General Discussion

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Question for CPOD

June 27, 2007 at 06:05 AM
Do you guys ever plan to use video ever again? I liked the Youtube lessons you made.  Read more

abc

June 27, 2007 at 04:37 AM

Severe Flooding in the UK

June 26, 2007 at 09:43 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6239828.stm Hope we don't get any more rain this week. Read more

"He"...can you use it? What time?

June 26, 2007 at 08:57 AM
I find it interesting the distinction between basic, intermediate and advanced. I really think that frequency of use of words might be a good metric. Lower frequency... Read more
VOA is a US government-operated radio station which offers news programming in many world languages. Originally broadcast only by shortwave, their material has been... Read more

The use of 是

June 25, 2007 at 01:06 PM
I've noticed in movies that 是 is used a lot to say "yes", instead of the actual verb that is used in the question. Is this a colloquialism, or a type o... Read more

8 Observations about Mobile Learning

June 25, 2007 at 09:55 AM
I have a post that discusses the learning bit in 'm-learning', over at the Praxis blog . Read more

- From Where? -

June 25, 2007 at 09:39 AM
Ni hao. I need to know how to say "from" (location) in chinese, as in "I am from China" or "Hello from China" (like on a postcard)... Read more

Interfere in a physical altercation?

June 25, 2007 at 09:27 AM
Well, I got on the bus today as I often do and as I was getting on I heard an argument between two older women and a young man.  They were talking in Shanghai d... Read more

Frank Fradella's new podcast

June 25, 2007 at 08:17 AM
Hi guys, Our good friend and fellow blogger, Frank Fradella, over at the Newbie blog: http://blogs.chinesepod.com/newbie has created his first podcast! If you love t... Read more