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like Javascript, Shockwave, RealVideo/Audio, Flash, etc. have
been adopted into English education to make learning more
interactive and authentic. The following are sample web sites
of Chinese e-learning organized according to different domains
of learning.
General
- K-12
Chinese Learning Standards – K-12 Chinese Standards
project in which it specifies the goals and contents for
K-12 Chinese instruction. It also provides an overview of
Chinese language edcuation in the United States. Some Chinese
learning related websites are also available in this site.
- Learning
Chinese Online – A good Chinese online learning
resource with a great collection of Web sites on different
domains of Chinese (listening, pronunciation, grammar, etc.).
- Sample
Online Chinese Lesson – A sample online lesson
in which audio/video files, and animation technologies are
used to integrate listening, vocabulary, writing, and reading
into one lesson. The designing of animated character and
double hints for grammar exercises is worth noticing.
Listening
- Listening
Practices – A collection of listening exercises
with audio/video files based on dialogues under different
situations.
Reading
- Interactive
Book – A demo of reading books interactively in
which learners can click each Chinese character to see its
Mandarin pinyin spelling, English pronunciation and translation.
Speaking
Writing
- Animated
Character – Animated instruction on Chinese characters
for cities, countries, numbers etc.
Pronunciation
- Sounds
of Chinese – A good site for learning the phonetics
of Chinese. It provides instructions, animated graphics
and sound files on the pronunciation of individual sounds,
as well as pronunciation exercises.
- Pronunciation
Guide – A comprehensive introduction to Chinese
Pinyin with audio files.
Vocabulary
- Audio-Picture
Vocabulary – Vocabulary lessons arranged in different
categories and accompanied with character recognition and
listening exercises.
- Vocabulary
Builder – Chinese vocabulary builder through practices
on translating English into corresponding Chinese.
- Vocabulary
Games – A set of Java games to help learners expand
Chinese vocabulary.
- Chinese-English
Quizzes – A collection of interesting Chinese-English
vocabulary quizzes.
- Vocabulary
Exercises – Several units of vocabulary exercises
with audio files and animations.
Grammar
- Major
Sentence Patterns Text-only instructions on major sentence
patterns with interactive practices accompanying each lesson.
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