Many of you do business in China or plan to do so. If you’re a newbie then I think the basic lessons on ChinesePod are a good way to start.
A little Chinese can go a very long way. Those lessons will enable you to introduce yourself and break the ice at meetings, etc. However, it […]
Archive for August, 2006
I didn’t start with the unforgivable puns - the author of this article did:
China cracks down on striptease funerals
BEIJING (AFP) - China may be giving striptease funerals the last rites after officials arrested five people and ordered an end to the practise. Strip shows have been commonly used to attract more mourners to funerals, […]
You can get a better idea of how many people make up the ChinesePod team right here. I don’t know how many people we have. I’ve counted several times but with a different answer each time. Can someone please count the people in this photo? Oh, and look, Connie is there, too!
More at the […]
Here’s part of an interview I did with the BBC World Service. The topic is ‘The Communications Revolution’. If you’re interested (or even if you’re not) my bit is about 15 minutes into the show. I think they will include more form us in other parts of thise series.
Ken Carroll
‘Chinese students more organized, less imaginative than American counterparts ‘
Published by August 23rd, 2006 Uncategorizedin . 11 CommentsHere’s a fascinating report from the U Florida. It outlines how ‘Chinese students are more organized, but less imaginative than American counterparts’.
Some quotes from the article:
“Children who prefer a practical and organized learning style tend to do well in the sciences, and children generally choose career paths that complement their temperament.”
– 86 percent […]
Xmarcus posts (his first post) in the forums about the super ambitious NBA player, LeBron James, who among other things, plans to be the first athlete billionaire, and who is also taking Mandarin lessons in preparation for the Beijing Olympics. Given his dynamic, peripatetic life-style, perhaps ChinesePod might suit his needs. If you know the […]
Steve Rubel at Micropersuasion has some data on social media adoption in the US. Apparently, only 8% of the population listen to podcasts and 5% use RSS feeds. Podcasting is not yet what we would call mainstream. Does this mean that ChinesePod is likely to only reach 5% or so of the total number of […]
Here’s a podcast intrerview I did with Gerry Gaffney the other day. The topic is usability and the user experience. Gerry runs a company called Information & Design out of Melbourne, Australia. He titled this interview ‘Community is not a tech thing’.
As usual it’s hard for the interviewer to get a word in with […]
Interviews #2, with Professors Yong Ho and Cheng Aimin.
Published by August 22nd, 2006 Uncategorizedin . 7 Comments Professor Yong Ho.
This is the second in our interviews with famous names in the field of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL). In today’s interview, Ken talks to Professors Yong Ho and Cheng Aimin. Yong Ho is an established author/lecturer who oversees Mandarin training at the UN. Professor Cheng is the Dean of […]
This is the Practical Chinese Reader. It appears to be the most widely used Mandarin book in use - many of you may use it this Fall in college courses across the US. I reckon that hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of copies have been sold since the book was published, I think during […]
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