Subscribe to ChinesePod, receive a voucher for any second Praxis LanguagePod!
kencarroll
October 02, 2009, 08:50 AM posted in General DiscussionAs we understand it, a great many of you are learning Mandarin primarily as a hobby (a challenging hobby, yes, but that’s part of the fun!).
Accordingly, you may be interested in a subscription offer we've put together for fellow language enthusiasts this month, to offer you even more leisure-time fun. The details are as below:
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When you purchase a 12- or 24-month Premium ChinesePod subscription ($239 and $399 respectively), you'll receive a complimentary voucher for a subscription of the same type to any Praxis Language product.
That's 'Buy One Language, Get One Free'*
If you've been considering taking on a new language, now's the time. Choose either FrenchPod, ItalianPod, EnglishPod or SpanishPod, to either explore something totally new or brush-up on your existing skills alongside your Mandarin studies.
You might also like to give the voucher to a friend!
Demo lessons for the various websites can be accessed below:
FrenchPod, ItalianPod, SpanishPod, EnglishPod
To receive your free second language, subscribe before the end of October 2009 (click here to go to your ChinesePod account).
Once you have completed payment, you’ll be taken to a page with a suggestions box that looks like this:
Please tell us your chosen second Praxis product in this box, and your subscription will be added within one business day.
*Please note: This promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions or discounts.
isa9hangzhou
October 22, 2009, 08:25 AMHi there,
I've just paid for a 6 months premium account, but there was no option to choose an extra language... Later, I discovered I should have purchased the 12-month one.
I would like to give a Spanishpod account to a friend as a present. Do I have to cancel my subscription and then pay a new one, or just pay for other 6 months? I want to get the Spanishpod too... can you help me?
homelesswolf
October 02, 2009, 11:43 AM为什么不说中文呢?不是chinesePod吗?
henning
October 02, 2009, 11:58 AMHaven't ItalianPod and FrenchPod been shut down?
suxiaoya
October 02, 2009, 12:39 PMHenning -
Just to confirm, ItalianPod and FrenchPod haven't been shut down. The sites are live, the communities open, and the teams are still around to help users through the lessons (there are a combined 450+ on the sites now).
As of September 30th they have stopped publishing regular new lessons as ChinesePod, SpanishPod and EnglishPod do.
More generally speaking, I'd recommend anyone who's considering a FrenchPod or ItalianPod subscription to try out the free trials beforehand to get a feel for the sites. Their content is top quality, but they are obviously not meant to be carbon copies of ChinesePod.
Hope that helps to clarify.
fordbronco
October 02, 2009, 11:22 PMI'm curious. After a user pays $239 or $399 for a membership, why immediately ask them how likely they are to recommend your site to friends? Is this information useful? 10/10 is the default? And then present them with a huge suggestion box asking for any other ideas or suggestions? Were they already asked for ideas or suggestions somewhere else in the payment process? Are they e-mailed later on and asked for even more suggestions?
patrick0530
October 03, 2009, 12:36 AMEvery month seems to have pretty good offers if you subscribe. Any chance that existing users could get some of the free stuff?
Joackim
October 04, 2009, 12:24 PMA good offer. But for a person like me, without linguistic abilities, learning Chinese is more than enough. I think I will stick with my chopstick language, at least for now.. Although, JapanesePod would be interesting in the future!
Cheers!
/Joackim
adlight
October 09, 2009, 08:39 PMI think languages like Russian, Arabic, Greek & Norvegian would be more chalenging. Well, at least for me :)
Chinesepod philosophy of learning new languages should be applied to any language. I think it would be best to begin with languages that are more significant.
Personnaly I only recent discovered chinesepod.com and I think it's a great learning tool.
denswei
October 09, 2009, 09:57 PMGood deal..... Now that I have 3 daughters taking Spanish, I could buy another year of Chinesepod for myself and give Spanishpod to them.
Unfortunately, the 4th daughter is taking French....
codexus
October 02, 2009, 11:21 AMTempting offer... I fit in this hobbyist category and I have a tendency to want to learn too many languages at the same time which is, to say the least, a bit difficult ;p
Currently my priorities are Japanese (kind of intermediate level) and Chinese (still pretty much the newbie, even though I have been a subscriber for a while I haven't really done much to get really started). So I'm not sure there is room for more but I'll think about it.
2shanghai
October 10, 2009, 09:40 AMI know I'm being pedantic but shouldn't it be learn a third language?
And can you make the forum/discussion for each lesson like the form over at skritter? The thing just gets too big too fast to contribute to and have a good discussion with.
hairyleprechaun
October 15, 2009, 04:30 AMCount me in for JapanesePod as well.
charlizinhu
October 18, 2009, 12:52 AMI have a question.
I just renewed my ChinesePod for the next year and signed up for SpanishPod, could I then get a year of FrenchPod and get free ItalianPod?
I've sort of been studying all three and want subscriptions to all three but would love to not pay $717 for the lot.
diamond8
October 18, 2009, 11:26 AMHi Sarah,
Re FrenchPod & ItalianPod you wrote: "As of September 30th they have stopped publishing regular new lessons as ChinesePod, SpanishPod and EnglishPod do."
Could you please tell me how often will the FrenchPod team now publish new episodes? Many thanks.
simonpettersson
October 18, 2009, 04:25 PMcharlizinhu: Have you checked out the Praxis language pass? That'll get you access to all of the languages.
This is kind of tempting to me. I have a Praxis pass in order to be able to keep my French from deteriorating, but it's soon running out. I guess I could prolong it now and get French for free. Unfortunately, the fact that there are no more lessons being made sort of makes it not so useful for me anymore, as I'm not trying to learn French, just keep it alive by listening to some stuff. It's a shame, really.
suxiaoya
October 19, 2009, 09:18 AMCharlizinhu -
As simonpettersson mentioned, the Praxis pass would be better value (all Praxis languages are included for $39 a month or $299 a year - Premium access).
The support team can help to upgrade you if you do choose that option (support@praxislanguage.com).
Also, if you have any questions about the format of each website, we can help answer these.
Diamond8 -
Just to confirm, FrenchPod and Italian are no longer publishing new lessons. There are hundreds of lessons on the websites, though, and everything else is as normal (for example, the teams are still there to help you through the content).
Feel free to contact us, or direct message me, if you have any further questions. I'm aware you've been a subscriber to FrenchPod before, so I'm sure these questions are particularly important.
Thanks,
Sarah
egukas
October 21, 2009, 12:16 PMHi,Ken I paid my premium subscription and I choosed italian as a second language,but didn't work (I could just use one week).So what can I do??
Thanks.
Emma
suxiaoya
October 22, 2009, 01:17 AMEgukas - our customer service team can help you. I'll let them know of your problem, and they'll contact you directly.
Thanks!
zhugeliang
October 10, 2009, 07:02 AMI was hoping for japanesepod but I guess it won't come in the nearest future.
no_poofters
October 02, 2009, 09:04 AM.