Antiwave back online

[gato]

You could also collectively create transcripts of the programs.

[roddy]

Ok, that's two. Anyone else?

[flameproof]

I doubt I understand too much, but wouldn't mind to listen to it too.

When I am in China I also watch only Mandarin TV and don't get too much.

You could also collectively create transcripts of the programs.

That's of course great! I hope some good souls can jump in. I of course would love to do it - but can't. And those who can don't need a transcript.....

[bagz007]

Very cool on the transcript idea, too. Might give some of us a little more motivation to go back and re-listen to those bits we only glossed over. Who else wants to try?

[roddy]

Don't anybody get excited about the transcripts - it'd be a pretty significant chunk of work and I for one won't even be trying. If anyone wants to volunteer, go head, but I suggest they actually try one first.

[gato]

Divide and conquer.

[flameproof]

ah... is that an exact transcript of this lesson??? :

北京下土了 - http://www.antiwave.net/2006/04/24_-.html

Transcript:

http://www.newstarnet.com/phpcode/web/view_detail.php?news_art_id=67868

(I am in the office and can't listen right now)

PS: what is http://www.momoradio.com/ ?? (seen in one of the comments of antiwave - seems to be a podcast site too, not sure if they have scripts)

[roddy]

I don't know if it's an exact transcript, but nobody complained when the same link was posted earlier in the topic.

PS: what is http://www.momoradio.com/ ??

Don't know, never heard of it. If it's relevant to antiwave please explain why while posting the question.

[roddy]

Going to bump this on the off-chance a few more folk will express an interest in regular antiwave threads . . .

[Guest realmayo]

I'd read them for sure but would not probably not understand enough to participate.

[imron]

I'll put up my hand too.

[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]

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.

[L-F-J]

just wondering if anyone knows whats going on with the antiwave guys. they havent had a single podcast in almost a year, it appears.

i really liked using their podcasts for listening. pingke's voice and mandarin is very comfortable- a good one to imitate.

guess they are busy. life goes on....

[trevelyan]

I think he was always doing it as a part time thing. I also liked a lot of their stuff and would be curious to know what's going on.