College for language learners and teachers to find a language exchange via the free voice over IP phone program Skype. Students can find a partner individually, or teachers can pair their students with an entire class. The students then call each other for free using Skype giving each side the chance to practice with a native speaker. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75721 This website has many links to sites related to Chinese language instruction. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=387286 Chinese Harry Potter in Traditional Chinese These Harry Potter books in Chinese are purchased directly from the distributor in Taiwan, so I know they are 100% real and authorized.Recommended for medium level Chinese learners.You can check it out at http://www.childbook.com/Harry-Potter-Traditional-Chinese-Series-Books-s/28.htm http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=740059 'Learn how to write thousands of Chinese characters - it's educational, entertaining and addictive!☆ It's easy to play. ☆Characters fall from the top of the screen - you have to tap them and draw them correctly to score points. Just don't let them reach the bottom, or - kaboom! Let five of them drop and the game is finished! But the learning continues; you can review everything that you saw, complete with stroke order diagrams and testing at your own pace. Characters you made the most mistakes on are highlighted at the top of the list.☆ It's more than a game. ☆✓ trainchinese Chinese Writer can test you on 5,300 Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters, and features stroke-order diagrams, English explanations and high quality audio recordings for every possible pronunciation of each one.✓ The app remembers which characters you've had trouble writing and prioritises them in future games, as well as highlighting them in the character pack browsing screen.✓ Includes an animated introduction to the basic rules for writing Chinese characters.☆ It's suitable for everyone. ☆✓ Characters are divided into packs by difficulty according to the official HSK standard. Hundreds are included in this free download.✓ Create your own packs by searching for characters by Pinyin. You can even mix Pinyin, English and Chinese characters in one search to find as many results as possible, and one tap adds them all to your custom pack.✓ Your kids can play. Your grandmother can too. Now everyone can enjoy the pleasure of learning this beautiful system of writing.✓ Whatever your writing level, you'll improve with trainchinese Chinese Writer. Beginners can start with simpler characters and at a slower pace, while experienced students will blaze their way through those HSK 4 hanzi!'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=324504 Zon is a multiplayer, online learning environment designed to teach Chinese language and culture through gameplay. As a web-based site, Zon provides real-time, on-demand connection to interactive learning activities and authentic cultural information. Zon players are motivated not only by their intrinsic desire to learn more about Chinese language and culture, but also the ability to interact with engaging story-driven plot lines, interesting characters, and fellow players. Zon is built on the premise that learning is interactive. The game provides the opportunity for players to learn from non-player characters (NPCs), responsive game agents, and other players. Throughout each scene, players can engage with various elements of the environment, but they can also speak with other players in that scene or elsewhere in Zon. This allows for players to learn from both the designed game elements and other players. In this way, Zon is designed to provide social and environmental scaffolds to support player learning.