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Colloquial Chinese CD-ROM: A Multimedia Language Course
Colloquial Chinese CD-ROM is an exciting and easy-to-use multimedia language course.
Routledge's acclaimed Colloquial Series provides accessible and authoritative courses in languages as they are used today . This CD-ROM dramatically expands on material from the Colloquial Series , incorporating all the benefits of multimedia learning to ensure you get the most out of this highly enjoyable language course.
Ideal for beginners, this course will also appeal to those with a basic knowledge of the language, or who are seeking a refresher course. A range of everyday travel, business and leisure situations are covered in fourteen lessons. The content of the lessons has been written by an experienced teacher of Chinese, and the program created by an experienced multimedia designer.
By the end of the course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Chinese. You will also find this program simple and fun to use with even a very basic knowledge of Windows TM.
Each interactive lesson
* unique focus on characters - new words are dialogues are in pinyin and characters * dialogues from native speakers which you control at the touch of a button. No more rewinding tapes - just point and click!
* a variety of interactive exercises - many with sound - complete with scoring and answers when you need them
* authoritative reference material such as grammar and pronunciation
* easy access to transcripts of new words and dialogues
* a vocabulary list in both pinyin and characters for quick look-up, and the characters can be easily copied to a word processing programme
* ability to record and playback your own voice to test your pronunciation
With Colloquial Chinese CD-ROM you can enjoy learning at your own pace - at home, when travelling or at work - wherever you have access to your multimedia computer.
Routledge's acclaimed Colloquial Series provides accessible and authoritative courses in languages as they are used today . This CD-ROM dramatically expands on material from the Colloquial Series , incorporating all the benefits of multimedia learning to ensure you get the most out of this highly enjoyable language course.
Ideal for beginners, this course will also appeal to those with a basic knowledge of the language, or who are seeking a refresher course. A range of everyday travel, business and leisure situations are covered in fourteen lessons. The content of the lessons has been written by an experienced teacher of Chinese, and the program created by an experienced multimedia designer.
By the end of the course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Chinese. You will also find this program simple and fun to use with even a very basic knowledge of Windows TM.
Each interactive lesson
* unique focus on characters - new words are dialogues are in pinyin and characters * dialogues from native speakers which you control at the touch of a button. No more rewinding tapes - just point and click!
* a variety of interactive exercises - many with sound - complete with scoring and answers when you need them
* authoritative reference material such as grammar and pronunciation
* easy access to transcripts of new words and dialogues
* a vocabulary list in both pinyin and characters for quick look-up, and the characters can be easily copied to a word processing programme
* ability to record and playback your own voice to test your pronunciation
With Colloquial Chinese CD-ROM you can enjoy learning at your own pace - at home, when travelling or at work - wherever you have access to your multimedia computer.
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June 15, 2018
Due to learning Mandarin Chinese I was required to buy this book in order to keep up with my studies. I would recommend it to anyone thinking about learning a language, not just Mandarin as there are other languages available by the same author and in the same format.
It is easy to follow and builds up your vocabulary and introduces you to 'characters' slowly.
It is easy to follow and builds up your vocabulary and introduces you to 'characters' slowly.
December 6, 2019
Really good book. I bought this years ago and took my Mandarin studies further to HSK 5 now. I just picked this up again to have a look and in retrospect its a really well written, thoughtful text with lots of really good information and vocabulary. I was only think whether it was actually set a bit to high for an absolute beginner. Thoroughly recommend
June 28, 2019
Very well written, scrupulous but I'd wish for more frequent-use vocabulary to be introduced and more topics. After studying the book I reached about 600 words level but I would say only about 350-400 words would be useful in real life
October 20, 2020
Best beginners course for Mandarin Chinese I have come across!
March 2, 2016
A very concise and effective introductory textbook. Explanations of grammar were to the point and easy to understand, clearing up some questions I still held after doing Pimsleur language tapes. The dialogues as well were a good balance between speed/challenge and understandability.
However, the kindle edition in particular has numerous typographical errors, some are missing letters, some are words turned into gibberish. Also, the audio for the dialogues had, on multiple occasions, diverged from the script in the book (usually only a couple words here and there). But for the student who is watching with the utmost intensity on these dialogues and vocabulary lists, these types of errors are nigh unforgivable. They incite doubt in the student and cause problems with the progres of learning. So because of these issues, I will give this edition three stars instead of 4.
However, the kindle edition in particular has numerous typographical errors, some are missing letters, some are words turned into gibberish. Also, the audio for the dialogues had, on multiple occasions, diverged from the script in the book (usually only a couple words here and there). But for the student who is watching with the utmost intensity on these dialogues and vocabulary lists, these types of errors are nigh unforgivable. They incite doubt in the student and cause problems with the progres of learning. So because of these issues, I will give this edition three stars instead of 4.
September 24, 2015
Good, succinct information. One teacher uses it, one does not. Oof...
June 5, 2022
Is a really good book, with lots of examples. I am going through it a second time more slowly...
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