Comments on: The All-New Grammar Guide http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/ Learning on Your terms Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: China » Blog Archive » Comment on The All-New Grammar Guide by Satisfying Conclusions … http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8373 China » Blog Archive » Comment on The All-New Grammar Guide by Satisfying Conclusions … Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:12:38 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8373 [...] [ ] course, the real satisfying conclusion will be when ChinesePod finally launches V3. It has been extremely busy these past two weeks, and it s not quite over [ ] – more – [...] [...] [ ] course, the real satisfying conclusion will be when ChinesePod finally launches V3. It has been extremely busy these past two weeks, and it s not quite over [ ] – more – [...]

]]> By: Delta http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 Delta Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:52:26 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8372 John, When you say "early April," you don't mean, like, April 1st, now, do you? John,

When you say “early April,” you don’t mean, like, April 1st, now, do you?

]]> By: Jason S http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8371 Jason S Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:16:07 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8371 Yay grammar! Yay grammar!

]]> By: Satisfying Conclusions | Sinosplice: Life in China http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8370 Satisfying Conclusions | Sinosplice: Life in China Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:45:43 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8370 [...] course, the real satisfying conclusion will be when ChinesePod finally launches V3. It has been extremely busy these past two weeks, and it’s not quite over [...] [...] course, the real satisfying conclusion will be when ChinesePod finally launches V3. It has been extremely busy these past two weeks, and it’s not quite over [...]

]]> By: John http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 John Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:58:03 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8369 马赛儿, All I can tell you is "Early April." 马赛儿,

All I can tell you is “Early April.”

]]> By: Antonio http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8368 Antonio Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:00:36 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8368 I welcome the grammar guide, this is something I've been missing in chinesepod. Current grammar tags were not enough. I welcome the grammar guide, this is something I’ve been missing in chinesepod. Current grammar tags were not enough.

]]> By: Ken Carroll http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8374 Ken Carroll Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:13:31 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8374 Aunty, You said it. Grammar cam be a fascincating (honestly) under the right circumstances! Having it your finger tips exactly when you need is one way to make it so. (This find-it-when-you-need-it quality is one of the most powerful aspects of e-learning generally.) This is an awesome development. We're going to be able to do stuff that's never been done before. Ken Carroll Aunty,

You said it. Grammar cam be a fascincating (honestly) under the right circumstances! Having it your finger tips exactly when you need is one way to make it so. (This find-it-when-you-need-it quality is one of the most powerful aspects of e-learning generally.) This is an awesome development. We’re going to be able to do stuff that’s never been done before.

Ken Carroll

]]> By: AuntySue http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 AuntySue Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:32:38 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8376 Grammar info that's there to explore at the precise moment when you're busting with curiosity, and grammar you're told you have to learn and be tested on, are complete opposites in approach and in learning outcomes. I'm sure it's only the second type that Ken isn't keen on. Thanks John, it's like we've come of age and you're throwing us the car keys. This will give the freedom of grammar access, to people who had thought it could only be imposed as a chore. Grammar info that’s there to explore at the precise moment when you’re busting with curiosity, and grammar you’re told you have to learn and be tested on, are complete opposites in approach and in learning outcomes. I’m sure it’s only the second type that Ken isn’t keen on. Thanks John, it’s like we’ve come of age and you’re throwing us the car keys. This will give the freedom of grammar access, to people who had thought it could only be imposed as a chore.

]]> By: Brendan (Peeling Mandarin) http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8375 Brendan (Peeling Mandarin) Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:31:40 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8375 I'm really looking forward to this addition. It's a really nice feature for those of us who like to be able to peg the language that we're exposed to onto some fundamental structure. Thanks John. I’m really looking forward to this addition. It’s a really nice feature for those of us who like to be able to peg the language that we’re exposed to onto some fundamental structure. Thanks John.

]]> By: 马赛儿 http://praxislanguage.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-8377 马赛儿 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/26/the-all-new-grammar-guide/#comment-8377 Looks like I'm going to like this a lot. I actually just bought a Chinese grammar reference when I was back in my home country the other day, precisely because I learn a lot from seeing grammar formalised in such a way and being able to browse away from the podcasts to discover more about the structures. I have used this reference now for the last month, referring to it after every podcast, and I learned a tremendous amount from it. I believe I learn more from this than from inferring grammar, which is pretty much what happens in the "expansion" section. Plus, I find you can more easily 'chuck' your learning instead of going through lots and lots of sentences which cost me a lot of time (something I don't always have, again compare the expansion section). We actually had a <a href="http://blogs.chinesepod.com/2007/03/15/lesson-review/#comment-103012" title="Lesson Review" rel="nofollow">discussion on the v3 expansion section</a> recently, my second post to which didn't quite make it through the wire in full. Let's hope this way both learning styles get accommodated for. One last, rather selfish, question. My premium membership runs out soon and I'm in serious doubt about whether to choose another half a year of premium learning over half a year of basic learning. With v2 I found I slowly but surely used less and less of the premium features, and right now I'm pretty much only using the PDF transcript. Before deciding on my next membership I was hoping to sort of try out v3 for a week or so. Has a date been set for it's introduction? Yours sincerely, Looks like I’m going to like this a lot. I actually just bought a Chinese grammar reference when I was back in my home country the other day, precisely because I learn a lot from seeing grammar formalised in such a way and being able to browse away from the podcasts to discover more about the structures. I have used this reference now for the last month, referring to it after every podcast, and I learned a tremendous amount from it.

I believe I learn more from this than from inferring grammar, which is pretty much what happens in the “expansion” section. Plus, I find you can more easily ‘chuck’ your learning instead of going through lots and lots of sentences which cost me a lot of time (something I don’t always have, again compare the expansion section).

We actually had a discussion on the v3 expansion section recently, my second post to which didn’t quite make it through the wire in full. Let’s hope this way both learning styles get accommodated for.

One last, rather selfish, question. My premium membership runs out soon and I’m in serious doubt about whether to choose another half a year of premium learning over half a year of basic learning. With v2 I found I slowly but surely used less and less of the premium features, and right now I’m pretty much only using the PDF transcript. Before deciding on my next membership I was hoping to sort of try out v3 for a week or so. Has a date been set for it’s introduction?

Yours sincerely,

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