2009 was a very busy year for ChinesePod, as we delivered not only hundreds more of the Chinese lessons you love, but also new tools, features, personalities, and other content. After looking back on the blog, the community discussions, and the lessons, we’ve assembled a review of all the things we brought you in [...]
There have been a number of stories in the local Chinese-language press about problems at the Kaien language schools here in Shanghai. It appears to be a very unfortunate situation for everyone involved – students, teachers, partners and management.
To set the record straight, Kaien and Praxis Language are two completely separate entities. The 50+ staff [...]
Apple has finally approved the new (and free!) “ChinesePod – Learn Chinese” iPhone app, following the release of our Learn Chinese Android app by about two weeks. (For those of you already familiar with the Android app, the following is going to be a big pile of deja vu, but the screenshots are all [...]
Helena on Introducing AI Speech Tone Practice
Ivor on Lessons to Look Out for in the Year of the Tiger
Walid Shaari on New Testing Features on ChinesePod
Sandra Rosenzweig on March Updates
Bill on March Updates
Threaded Comments on ChinesePod
As promised previously, we have managed to finish the much-anticipated threaded comments feature before the end of 2009. The ChinesePod community has been asking for this feature, and we are pleased to present this big step forward for the community.
First, we have drawn a lot of inspiration from the site Yammer, which does a [...]