http://www.852signal.com/2006/10/10/learn-mandarin-web-20-style/ Broadcasting Web 2.0 and next generation web activities in Hong Kong and Asia 香港 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.852signal.com/2006/10/10/learn-mandarin-web-20-style/#comment-347 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:51:18 +0000 http://www.852signal.com/2006/10/10/learn-mandarin-web-20-style/#comment-347 I have been studying Chinese basically by using online resources for about a year now. Click on my blog to see more about that. Anyway, one difference for me is that I am currently living in China, so I'm able to 'blend' my online studies with practical China daily living. But what's not different from someone living overseas is that I love the portability of the mp3/podcasts from Chinesepod. Although China-8, I signed up and tried it too, is a very nice techy portal, as it stands it doesn't offer very much for the learner. The content is sparse and very traditional, it plans to follow the HSK track, it's all portal-centric. So although the tech is Web 2.0, it's academics and interaction is very non 2.0. I hold out a lot of hope that the 'chat' feature that accompanies its lessons will drive the development of the site when it really gets going. I have been studying Chinese basically by using online resources for about a year now. Click on my blog to see more about that. Anyway, one difference for me is that I am currently living in China, so I’m able to ‘blend’ my online studies with practical China daily living. But what’s not different from someone living overseas is that I love the portability of the mp3/podcasts from Chinesepod. Although China-8, I signed up and tried it too, is a very nice techy portal, as it stands it doesn’t offer very much for the learner. The content is sparse and very traditional, it plans to follow the HSK track, it’s all portal-centric. So although the tech is Web 2.0, it’s academics and interaction is very non 2.0. I hold out a lot of hope that the ‘chat’ feature that accompanies its lessons will drive the development of the site when it really gets going.

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