Comments on: Suspension of New Lessons http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Adam http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-55086 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:38:27 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-55086 Hi Ruud, It's possible we may release more lessons in the future, but it seems that the number of premium users at the higher levels isn't high enough to support it. So for now I'm working on more resources to get users at lower levels up to the higher levels. At that point we can revisit the decision. Hi Ruud,

It’s possible we may release more lessons in the future, but it seems that the number of premium users at the higher levels isn’t high enough to support it. So for now I’m working on more resources to get users at lower levels up to the higher levels. At that point we can revisit the decision.

]]> by: Ruud van Gullit http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-55067 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:44:37 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-55067 Actually, I'd love to see more lessons at a higher level. Preferably with speakers from mainland china. Another 600 or so lessons would be ideal. Well, actually my purpose of learning might differ from most of the other subscribers. I want to eventually be able to improve my listening comprehension for example to be able to watch : http://www.youtube.com/user/LordMaChao176#p/u . I barely able to catch and match what they are speaking with the english translated subtitile. I'm at level 6 right now. So hopefully 10 more levels (with mainland china laoshi) should grant me some vast improvements to my listening skill. On the other hand when I look into the Meteor Garden series, I'm more able to grasp the mandarin spoken. Problem is, I hate those type of drama, especially when the males being portrayed as emo boy, sensitive, self conscious, and long girly hair. Being able to speak is of course an additional benefit, but it is not mandatory for the moment. At least for me :D. Actually, I’d love to see more lessons at a higher level. Preferably with speakers from mainland china. Another 600 or so lessons would be ideal.
Well, actually my purpose of learning might differ from most of the other subscribers. I want to eventually be able to improve my listening comprehension for example to be able to watch : http://www.youtube.com/user/LordMaChao176#p/u . I barely able to catch and match what they are speaking with the english translated subtitile. I’m at level 6 right now. So hopefully 10 more levels (with mainland china laoshi) should grant me some vast improvements to my listening skill. On the other hand when I look into the Meteor Garden series, I’m more able to grasp the mandarin spoken. Problem is, I hate those type of drama, especially when the males being portrayed as emo boy, sensitive, self conscious, and long girly hair.
Being able to speak is of course an additional benefit, but it is not mandatory for the moment. At least for me :D .

]]> by: Jonatan http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-51332 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:29:53 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-51332 I used your website mostly to learn the basics of Chinese, and was very satisfied. I've now been studying Chinese at a university for a year and a half, so I don't really need to use your site anymore. I can imagine that for people who learn through chineselearnonline alone it gets extremely difficult after a while to still be able to follow the lessons of the highest levels. So I do support your idea of working on the basics of the site rather than creating new lessons. I'll always be thankful for the fact that you put up all these lessons for free, and I actually feel bad for never having paid for the lessons that made my Chinese quite awesome even before I had 1 hour of class in university. I promise if I ever get really rich, I'll donate a little part of it to you Adam ;-) Keep up the good work 加油 I used your website mostly to learn the basics of Chinese, and was very satisfied. I’ve now been studying Chinese at a university for a year and a half, so I don’t really need to use your site anymore.
I can imagine that for people who learn through chineselearnonline alone it gets extremely difficult after a while to still be able to follow the lessons of the highest levels.
So I do support your idea of working on the basics of the site rather than creating new lessons.
I’ll always be thankful for the fact that you put up all these lessons for free, and I actually feel bad for never having paid for the lessons that made my Chinese quite awesome even before I had 1 hour of class in university.
I promise if I ever get really rich, I’ll donate a little part of it to you Adam ;-)

Keep up the good work 加油

]]> by: leosmith http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-51312 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:49:14 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-51312 Do what you must. I'm in level 4, so there's plenty of material left for me. You might consider limiting your free material like Chinesepod did (you are much better than them, by the way) if it will save you money. I think re-recording earlier material is an excellent idea. Don't get me wrong - it's quite good. But your level 4 material is much more standard (pronunciation wise) that level 3. It would be good if beginners had that improvement. Do what you must. I’m in level 4, so there’s plenty of material left for me. You might consider limiting your free material like Chinesepod did (you are much better than them, by the way) if it will save you money. I think re-recording earlier material is an excellent idea. Don’t get me wrong - it’s quite good. But your level 4 material is much more standard (pronunciation wise) that level 3. It would be good if beginners had that improvement.

]]> by: James Theron http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-50074 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:39:53 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-50074 Adam, I haven't checked out this site for a long time. Nice to see it's still going. Good luck with your upcoming enhancements and improvements. Adam,

I haven’t checked out this site for a long time. Nice to see it’s still going. Good luck with your upcoming enhancements and improvements.

]]> by: Adam http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49775 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:18:04 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49775 Hi Che, Great ideas! Reading and writing are important parts of the new system, so you will start to see tools similar to the ones you suggested. Keep your suggestions coming! Hi Che,

Great ideas! Reading and writing are important parts of the new system, so you will start to see tools similar to the ones you suggested. Keep your suggestions coming!

]]> by: Che Eder http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49742 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:05 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49742 Although I am a longtime member, I never came beyond the beginning of level 4, because I had some periods with too little time for learning chinese which made me restart again (I'm in the third try now...). After some months of inactivity it is hard to find the right point of return. So maybe in the new system you could include some "exams" after every 10 or 20 lessons. For example some longer texts which use most of the vocabulary previously learned. Quiet like the last three lessons of each level, but in shorter intervals, extended with some questions and tests. This would help the learner to: - find an entry point after long period of doing nothing very quickly - review the previously taught vocabulary without getting distracted by new material - get a real big bunch of motivation (when understanding a longer text) And another idea I just get: It is hard to learn spoken and written Chinese in the same pace. You already announced that it will be possible to include own vocabulary lists etc. in the new system. Maybe it would be possible to mark learned character as such. Then in a new text, all learned characters could be shown as chinese only, while new characters also show pinyin and translation. Something like that. I hope you can understand what I mean ;) Although I am a longtime member, I never came beyond the beginning of level 4, because I had some periods with too little time for learning chinese which made me restart again (I’m in the third try now…). After some months of inactivity it is hard to find the right point of return.

So maybe in the new system you could include some “exams” after every 10 or 20 lessons. For example some longer texts which use most of the vocabulary previously learned. Quiet like the last three lessons of each level, but in shorter intervals, extended with some questions and tests.

This would help the learner to:
- find an entry point after long period of doing nothing very quickly
- review the previously taught vocabulary without getting distracted by new material
- get a real big bunch of motivation (when understanding a longer text)

And another idea I just get:
It is hard to learn spoken and written Chinese in the same pace. You already announced that it will be possible to include own vocabulary lists etc. in the new system. Maybe it would be possible to mark learned character as such. Then in a new text, all learned characters could be shown as chinese only, while new characters also show pinyin and translation. Something like that. I hope you can understand what I mean ;)

]]> by: Frank D http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49587 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:39:05 +0000 http://www.chineselearnonline.com/blog/2009/11/09/suspension-of-new-lessons/#comment-49587 Hello, I think this is a great idea. If it is easier for you, I would recommend remastering the older lesson recordings rather than completely rerecording them. Hello, I think this is a great idea. If it is easier for you, I would recommend remastering the older lesson recordings rather than completely rerecording them.

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