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 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6384 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 17 of 21 29 December 2013 at 4:09pm | IP Logged | |||||
I don't think you are describing the DeFrancis course accurately. There are two series of books. One series is all in pinyin with dialogs and drills with audio. The other series are readings using traditional characters with accompagnying audio. Each series has 3 volumes, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. There are also character versions of the pinyin course but these were designed for instructors. It looks like a terrific course. Right now, it is sitting on my shelf waiting for me to get to it. Edited by newyorkeric on 29 December 2013 at 4:12pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| nj24 Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4668 days ago 56 posts - 106 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian, French | Message 18 of 21 29 December 2013 at 9:05pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Yes, that's right, Eric. I think the pinyin textbooks are less well know than the readers.
Laurent, I actually really do like textbooks that are not flashy, but like you say are simple, straightforward with lots of drills. I recently bought a copy of the pinyin beginner textbook because I thought it would be easier to have my own copy than renting from the library. I also found cheap copies of the beginning readers and am waiting for those to arrive in the mail. Haven't started the course yet, but I really like how comprehensive it seems. I like to have one central course that I can rely on to take me all the way to B1/B2 and this seems to fit the bill, especially if it is supplemented with native material and other resources. Anyhow, I'll be starting a language log this January and hopefully it will be helpful for anyone who is thinking about using the DeFrancis course in the future. I'll post the link here when I start it. Edited by nj24 on 29 December 2013 at 10:07pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| lorinth Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 4279 days ago 443 posts - 581 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish, Latin Studies: Mandarin, Finnish | Message 19 of 21 30 December 2013 at 11:05am | IP Logged | |||||
I stand corrected, thanks newyorkeric. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| betelgeuzah Diglot Groupie Finland Joined 4406 days ago 51 posts - 82 votes Speaks: Finnish*, English Studies: Japanese, Italian | Message 20 of 21 30 December 2013 at 12:16pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I'd also like to tackle Chinese after finishing my formal Japanese studies. However what I'm looking for is a resource for learning to speak Chinese properly. I feel that this is a part of the language that I will need assistance with, and that I can tackle grammar and vocab the way I have done it with Japanese, by not using any official courses or other expensive material to do so.
Does anyone know a learning resource that focuses on pronunciation and such aspects? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| SFDL Newbie United States Joined 4616 days ago 7 posts - 7 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese | Message 21 of 21 11 January 2014 at 7:02am | IP Logged | |||||
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What's the general consensus on LiveMocha for Mandarin? I always liked the peer review
system of it but I know there's been some issues with some things being incorrect back when I used it for Swedish, mainly with vocabulary being wrong or really odd choices for some words that were only correct in unique, rare circumstances. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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