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Posted on: Chinese Graded Readers and ACTFL
December 2, 2013 at 8:48 AM

Great job! I tried one of these readers and it was a satisfying experience. I wish you would apply this methology to Chinesepod as well! The intermediate and upper intermediate lessona are all full of English, quite needlessly. Why not use simpler chinese to explain more complex patterns? It can be done, just like you can write a whole story using only 300 characters.

Also, another vote here for traditional characters!

Posted on: Hot Spring Vacation
March 31, 2013 at 10:55 AM

Great lesson. I have a suggestion though. Why not skip English completely for the upper intermediate lessons? It is possible to explain a more difficult word using simpler terms or in extreme cases with a single English one. But this constant jumping between the languages or mixing the two is not beneficial on this level. IMHO.