Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I though this would be helpful for those who are studying Chinese.I was introduced to this website in one of my Chinese classes. WWW.Chinesepod.com, it's like having your own private teacher, with many use-full situations and a great methodology for teaching the language, it's great, hope some of you find it helpful. Gabriel Fuentes ______________________________\ ____ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers. and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Dear Gabriel, Yes I find this resource extremely useful too however I think its value is directly proportionate with how much you can use it! I have asked them to have a section on medical Chinese but I don't think they can go this far (too specialised) have you asked them about this? I find the book CHINESE MEDICAL CHINESE by Nigel Wiseman and Feng Ye fills in the gaps wonderfully. Lorraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi Lorraine You are definitely right about putting in the time; there is just no other way. I did see they had a few episodes on medical situations and a basic intro to a visit to a Chinese clinic. But nothing else dealing with medicine. But I still think it’s very useful for day to day situations, and it help’s to build your vocabulary, I have found that it has improved my understanding of how the same words can be used in different situations. As far as medical Chinese, I agree with you that the best way to go is studying from, Nigel Wiseman and Feng Ye, Chinese medical Chinese, grammar and vocabulary and there is of course the Character book’s and the Pd which has become indispensable in helping me learn medical Chinese, without it, I would still be struggling to understand many of the concepts that I run across in the basic medical literature. I have also found studying from Craig Mitchell’s, shang han lun text very helpful in learning to read medical Chinese also. Gabriel Fuentes --- herbsandhelpers <herbsandhelpers wrote: > Dear Gabriel, > Yes I find this resource extremely > useful too however I > think its value is directly proportionate with how > much you can use > it! I have asked them to have a section on medical > Chinese but I don't > think they can go this far (too specialised) have > you asked them about > this? I find the book CHINESE MEDICAL CHINESE by > Nigel Wiseman and > Feng Ye fills in the gaps wonderfully. > > Lorraine. > > > ______________________________\ ____ Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music./unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Dear Gabriel, Pd what's that am I missing out on something? The advantage with C-pod is that they talk the regular talk in real situations like mobile phones etc, I mean where else are you going to be able to look up Nokia in Chinese? I find characters soooo hard to memorise, there's no reinforcement have you found a good way of remembering/retaining these? It is such a joy to recognise one even when it's in amongst a hundred others you don't know............. Lorraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Lorraine The Pd, is the Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine by Wiseman and Ye. It's probably the most important and most valuable book that any western practitioner of oriental medicine could have in their library,I use it everyday. As far as recognizing Characters the best way that,I have found for my self is to write them down. All small children here in Taiwan spend countless hours every week writing their characters. just takes time and practice, there are no short cuts, at least i have not found any. good luck Gabriel Fuentes --- herbsandhelpers <herbsandhelpers wrote: > Dear Gabriel, > > Pd what's that am I missing out on something? > > The advantage with C-pod is that they talk the > regular talk in real > situations like mobile phones etc, I mean where else > are you going to > be able to look up Nokia in Chinese? I find > characters soooo hard to > memorise, there's no reinforcement have you found a > good way of > remembering/retaining these? It is such a joy to > recognise one even > when it's in amongst a hundred others you don't > know............. > > Lorraine. > > ______________________________\ ____ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Dear Gabriel, Yes I have this book also! It seems we are going the same route, but I don't find it as useful as you do. Yes as usual hard work and repetition is the only way. Another method I have explored with the char. is using the book Reading and Writing Chinese by William McNaughton. This suits me in that first you learn the radicals then as you learn a char. it's easier to learn the component parts, for drawing and memory, even so a break of a couple of months and it all seems to go! Dear David, I looked at other Chinese courses initially, it was only by trying them out did I make the choice on C-pod etc. It's flexible, portable and user friendly. Lorraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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