Comments on: Language Podcast Roundup

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:33:34 +0000

wow John 6.5 years in China! That point at my life in China was in 1990. Now, I’m going on 20 years…我到六年的时候才开始发现到语言方面的文化差异包括思维和价值观的差异。一想就像好像很久。。。

By: Moose

Moose — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:49:16 +0000

Mark, I agree on both points (althgouh some universities have for free: complete texts for all leverl, including sounds, grammar examples, vocab etc. but for sure not with the convinience of Chinese pod. The most unique aspect of CP is without a doubt the marketing and PR. The owner is a magician.)

Now, you can easily get some outside review, no?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:12:00 +0000

Moose, wouldn't it be kinda hard for Chinese Pod users to review that kind of stuff? I mean, most foreign language learners aren't really in a position to judge their teachers' language skills. Also, I'd say that while there's nothing new about the idea of fun and easy dialogues, Chinese Pod is the first gi-normous archive of free .mp3 files I've ever run across.

By: Moose

Moose — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 01:49:00 +0000

John,

For sure it's not "totally unlike...".
What has that got to do with checking if the sentences in the examples are grammaticly correct? or the tones and pronunciation in the podcast (not right/wrong but some relevant information about them) etc.

By: John

John — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:33:42 +0000

Mark,

I'm not sure... why not leave a question on Hank's blog?

By: John

John — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:32:08 +0000

Moose,

Not that I know of. I think the whole point is that it's totally unlike other approaches, so it's not easy to compare it directly.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:00:06 +0000

Any clue why he left out all of the ESL podcasts?

By: Moose

Moose — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:15:06 +0000

Cute.

Regarding CHINESEPOD. Is there ANY review online that actually reviews the content like grammar, pronunciation etc. and not the "idea" or user interface?