Using Integrated Chinese?

johnb
August 29, 2007, 07:33 AM posted in General Discussion

School's about to start again, and some of you are probably about to start your first semester of Chinese. If so, and if you're using Integrated Chinese I in your class, we might have a super awesome fantastic mission for you to undertake.

I would tell you more, but if I did, I'd have to kill you. If you happen to meet the criteria listed above, send me a private message and we'll talk. :)

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John
August 29, 2007, 07:36 AM

Ah, I used Integrated Chinese, back in the good old days of 1998-99... Pretty useful stuff.

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John
September 05, 2007, 06:08 AM

henning, Not if you want to be understood. :)

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John
August 30, 2007, 01:20 AM

Hmmm... perhaps they've been sworn to secrecy?

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dlfr
August 30, 2007, 01:31 AM

I'm using integrated Chinese. I'm on part one, book two. My class starts the second week of September.

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tim777
August 30, 2007, 01:49 AM

ah integrated loved that thing back in college and hated it. I think it starts off a little slow. I thought a much better read was 'all things considered.' Hey John long time no see since ran into you in airport, how are things? been trying to find you business card to shoot you an email just can't figure where I placed the thing.

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John
August 30, 2007, 02:36 AM

tim777, Ah, Airport Tim! Good to hear from you. Go to my profile, and you can send me a private message from there, or click through to Sinosplice and contact me that way.

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jamestheron
August 30, 2007, 04:36 AM

I'm using 'Beyond the Basics'.

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fivebats
August 30, 2007, 05:49 AM

Yup. Using Integrated Chinese here. Just got to lesson 3.

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kencarroll
August 30, 2007, 07:54 AM

Integrated Chinese is definitely the most widely used textbook in US colleges. It's pretty good but I'm not sure why that particular one is the book of choice.

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goulnik
August 30, 2007, 02:35 PM

ahah, I was wondering all along what that was, you mean "Integrated Chinese"-the textbook (not that I heard of it before), not integrated Chinese, which I thought ChinesePod was

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kencarroll
August 29, 2007, 07:40 AM

Ah, yes. Integrated Chinese. For it is good.1998? I didn't know John P was that old! I'd definitely like to hear from anyone using Integrated Chinese. Indeed I'd like ot hear from anyone using any textbook right now at college. It's that time of year. We have some interestign developments to reveal in the near future.

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azerdocmom
September 05, 2007, 03:44 AM

John Do you get any sleep?

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johnb
September 05, 2007, 04:05 AM

@AZERDocMom, John doesn't sleep. We just take him out of his hyperbaric chamber every once in a while and make him work, then put him back in. It's like a lettuce crisper, but... for people. :P

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billybobjoebobwilly
September 05, 2007, 04:30 AM

I don't think there's a perfect set of books out there. For me I've had basically to create a small library. Some of the better ones I've found are: Interactions I & II Connections I & II ** All from the same Author ** What I like about these books is the have a large amount of Sentence patterns, resultative verb compounds, etc. The also have simplified and traditional in the same text. And, the format is very nice. If anyone has a chance take a look.

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dlfr
September 05, 2007, 04:53 AM

Excellent resource. Thank you!

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goulnik
September 05, 2007, 05:08 AM

I don't use textbooks anymore,fertig。it's all digital,and that allows a lot more integration。But then I'm no longer going to (brick&mortar)school。。。

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jamestheron
September 05, 2007, 05:10 AM

This feature and new blog is a good addition to the CPod site. :)

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wildyaks
September 05, 2007, 05:46 AM

yep, goulniky, I am with you. Those books just fill up shelfs and make you you feel guilty for all the failed resolutions to get into study. Much better to go digital, since we are sitting at our computers a lot of the time anyway. And during my coffee breaks I quickly review some vocab or download another one of those many great lessons

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henning
September 05, 2007, 05:49 AM

Hi goulniky, your use of the German word "fertig" (completed) makes me curious: Is this a language export to English or even to French? Can I use "fertig" in English conversations?

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John
September 05, 2007, 03:18 AM

Hey all you Integrated Chinese users! We've set up this new blog just for you: http://blogs.chinesepod.com/integrated-chinese/ Check it out! :)