This module provides practical Chinese conversations that we use in our daily life. It is divided into several units such as parenting, dining, greeting, traveling or shopping. They are all basic, simple and practical daily conversations that beginning Chinese learners must learn. The site uses pinyin to translate the pronunciation to help foreigners understand how to pronounce easily. The best part of this Website is that it not only provides the pronunciation of Chinese sentences, but also provides audio clips of the sentences in Chinese. The pronunciation in this audio material is very good and clear. This website also offers many related links for Chinese learners who want to know more about Chinese culture, Chinese tones, or how to name a Chinese name.
Type of Material:
Collection
Recommended Uses:
Self study or class resources
Technical Requirements:
Real or Media Player
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Listening, culture
Target Student Population:
Beginning learners of Chinese
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Content Quality
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Strengths:
The home page describes the contents of each unit to give learners some basic idea about what they will learn in this Website. It is a very good preview. It gives learners a clear purpose. The main purpose is to listen to the audio and learn the pronunciation of Chinese sentences. The site also provides correct and educational concepts and skills for Chinese learners. They can practice practical Chinese conversations they can use to communicate with other people. Languages used are English, Chinese and pinyin. Learners can read the English and then know the meaning of the pinyin and learn how to pronounce them. There are many related links in this module such as pinyin tone practicing, children's nursery rhymes, or name a Chinese name. These external links offer learners opportunities to know about Chinese culture.
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Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
This module is great learning material not only for learners to study independently but also for teachers to use in the classroom to improve studentsÂ’ Chinese abilities. Consequently, it is useful to achieve teaching and learning goals. All are related to Chinese culture.
Concerns:
Although the material is a basic way for learners to learn Chinese pronunciation and practice their listening, it still can expand to different activities. For example, learners can practice how to write down the Chinese sentences while listening to the audio materials. They listen and then write down what they heard in the audio.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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This module is composed of text and audio learning materials. Learners can read the texts and listen to the recordings to correct their pronunciation. The audio material is very user-friendly. After reading the sentences, learners just need to click the button and then they can hear a male voice pronounce the sentence they just read.
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