AllEver » Chinese-learning-resources http://www.allever.com news, entertainment, technology, and all that ever gets my attention Fri, 07 May 2010 01:12:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to learn Chinese – online, fast, easy and free http://www.allever.com/general/2006/08/05/how-to-learn-chinese-online-fast-easy-and-free/ http://www.allever.com/general/2006/08/05/how-to-learn-chinese-online-fast-easy-and-free/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:50:13 +0000 Pavlos http://www.allever.com/general/2006/08/05/how-to-learn-chinese-online-fast-easy-and-free/ Chinese is a language spoken by more than 1.3 billion people word wide. Mandarin is the most commonly used and widely spread dialect of the Chinese language group, and the Official language of the People’s Republic of China.

China is an economy which enjoys a high annual growth and continuously attracts the interest of businesses around the world. Listing Chinese on your resume, is a skill valued by most employers, extremely useful in getting a good job or even if you want your own business to expand with activities in China.

The following hand picked online resources will get you started in the study of Chinese. I’ve used them as well, and highly recommend them. Valuable educational material, well planned courses and learning tools, available freely online.

Wikibooks

The Chinese Mandarin Wikibook is a free – constantly developed and enhanced FREE online textbook. Every online student of Chinese should have this one bookmarked.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has some very informative and well written articles that will give you an introduction to the language and culture of China. Excellent reading for someone interested in learning the language.

By members of the Academia

Dr. Tianwei Xie of CSULB, has put together one of the early directories of resources for learning Chinese online, over at “Learning Chinese Online”. Complimented with an amazing, free course featuring lessons and audio read-outs. First course I ever took, now also featured in a printed book.

Ting is a wonderful assortment of lessons, interactive games, a dictionary and character flashcard tools for learning Chinese.

Set up by the Beijing Language And Culture University, Linese features interactive lessons and audiovisual tools that will help you learn Chinese and understand Chinese culture.

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The BBC Languages department has set up this “lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts” as described on site, which is fun and easy to complete, and makes it easy to remember what you learned.

zhongwen.com is the ultimate and comprehensive resource for learning and referencing when it comes to Chinese characters.

Happy learning everybody!

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