so much c-pod...so little time!
taihaole
September 12, 2007 at 05:37 AM posted in General DiscussionI love c-pod but find myself jumping around so much I'm having trouble remembering anything. Does anyone have any good suggestions as how one might structure time with c-pod to have things really sink in??? Maybe my memory is just fading (yikes)
RonInDC
September 12, 2007 at 05:39 PM
Kyle- www.chinesepod.com/random-lesson is great. Pulls out random lessons to review. For me, the reviews go relatively quickly and helps to 'sink things in'.
Kyle
September 12, 2007 at 06:38 AM
Perhaps some of the best advice for learners can be found here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/showthread.php?t=5204
Also, being a huge fan of Mr. Darwin, I believe it all comes down to using it or losing it. Practice, practice, practice.
man2toe
September 12, 2007 at 06:32 AM
http://forum.chinesepod.com/
Ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｕｍ ｌｉｎｋ ｉｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｔｔｏｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｇｅ ａｌｓｏ．
Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ Ｉ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｌｉｖｅ ｉｎ ＳｈａｎｇＨａｉ．
taihaole
September 12, 2007 at 06:21 AM
Dear M2T...thanks for the reply. How do I go about finding these other threads...I am so "blog-ill-logically impaired. Do you live in Shanghai as well??? Pilates is a great way to get into or stay in shape. I love it!
man2toe
September 12, 2007 at 05:59 AM
太好了! Have a great trip to China.
Sure wish I could take some of your classes and you could Pilate me into better shape:)
As to your question, I ask another. What's your learning style?
For me, a kinesthetic learner, I use Cpod to hear and see Chinese which is very helpful, but Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｉｎ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ （ａｎｄ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ ｈｅｌｐｓ ｍｅ ｔｏｏ） ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ａｍ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗ ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ ｈａｓ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｍｙ ａｃｔｕａｌ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ．
Ｔｈｅ ａｒｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｃｐｏｄ ｆｏｒｕｍ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｔｏｐｉｃ ｏｆ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ．
Ｐｅａｃｅ，
RonInDC
September 12, 2007 at 05:59 PMJust to mention that when I do random lesson to review, I just listen to the dialog file rather than the full lesson. That saves at least 10 minutes. Then I go through the expansion sentences.