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Michigan offers online Mandarin lessons to every student

Michigan offers online Mandarin lessons to every studentLearn Chinese online...Another way to learn chinese, or to study it after class, is online material just as podcast and multimedia websites.A very comprehensive website is http://www.chinese-tools.com , with online courses, chinese dictionary, vocabulary lists, and so...

Tags: Podcasts, Mandarin

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

Michigan offers online Mandarin lessons to every student

Preparing Michigan high school students for the emerging Chinese superpower economy, Michigan State University is offering every student in Michigan a chance to learn Chinese, mlive.com Michigan State Universitys language institute, in partnership with Michigan Virtual University, is offering every high school in the state one free "seat" in...

Tags: Mandarin, MSU, Chinese-language

Blog posts 2007-03-22

The Non IT, IT boss, Isn't

The Non IT, IT boss, Isn'tLost in translation?If I argued that my total inability to speak, understand, or read Mandarin qualifies me as an intermediary on business dealings between Western and Chinese companies you'd think me nuts, right?Right.Now think about companies hiring non IT people to interface their business and...

Tags: Strategy, PRODUCTIVITY, Business Knowledge, BPA, information technology, Joe, Mandarin

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

Can your mouth become multilingual?

During a videoconference last week between Karlsruhe, Germany, and Carnegie Mellon University CMU, Pittsburgh, USA, the talk of Alex Waibel, from CMU, was automatically translated in German and Spanish. Both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PPG and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review PTR attended the conference, took pictures and were impressed by this new...

Tags: mouth, Carnegie-Mellon University, electrode

Blog posts 2005-10-30

Additional Resources

Survival Talking Mandarin Chinese for Travelers 1.0 (Mobile)

Essential Mandarin Chinese phrases and words for surviving in China. Communicate with Chinese people using a innovative and concise interface. Words are grouped by genre (subject, name, place, verb) on an on-screen keyboard, all you have to do is press the buttons to make yourself understood. The program will translate...

Tags: Travelers Companies Inc., Mobile, jChicken, Keyboards, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Peripherals, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Chinese Character Bible 6.0 (Windows)

Learning Chinese is not as difficult as it sounds, only to master Chinese characters either patience or a right tool is required. If you learn Chinese, you need to learn Chinese Characters. If you learn Chinese Characters, you need to use the Chinese Character Bible. The Chinese Character Bible is...

Tags: Bible, Microsoft Windows, Character, Globechinese, Chinese Character Bible, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-10-09

Chinese Toolbox Reader 9.2 (Windows)

Chinese Toolbox Reader helps you learn Chinese while you read online or digitized Chinese texts that are interesting to you. Basically, you learn to read Chinese by reading what you want, whether it be sports, the arts, news, space exploration. Chinese Toolbox Reader is a fast, Windows-based, Chinese reading assistant...

Tags: Character, Chinese Toolbox, Chinese Toolbox Reader, Date System, Level System, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-21

Beginner Mandarin 1.0 (Mobile)

Did you know that in Mandarin the word for 'a horse' is spelled the same as 'a mother' as well as 'hemp'. If you want to buy something from a store, you may be telling them you want to sell it instead. The same word for to build also spells...

Tags: Tone, Mobile, D2Tech Software, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Are IT grads learning the right skills?

Not university level informationThe type of information they are referring to is not something that applies to a university level of education. What they are asking for is the specific skills on the implementation of technologies. For example, I can talk all day about certificates and the use of them...

Tags: Businesses, IT Grad, information technology, developer

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Oxford Translator Mandarin Chinese Free 3.0 (Mobile)

Oxford Translator Mandarin Chinese can navigate to the phrases you want to speak, includes over 210 categories, instant voice playback, dynamically build your own phrases, and create more than 100,000 phrase combination. The program features: Real voice translations to guide you, easy to use number system and follow the numbers...

Tags: Mobile, Phrase, Oxford Translator, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-12

Lingopal Mandarin 1.0 (Mobile)

Lingopal Mandarin is a iPhone application that gives you over 900 professionally translated phrases in Danish including audio. Lingopal Mandarin makes it easier to meet people from other cultures and have real conversations. It helps in backpacking, business travel, multi-cultural living, and getting yourself into and out of trouble around...

Tags: Mobile, Lingopal Mandarin, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-09

Works of L. Frank Baum. Huge collection. FREE Author's Biography and Stories in the Trial (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference, Oz, Jane

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Works of L. Frank Baum. Huge collection. FREE Author's Biography and Stories in Trial (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Authors biography and free stories in the trial version.Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference, Oz, Jane

Software downloads 2009-09-07

ActionPad 1.0.15 (Mobile)

for BlackBerry Wireless HandheldActionPad is a replacement application for the original BlackBerry MemoPad. It provides quick access to memos for boosting your productivity.Core Features | At A Glance | User Reviews | Supported Devices | Instant DownloadCore Features Title & Content Search Memo Encryption 1-Click Category Switch BlackBerry Integration Hotkeys...

Tags: Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Memo, ActionPad, Memo Encryption, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-29

ChineseTransliterator-Original Formatting 1.5.0.0 (Windows)

A fast transliteration program designed to convert individual Chinese characters to one of five Romanizations; pinyin for mandarin, jyutping for Cantonese, On'yomi & Kun'yomi for Japanese, and Korean. Other features include: *Ability to work with both Simplified and Traditional Chinese; *Exhaustively displays every pronunciation available on every character; *Ability to...

Tags: Character, ChineseTransliterator, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-24

ChinaScribe 1.0 (Windows)

This versatile Chinese dictionary software displays simplified or traditional Chinese along with Mandarin or Cantonese pronunciations for more than 170,000 Chinese words. Users can quickly import English or German dictionary entries from CC-CEDICT, HanDeDict or other sources. Chinese words with or without Pinyin can be easily inserted into Microsoft Word...

Tags: Word, Microsoft Windows, Language, Westwood Technical, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-17

Byki Mandarin Chinese 1.1.2 (Mobile)

Byki Mandarin Chinese locks Mandarin Chinese words and phrases into your memory so you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. Byki Mandarin Chinese leverages the fact that people learn foreign languages by collecting words and phrases in their memory, like items in a basket. The more items you...

Tags: Mobile, Word, Memory, Transparent Language Inc., Flash Memory

Software downloads 2009-07-14

Apple tablet rumor rehashed, this time October and $800

It appears that the Apple tablet rumors just won't die. Today, the age-old story of an Apple tablet got resuscitated by The China Times who reports (Mandarin, English translation) that an Apple tablet is planned for release in October for $800. The...

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Translate: Mandarin 1.24 (Mobile)

Translates between English and Mandarin ChineseTranslates in both directions.Allows editing and adding of entries. Allows transliteration of phrases and sentences.Demo available with the Spanish language.Interface is the same. The only difference is the dictionary.Click here to go to Spanish info page and download.

Tags: Mobile, Entry, Info, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

HNHSoft China2Go PhraseBook 3.2.5 (Mobile)

China2Go Phrase Book is a great travel companion and an ideal tool to start learning Chinese. This talking phrase book features the official mandarin voice recorded by real person. The product includes more than 1000 phrases organized into 10 major categories and 50 sub categories. You can view each phrase...

Tags: Mobile, Phrase, Font, HNHSoft, China2Go Phrase Book

Software downloads 2009-07-06