<![CDATA[Comments on: Where is the Supermarket?]]> 2009-10-05 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: kencarroll]]> Does anyone think this lesson is too challenging for a complete Newbie? I'm always concerend that ppl who visit for the first time might be overwhelmed by the more challening Newbies. Thoughts?

]]> Does anyone think this lesson is too challenging for a complete Newbie? I'm always concerend that ppl who visit for the first time might be overwhelmed by the more challening Newbies. Thoughts?

]]> <![CDATA[By: matt_c]]> So, '(the destination is) 15 minutes on foot' is 走十五分钟 zǒu shíwǔ fēnzhōng, how bout 15 minutes by car? Would it be 开车十五分种 kāichē shíwǔ fēnzhōng?

]]> So, '(the destination is) 15 minutes on foot' is 走十五分钟 zǒu shíwǔ fēnzhōng, how bout 15 minutes by car? Would it be 开车十五分种 kāichē shíwǔ fēnzhōng?

]]> <![CDATA[By: kenm]]> Ken, I think this is fine as a newbie lesson ... although the translation (in the review mp3 file) of 'the Great Wall isn't far' as '公司不远' might cause a bit of confusion ... (unless you're referring to 中国长城工业公司, in which case it is too challenging) 

]]> Ken, I think this is fine as a newbie lesson ... although the translation (in the review mp3 file) of 'the Great Wall isn't far' as '公司不远' might cause a bit of confusion ... (unless you're referring to 中国长城工业公司, in which case it is too challenging) 

]]> <![CDATA[By: misterjess]]> Ken,

 I think this lesson is fine for a newbie, even if they don't get the whole thing they will plant seeds that will sprout later. Keep in mind that those of us who are beyond newbie now were newbies once. We all knew going in it was going to be a challenge.I walked into this knowing that it would be one of the biggest challenges of my life. If this is for them they will step up and if not they will move on.

Jess.

]]> Ken,

 I think this lesson is fine for a newbie, even if they don't get the whole thing they will plant seeds that will sprout later. Keep in mind that those of us who are beyond newbie now were newbies once. We all knew going in it was going to be a challenge.I walked into this knowing that it would be one of the biggest challenges of my life. If this is for them they will step up and if not they will move on.

Jess.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> Foreigners often seek out the 'Western' supermarkets.. here are a couple of chains:  

麦德龙 màidélóng (Metro) 

家乐福 jiālèfú (Carrefour) 

These supermarkets usually have a small section selling imported goods - but most of the product is the same as what you find in a Chinese supermarket.  The prices are similar to those found in Chinese supermarkets (except the imported goods.)  

 

]]> Foreigners often seek out the 'Western' supermarkets.. here are a couple of chains:  

麦德龙 màidélóng (Metro) 

家乐福 jiālèfú (Carrefour) 

These supermarkets usually have a small section selling imported goods - but most of the product is the same as what you find in a Chinese supermarket.  The prices are similar to those found in Chinese supermarkets (except the imported goods.)  

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: mudphud]]> This is pretty close to the first dialogues in most of my texts. Places, numbers, and time are usually in the first few lessons. But C-pod is a "lexical chunk" teacher not the method of teaching different subjects in numbing details like having a chapter teaching all numbers from one to a 1000, or a chapter with all possibilities of time and date, all direction words (north, south,..., forward, backward, right, left), etc.

This is a feature of C-pod not a bug.

]]> This is pretty close to the first dialogues in most of my texts. Places, numbers, and time are usually in the first few lessons. But C-pod is a "lexical chunk" teacher not the method of teaching different subjects in numbing details like having a chapter teaching all numbers from one to a 1000, or a chapter with all possibilities of time and date, all direction words (north, south,..., forward, backward, right, left), etc.

This is a feature of C-pod not a bug.

]]> <![CDATA[By: mudphud]]> Is  "Where?" expressed as 在哪儿 （zài nǎ'r）? a Beijing term more than 在哪里 （zài nǎlǐ）?

]]> Is  "Where?" expressed as 在哪儿 （zài nǎ'r）? a Beijing term more than 在哪里 （zài nǎlǐ）?

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Carrefour

]]> Carrefour

]]> <![CDATA[By: chanelle77]]> 5 * lesson

]]> 5 * lesson

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Ken,

Does anyone think this lesson is too challenging for a complete Newbie?

..nope.I think it's about spot on.There's only about 10 words in this dialogue.I think if you make it much less than you run the risk of the complete newbie not thinking they're getting much out of the lesson.In fact in that way it may actually suggest to them that progress in Chinese is going to be painfully slow[and we as your teachers advise against biting off more than you can chew from our experience] by it's very nature and it may be offputting,whereas with a lesson like this I think it is digestible [the dialogue is repeated 3 times to boot at the beginning and end and there's always the option to listen again] and a complete newbie could see that in 15 minutes they have learnt something that could be part of a useful real life exchange.I think at the end a small sense of achievement is reached.It is lack of experience in the language not lack of intelligence that makes one a newbie and showing some faith in that can be very encouraging.Just my 2 fen.

]]> Ken,

Does anyone think this lesson is too challenging for a complete Newbie?

..nope.I think it's about spot on.There's only about 10 words in this dialogue.I think if you make it much less than you run the risk of the complete newbie not thinking they're getting much out of the lesson.In fact in that way it may actually suggest to them that progress in Chinese is going to be painfully slow[and we as your teachers advise against biting off more than you can chew from our experience] by it's very nature and it may be offputting,whereas with a lesson like this I think it is digestible [the dialogue is repeated 3 times to boot at the beginning and end and there's always the option to listen again] and a complete newbie could see that in 15 minutes they have learnt something that could be part of a useful real life exchange.I think at the end a small sense of achievement is reached.It is lack of experience in the language not lack of intelligence that makes one a newbie and showing some faith in that can be very encouraging.Just my 2 fen.

]]> <![CDATA[By: rlynn8005]]> I've only been using Chinesepod for about a week, and I love the challenge! I'm currently using online tools exclusively to learn Chinese, as I am not able to take a course at this time. I have people with whom I can get language practice, but I've been working on building my vocab over the past week. I really enjoy this site!!

]]> I've only been using Chinesepod for about a week, and I love the challenge! I'm currently using online tools exclusively to learn Chinese, as I am not able to take a course at this time. I have people with whom I can get language practice, but I've been working on building my vocab over the past week. I really enjoy this site!!

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