<![CDATA[Comments on: Traffic]]> 2008-08-31 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: hander]]> This is a real cool way of learning voacabulary! More of these please! Thanks Cpod.

]]> This is a real cool way of learning voacabulary! More of these please! Thanks Cpod.

]]> <![CDATA[By: sebire]]> That was pretty cool!

]]> That was pretty cool!

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Thanks, guys!

We're starting out fairly simple with the video, but we've got lots of ideas.

Pedagogically, this kind of "vocab tour" lesson teaches vocabulary without translation, all within a visual context. I think the benefits are clear, but it can actually be extremely challenging to design and film these.

Let us know if you have any requests!

]]> Thanks, guys!

We're starting out fairly simple with the video, but we've got lots of ideas.

Pedagogically, this kind of "vocab tour" lesson teaches vocabulary without translation, all within a visual context. I think the benefits are clear, but it can actually be extremely challenging to design and film these.

Let us know if you have any requests!

]]> <![CDATA[By: xiaohu]]> I love it!  AWESOME!!!  实在是太精彩了！

]]> I love it!  AWESOME!!!  实在是太精彩了！

]]> <![CDATA[By: tony_jarvis]]> Can I ask, how is gōngjiāochē (bus) different from gōnggòngchē (bus)?

]]> Can I ask, how is gōngjiāochē (bus) different from gōnggòngchē (bus)?

]]> <![CDATA[By: henning]]> Looks nice & professional and it definately shows the effort and dedication that has gone into it.

But couldn't the same effect be achieved (less impressively but maybe more cost-efficiently) by providing a static image with some hot spots? Or flashcards with pictures instead of English words? Did I hear someone whisper "Rosetta Stone"? No? OK, never mind. :P

Curious: How do you plan to approach higher level content?

]]> Looks nice & professional and it definately shows the effort and dedication that has gone into it.

But couldn't the same effect be achieved (less impressively but maybe more cost-efficiently) by providing a static image with some hot spots? Or flashcards with pictures instead of English words? Did I hear someone whisper "Rosetta Stone"? No? OK, never mind. :P

Curious: How do you plan to approach higher level content?

]]> <![CDATA[By: amber]]> hi dongni,

There are 3 commonly used terms for 'bus':

The most commonly used is 公交车 (gōngjiāochē）

公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) is sometimes used

公车 (gōngchē) is used mainly in Taiwan.

]]> hi dongni,

There are 3 commonly used terms for 'bus':

The most commonly used is 公交车 (gōngjiāochē）

公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) is sometimes used

公车 (gōngchē) is used mainly in Taiwan.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> henning,

Video clearly provides a deeper visual context than mere images can. That's the point of the vocab tour. Adding the motion makes it a vocabulary "tour" rather than a vocabulary "photo album."

There's definitely a reason that the vocabulary is aimed at the Newbie/Elementary audience. For more sophisticated language teaching, this method won't be appropriate. Stay tuned!

]]> henning,

Video clearly provides a deeper visual context than mere images can. That's the point of the vocab tour. Adding the motion makes it a vocabulary "tour" rather than a vocabulary "photo album."

There's definitely a reason that the vocabulary is aimed at the Newbie/Elementary audience. For more sophisticated language teaching, this method won't be appropriate. Stay tuned!

]]> <![CDATA[By: xuchen]]> Am I right in assuming that a ”车子“ is anything that is about the size of a bicycle.. I've heard people refer to what you called a 电动车 as one and even the bigger types as well..

Also, if you have never been to China before BEWARE of the 公共汽车! They don't stop!!

]]> Am I right in assuming that a ”车子“ is anything that is about the size of a bicycle.. I've heard people refer to what you called a 电动车 as one and even the bigger types as well..

Also, if you have never been to China before BEWARE of the 公共汽车! They don't stop!!

]]> <![CDATA[By: joannah]]> Wow, thats very cool!

]]> Wow, thats very cool!

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