At ACTFL 2008 one of the presentations on TCFL that I found most interesting was one called “An Alternative Way to Teach Mandarin Tones in Speaking” by Dr. Rongrong Liao of the Defense Language Institute. The problem, as Dr. Liao presented... ...full story at Sinosplice
from Sinosplice on Wed, Dec 10 2008
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Cinderella (Cindy) Liao Performs at Punahou School (廖英君) »
YouTube video The Chinese Chamber of Commerce is presenting Cinderella Liao Taiwanese soprano & international diva in concert March 10 'The Narcissus Classic' at the Hawaii Theater at 7:30 p.m. Miss Liao meets with the 8 th grade choir students at Punahou and... |
| 21 Jan 08 |
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Seeing the Tones of Mandarin Chinese with Praat » Sinosplice Wikipedia image When you first start studying Chinese, you are introduced to Mandarin’s four main tones. You are invariably shown some variation of the chart on the right. You may have wondered where these lines came from. Are they just some... |
| 03 Mar 08 |
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Car Tones » Sinosplice I recently stumbled across this graphic, and found it amusing enough to share. So, does using an automotive visual help anyone learn tones any better?? It takes all kinds… |
| 05 Mar 10 |
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Liao Yiwu stopped from attending German literary festival » Shanghaiist Liao Yiwu. Photo by AP On Monday, outspoken Chinese poet Liao Yiwu had barely boarded his flight from Chengdu to Cologne when he was ordered to get off. Liao was planning to attend a literary festival in the German city, but was instead detained and... |
| 01 Feb 07 |
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Child labor, a photo essay » Shanghaiist OK, a very short, but interesting photo essay into the lives of minors working in Guangdong province. The person that appears in several of the photographs is Xiao Liao (Liao is his surname), and he, like many others, left their homes behind and started... |
| 28 Jan 08 |
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The Historical Record for January 28, 2007: More from the Liao and Jin, Koxinga, and the Japanese invasion of Shanghai » Granite Studio It must be Song history week here at the Granite Studio. Yesterday I wrote about Yue Fei and today it’s the Liao and the Jin. On January 28, 1005, the Song Dynasty agreed to the Chanzhou Pact with the Khitan Liao. The agreement fixed the boundary... |
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