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Recommended textbooks:
Beginner’s Chinese by Yong Ho,
Intermediate Chinese by Yong Ho,
These two books are
best suited for adult learners of Chinese. A best-seller, Beginner’s Chinese is
one of the most used textbooks for adult learners in the
Integrated Chinese, by Taochung Yao, et al.
This book is best
suited for college students who study intensively.
Recommended dictionaries:
Chinese-English
Dictionary of the 500 Most Frequently Used Words: A Study Guide to Mandarin
Chinese by Yong Ho,
Concise
English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary.
If you are
interested in the psycholinguistic process of Chinese speakers, please check
out:
Discourse Structures
of Mandarin Chinese by Yong Ho, Edwin Mellen Press, 1993.
http://www.webcom.com/~bamboo/chinese/chinese.html
a comprehensive subject guide to Chinese-language-related resources on the internet
http://www.uni.edu/becker/chinese.html
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/c/chineselanguage.htm
a
catalogue of internet resources
http://www.gy.com/www/chlist.htm
a web of webs
Chinese language and writing
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/chinlng2.html
includes the
history of the Sino Tibetan family of languages
Chinese language and linguistics
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/deall/chan.9/c-links3.htm
annotated links compiled by Marjorie Chan to more than two
hundred
Chinese Language Study
http://www.nerdworld.com/nw1800.html
large index of Chinese
language study related internet resources
Chinese Software Web Sites
http://www.cd.ucdavis.edu/chinese/chinese.html
a list of Web sites for Chinese
software and other Chinese-language topics
Teaching and Learning Chinese
http://topaz.kenyon.edu/projects/chinese/
a collection of resources for
teaching and learning Chinese
WWW Chinese Language Teaching Resources
http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/tcsl/Chinese/Resource/Wwwwccai.htm
Online language resources compiled by the National
Taiwan Normal University
Online Chinese resources
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/chinese/online/index3.html
Scholarships for Study of
Chinese Abroad
http://www.wfu.edu/~moran/schol.html
Chinese Programs
http://www.webcom.com/~bamboo/chinese/courses.html
links
to Web sites with information on Chinese language study courses offered by
various institutions
Online Chinese dictionaries
http://www.chinalanguage.com/Language/Dictionaries/index.html
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dictionaries are listed.
http://www.ok88.com/go/svc/ecdict.html
Type a
word in English, you will get its Chinese equivalent.
Chinese-English dictionary
Top Chinese dictionaries
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/11520/zipubooks/102-3394847-7978527
Online Chinese-English,
English-Chinese Dictionary
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~rwony/cdict/
searchable two-way dictionary by Richard Wang
Chinese Character Pronunciations
http://www.ocrat.com/ocrat/reaf/
Simplified characters
Click on any character to see its simplified form (and its
definition and etymology).
http://www.ocrat.com/ocrat/chargif/
Input (copy-and-paste) any Chinese text and obtain the
transliterated pronunciation of each Chinese character. Follow links to online
Chinese magazines and use this application to lookup pronunciations of
unfamiliar words.
Character flash cards
http://www.wfu.edu/~moran/flshcrds.html
printable flashcards for learning characters
http://www.foolsworkshop.com/fw.html
flashcard wizard
A is for Love
http://www.chinapage.com/flash/love.html
This is a set of Flash Cards for learning Chinese. The
face card shows a Chinese word. Click on the word will flip the card over,
where the pronunciation and meaning are given.
Bell Labs Mandarin
Text-to-Speech Synthesis
http://www.bell-labs.com/project/tts/mandarin.html
(traditional
characters)
http://www.bell-labs.com/project/tts/mandarin-gb.html
(simplified
characters)
Type Chinese
characters or pinyin, sound will be generated automatically.
Chinese &
Characters
http://www.tradewatch.com:80/nite/main.htm
CD series that use
animation to teach children and non-Chinese speaking people
http://www.chinese-outpost.com/charrahc/char.asp
basic strokes
of Chinese characters, stroke order principles
, number of
strokes, construction
principles, traditional
vs. simplified characters, radicals and
dictionaries, character
"styles”.
Chinese Character
Flashcards
http://www.erols.com/eepeter/flashcard.html
a Java applet to assist in the learning of Chinese
characters
Chinese Character
Genealogy
http://www.pitt.edu/~harbough/z/zipu.html
Online dictionary by
Rick Harbough
Chinese Character
Genealogy
An etymological
Chinese-English dictionary
Chinese Character Tutor
http://www.worldlanguage.com/chintut.htm
a Chinese dictionary and learning tool that includes
100 predefined lessons
Chinese Character Tutor
V4. 0
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fergab/
An online dictionary
and learning tool with audio and testing facility
Chinese Dragon Writer
http://www.jics.com/LNGCHI.htm
provides easy English to Chinese phrase translation input
Chinese Radical Exam
a study aid and test for beginners, covering 108 of
the most common radicals that are also characters in their own right
Fascinating Chinese
Characters
http://www.china-guide.com/characte.htm#Characters
CD program teaching
how to write Chinese characters
Flashcards
http://www.wfu.edu/~moran/flashcards.html
with a week by week schedule
http://zinnia.umfacad.maine.edu/~mshea/China/database.html
New Words
http://www.sinologic.com/language.html
Here are some cool and useful words that are being used
everyday in
http://www.chinese-outpost.com/pronnorp/pron.asp
methods of "romanizing"
Chinese, initials and
finals, tone shifts
, recommended
films for listening
Pinyin Practice
http://www.uiowa.edu/~chinese/pinyin/index.html
Welcome
to the world of Pinyin and Chinese sounds. Before you begin
to work on the exercises contained in this site check out some sites that
explain the fundamentals of the Pinyin system. Take advantage of the
many examples given. When you have a basic understanding of
Pinyin, return here to try these activities.
Pinyin Font Converter
http://www.foolsworkshop.com/pfc.html
In order
to input romanized Chinese in Pinyin using the 4
tones of Mandarin Chinese, special fonts are used to mark vowels with tones. A
variety of these fonts are available online. The Pinyin Font Converter converts
texts between some of the most popular Pinyin fonts that are available for
Windows and Macintosh.
Chinese Pronunciation
Guide
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~clp/China/guide.htm
Includes
a tool, pinyin sheets and courses.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~pinyin/
useful site
for students to improve their pronunciation and tones
Speech Wizard
http://www.catalog.com/inforg01/software.htm
English and Chinese
text-to-speech system that lets you listen to the reading of English and Chinese
words, sentences or even an entire text through your multimedia speakers.
http://www.chinese-outpost.com/grammarg/gram.asp
verbs and word order, expressing
"tense" in Chinese, particles,
measure words,
question
formats
Sources of Chinese-Language Text Files
http://www.webcom.com/~bamboo/chinese/text.html
is a
source of documents written in Chinese, mostly of Chinese literature
Organizations that
Provide Standardized Tests of Chinese
Chinese-Language Radio
Broadcasts
http://www.webcom.com/~bamboo/chinese/radio.html
This page collects, in one place, information on radio or
other broadcasts in Mandarin, Cantonese, and other Chinese languages. The
emphasis is on broadcasts that are globally available, either via shortwave radio, cable, or in recorded form over the
Internet.
http://broadcast-live.com/chinese.html
At this site,
you can watch Chinese television and listen to radio broadcasts in the Chinese
language. A wide selection of streaming
audio and video broadcasts is available from
Central Chinese Television (in
Chinese)
Online
Tutorials, Courses and Programs
Chinese Multimedia Tutorial
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Humanities/.C-tut/C-tut.html
A tutorial on greetings,
expressing thanks and food terms, including characters and sounds.
Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online
http://philo.ucdavis.edu/CHINESE/ccol.htm
a 15-unit course on everyday topics
Cyber Chinese
http://www.nmc.csulb.edu/nmcpages/...e_Language_f/Chinese_Language.html
a series of interactive lessons covering the
complete first-year curriculum, with video, sound and text
Internet-based Chinese Teaching & Learning
http://chinese.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/index.htm
La
Learn Chinese
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/ctutor.html
An audio tutorial of survival Chinese.
My Favorite Multimedia Inside
Chinese Language Lab
Page Lin's site for online pronounciation
lessons using real-time sounds
Teaching and Learning Chinese
http://topaz.kenyon.edu/projects/chinese/
Jianhua Bai's Web site for
online language resources
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online.htm
Large index of links for learning, studying, or practicing
Chinese online. Links include pronunciation,
conversation, grammar and characters, literature, dictionaries, software, and
more.
http://www.speakingchinese.com/en/en_index.asp
By
studying at Speaking-Chinese.com, you are together with the best teachers of
rich experiences in teaching Chinese to International students. They are
professional, innovative and easy-going.
http://www.wellgot.ca/lessons/preface-e.htm
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Software
Programs
Chinese Star
http://www.Suntendy.com/cstar//
NJStar
RichWin 4.2 Plus for Windows
Rising Sun
http://www.accent.net/risingsun/
Twinbridge
Chinese
Bookstores
Cheng
& Tsui
Chinese
Book and Supply Company
http://www.afk.com
Chinese for Kids
The following is a good website with
language learning resources for kids.
It's
really intended for ESL (English as a Second Language), but a lot of
the items they carry would be good for learning/practicing
Chinese, as well:
http://www.intac.com/~booklink
In particular, see language learning games
here:
http://www.intac.com/~booklink/eslgames.htm
And picture dictionaries here:
http://www.intac.com/~booklink/pictdict.htm
They have the "New Oxford Picture
Dictionary" and the "Renyi Picture
Dictionary" in Chinese-English,
among other things.
You can get a good laugh from this little thingie:
http://www.nick.com/games/game.jhtml?game-name=click_toe
Just click on a flag and you will hear how “Ow, My Foot!” is said in the language that flag stands for.
Pay attention to the Chinese expression and learn it! When you click on the
flag, check out the scene outside the window too.
Chinese Culture: Art, Literature, etc.
·
Chinese Text Initiative (
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Chinese Learner's Alternative Page
·
National
Palace Museum -
·
Traditional
Chinese Culture in Taiwan
·
Chinese culture information net
·
Minority Nationalities in China (in Chinese)
Western-Chinese
Calendar Converter
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
Get your
own Chinese name based on your English name and find out your sign in the
Chinese Zodiac! Simply type in your first and last name, select what kind of
characteristics you want to be expressed in the name, select your gender, enter
your birthdate and press "Get a Name!".
Visual
Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv
Designed to be used by students and
teachers in college of high school classes. Covers ten
categories, such as geography, Buddhism, calligraphy, military technology,
etc., all selected because of the value of visual images in teaching about
them. Includes a
timeline and teacher’s guide.
Reference
Works for Chinese Studies
http://staff.hum.ku.dk/littrup/index.htm
An annotated bibliography of dictionaries, indices, concordances, etc., covering all aspects of Chinese studies. Requires Chinese software to view characters in titles.
Chinese Newspapers and Magazines
·
People's Daily (in Chinese)
·
China
Daily (in English)
·
Chinese
News (in Chinese)
·
China Times News (in Chinese)
·
Global
Chinese Electronic Daily News
·
Hua Xia Wen
Zhai (in Chinese)
·
Beijing
Spring (in Chinese)
·
SinaNet News Center (in Chinese)