In case you haven’t caught word of it in News and Features, there’s a new blog in ChinesePod town (wow, where did that come from??), and it is the ChinesePod Integrated Chinese Blog!

In case you haven’t heard of it, Integrated Chinese (IC) is perhaps the most widely used textbook in the Chinese language programs of American universities. (Yes, we realize not all of our users are American, and we dearly appreciate their splendid diversity, but every now and then we also like to connect with the American contingent.)

Allow me to quote myself here:

Over the past two years, ChinesePod has built up a ton of free online resources for learning Chinese. Still, most university students probably have their noses stuck in Integrated Chinese and don’t even realize the advantages of online learning. Sure, IC is a great textbook and it’s a great place to start. But ChinesePod will be using its online tools to specifically target IC content. You’ll be able to find all IC vocabulary in the ChinesePod Dictionary, download IC-focused PDF review sheets, get IC “Fix” audio review, and we can also recommend ChinesePod lessons which reinforce IC content and bring it to life in new situations.

The greatest thing about it is that it’s all free. Whether you use IC or not, whether you’re a ChinesePod premium user or not, whether you’re American or not, it’s all available. (Of course, it would also be nicely complemented by the recent CPod Class of ‘08 promo, but you didn’t hear that from me!)

We know it and you know it. You can’t get enough free Chinese study materials. So head on over to the Integrated Chinese Blog and join in on the (slightly textbooky) fun!

-John