gregreichmann Posted July 11, 2006 at 09:23 AM Report Posted July 11, 2006 at 09:23 AM Hi There, I am currently an engineer working in London who wishes to learn Chinese. I was wondering if anyone had some advice on the best way to go about it. There are a couple of constraints though. I am working full time shift work and hours often vary and thus attending scheduled classes would be difficult. What are my options? What would be the best way forward? Cheers! Quote
Xiao Kui Posted July 11, 2006 at 11:44 AM Report Posted July 11, 2006 at 11:44 AM www.chinesepod.com These are 10-20 minute mp3 podcasts you can download into your mp3 player. They have 5 levels of lessons, from newbie to advanced. The podcasts are free to download, if you just want to learn conversation, no reading, etc, that's all you need. If you want a pdf transcript it's $8 a month to subscribe, a premium membership with quizzes and transcripts and other features is $30 a month. If you pay for a whole year in advance it's only $20 a month. Also check out the stickies in Resources and General study issues "best of Chinese study tools" http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/8195-best-of-chinese-study-tools-studying-chinese-online-and-off&highlight=chinese+study+tools "some advice for beginners" http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/5007-some-advice-for-beginners Quote
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