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| Jesroy Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6160 days ago 18 posts - 18 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 1 of 7 03 September 2008 at 1:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hello. I am about 2/3 through with FSI Chinese. It has been working very well for me.
What would be a good program to follow it up with? I'm mostly interested in learning speaking and listening comprehension, so anything without audio is out of the question. Thank you. The websites that offer short audio lessons do not interest me. I'm interested in something I can depend on for hours of daily study for at least one or two months. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BGreco Senior Member Joined 6398 days ago 211 posts - 222 votes  3 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: French, Spanish | Message 2 of 7 03 September 2008 at 4:28pm | IP Logged | ||
Does this mean chinesepod? Because with the more advanced lessons, that's a wonderful resource. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jesroy Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6160 days ago 18 posts - 18 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 3 of 7 07 September 2008 at 6:43pm | IP Logged | ||
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No, I haven't yet used Chinese pod. It doesn't refer to a specific program.
Do I need an Ipod to use Chinsee pod, or will it work from a computer with iTunes? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BGreco Senior Member Joined 6398 days ago 211 posts - 222 votes 3 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: French, Spanish | Message 4 of 7 07 September 2008 at 10:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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Nope. You don't even need iTunes. Just go to chinesepod.com, and the lessons are all there for free (although the transcripts cost money).
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 Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6899 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 5 of 7 08 September 2008 at 9:13am | IP Logged | ||
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I'd guess intermediate, or advanced intermediate level and up at Chinesepod would be right for you. At the level you have reached I'd also consider podcasts with transcripts useful, either as your main method to build up vocab, or as a complement to whatever else you are doing. Here are a few links: http://www.chinesepod.com/ http://www.imandarinpod.com/ http://www.laits.utexas.edu/orkelm/chinese/index.html http://www.cslpod.com/English/Default.aspx Then there are plenty of podcasts without transcripts, on-line radio etc. http://www.antiwave.net/ http://www.princessremy.net/blog/ As for actual learning courses I am working my way through David and Helen in China at the moment, and I am really finding I like it more and more as I go along. If you are nearing the end of FSI it might be slightly below your level but you can have a look and decide for yourself. The audio is openly available on the net while you'll have to pay for the books: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/zhang/dh/dh_audioclips.htm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jesroy Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6160 days ago 18 posts - 18 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 6 of 7 11 September 2008 at 4:51pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you.
As for David and Helen, it looks good. I should be ready for the audio. But since FSI has no reading or writing, my reading-writing skills are virtually none. Does this mean I am not yet ready for the book? Or does the book also aid in grammar, speech, and listening, without requiring character-knowledge? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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