In this class, you will discover that Chinese is really not THAT hard, you are TOTALLY able to learn it, and that you LOVE it! It's the truth.

Some useful links:
nciku
yellowbridge
Study More Chinese
Chinese Pod
Type in Pinyin : Just type the Pinyin and the number of the tone (1, 2, 3, or 4) marking you want. An easy to use, fantastic tool!

Welcome to China! Take a look at Nanjing Road , one of the most famous streets in Shanghai and China!

There's a short ad at the beginning, but then after that you can learn All About China in Ten Minutes .

New Video: Let's Matter

You loved Chinese 101 so much that you came back, as I knew you all would! I'm so excited to teach you all again this year!

New Web Quest: Cultural Revolution Web Quest

You already know how useful these sites are. Please continue exploring them though!
nciku
yellowbridge
Chinese Pod
Study More Chinese
Lots of useful links : This site admittedly has more than a few distracting graphics and animations. However, it will help you get used to Chinese websites, which are very dense with links, information, and of course, flashing banners and animation. And there are tons of useful links on this site!
Type in Pinyin
baidu : This is the Chinese version of Google. 百度一下， 你就知道！

Come take a tour of a Chinese cuisine as part of our new unit on food!
culinary tour
Vegetable Market
Market Tour
Next find out about Eating Out in China.
Finally, take a look at breakfast (this was a personal favorite of mine when I lived in Yunnan!).

New Video: Let's Matter

Useful stuff for me!
ACTFL
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language
JNCL-NCLIS
U.S. Department of Education
The National East Asian Languages Resource Center
IDOE Chinese Standards


A lot of people think that Chinese is really "hard." While Chinese certainly has its challenges, it is also a very rewarding language to learn. It's not as much about the language being difficult as it is the learner being persistent. It may start off slow, but if you stick with it, you can definitely learn Chinese! 加油！ 你一定行了！

Tools:
Best Touch Screen Computers
Touch Screen Devices--Reviews
Tablet Reviews
Voice Recognition Software--Windows


Photostory3
Screen Shots

New Video: Let's Matter

Web Quest: Cultural Revolution Web Quest

Valparaiso University
Anna Horkey