Chinese Pinyin - Antiwave back online - Page 4 -

> Learning Chinese > Speaking and Listening
Antiwave back online
Home New Posts

Login: Pass: Log in or register for standard view and full access.





Page 4 of 4 First < 23 4






imron -

I'll put up my hand too.



Pleco Software Learn Chinese with our Dictionaries for Palm and Pocket PC.
Learn Chinese in China Learn to speak Chinese 1MonthChinese.com -Mandarin School in China.
Chinese Textbooks Wide range, cheap, varied languages. Also Chinese cartoons, toys, gifts.
Study Chinese in Beijing Affordable Mandarin language courses at BLCU with ChinaUnipath.com.
HNHSoft Dictionary Learn Chinese on Smartphone and PDA with real person's voice.
XueXueXue IQChinese Get beyond the plateau.Take your Mandarin to a new level.
Chinese in Lijiang Short term Chinese study in a beautiful town with a focus on daily life.
MandarinTube Chinese Access to current everyday Chinese language and culture, 24/7.
Learn Chinese Homestay Chinese course, cultural activities & volunteer events in China.
Learn Chinese Online 1-on-1 instant tutoring, diverse courses, native teachers. FREE trial now!
Nihao Chinese Progam Free one-on-one Chinese lesson. Win 5-years of free lessons now!


About Ads (and how to hide them) -- Your message here









Meng Lelan -

I vote for transcripts too - I have a severe hearing impairment but I do want to "hear" what they
say.

Lelan










Shadowdh -

I would like to raise my hand for the idea too... cant understand too much right now but would be
very good and useful material for listening... although I dont think I am up to scratch to
transcribe... cheers Roddy...










roddy -

Ok, I've set that up now, and you can find threads for the three latest podcasts in the Speaking
and Listening forum. I was just going to get the latest one to start with, but it was the second
half of a two parter, and I had to get three to get the first part.

I'm hoping this will give people something more interesting and challenging to listen to than the
average textbook, and that the podcasts will generate a fair number of language queries - ie they
won't just slide down the forum unnoticed.

As always, many thanks to the Antiwave crew for such consistently great content. Also, it's
entirely possible to do something similar with any other site (text or podcast) that has an RSS
feed. If you have any suggestions, speak!










roddy -



Quote:

I'm hoping this will give people something more interesting and challenging to listen to than the
average textbook, and that the podcasts will generate a fair number of language queries - ie they
won't just slide down the forum unnoticed.

The Antiwave podcast posts are generating little if any attention. I know some of you may be using
them to alert yourselves to new posts, but there have been very few instances of someone listening
and coming up with a query on something they didn't understand, or a comment on the content.

This makes me think that it is perhaps unnecessary to have the automatic posts - anyone who wants
to can easily use iTunes or antiwave's own RSS feed to keep up to date, and if they aren't
generating discussion, there's not much point in having them on here.

Any thoughts. I can't really see what can be done to encourage any actual posting.










wushijiao -

Personally, I don't really think the automatic posts are necessary, partly because, as Roddy
mentioned, they haven't generated too much discussion, but also partly because they have those new
"one minute" segments, which are more like brief news summaries than they are like penetrating
insights into some aspect of Chinese culture.

Of course, I still feel that antiwave is one of the most interesting sites out there. But I guess
if we find a particular listening to be interesting or worth discussing, then someone can always
post something about it, including background info, so that people can talk about it, even if they
don't understand 100% of the podcast.










imron -

Yeah, agree with all of the above.










roddy -

Have turned them off. The actual RSS feed is at
http://antiwave.net/index.xml
if anyone wants to subscribe themselves.

Got to say, the little one minute segments aren't grabbing me. I think the glory days are over.












All times are GMT +8. The time now is 06:24 PM.














Learn Chinese, Chinese Online Class, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing, Travel to Tibet