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Useful Chinese Learning Recourses and Tools

中文学习资源与工具

1．U of M Chinese course webpage (中文3021):

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Courses/class_list.html

2. The study companion to Integrated Chinese (中文听说读写):

http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/yao/icusers/icweb.htm (see “For IC 2” 第3, 4, 6, 7项)

3． Dictionaries (字典):

1）Chinese dictionary：www.zhongwen.com（内含“字典网”）

2）Translation dictionary：www.sunrain.net (Chinese-English & English-Chinese)

3) To learn how to use a Chinese dictionary, click here.

4. Switch between traditional and simplified characters (简繁字体转换):

In a Windows Word window, click on “Tools” -> “Language” -> “Chinese

translation”.

5. Read Chinese texts online without having to know Chinese (阅读中文网页):

www.rikai.com www.popjisyo.com

1) Select “Chinese to English” from the menu in the upper right corner;

2) Enter a web-address or paste some text in the box to the left. Traditional Chinese

web-pages will automatically be converted to the simplified forms;

3) Press “Go”;

4) Move the mouse over any Chinese word to see the pronunciation and definition.

6. Practice Speaking Chinese (练习说中文):

1) Face to face: U of M TandemPlus http://languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/tandem/

2) On the phone: http://www.1qilai.com This is a free web site to help people

practice Chinese. English speakers who are learning Chinese can call in to do

language exchange with native Chinese speakers. Users only need to have a PC

microphone and plug it into their computer, go to the website and run the free

QuickDial green software.

7. Podcast Chinese (中文播客): www.ChinesePod.com

ChinesePod is a daily podcast and accompanying website with the purpose of facilitating the learning of the Mandarin Chinese language. The podcasts average in length from ten to fifteen minutes and are available for free. Other learning resources on the website, such as PDF transcripts of the podcasts and online flashcards, are available with a paid, monthly subscription. There is also a seven day free subscription for users to try out all the premium features. Users are able to interact with the hosts of ChinesePod by posting messages on the website to ask specific questions or request content for future podcasts. As of August 21, 2006, Yahoo! Podcasts lists ChinesePod 4th in their most popular podcasts section (from wikipedia.org)

8. Scholarships and Study Abroad in China (留学中国):

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Resource/scholarshipP.html

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Resource/exchange_program.html

http://www.ciee.org/teach.aspx

9. Teach English in China (在中国教英文): Dave’s ESL Cafe http://www.eslcafe.com/

10. China Media (中文电视和网站):

a) TV online: www.pplive.com (download the media player and watch real time)

b) Popular web portals: http://www.sina.com, http:www.sohu.com

11. How to read and write Chinese on your computer:

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Resource/comp_chn.html

12．Chinese Culture (中国文化):

http://cn.chiculture.net http://edu.ocac.gov.tw

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