Looking for a Chinese school or Chinese lessons in your area for your children or your partner?
National Advisory Centre for Early Language Learning - NACELL is a Department for Education and Skills Initiative to promote and develop the provision and quality of Modern Foreign Language learning in the Primary sector. A wide range of teaching material to download.
Chinese Network - The Chinese Network exists to provide a 'virtual staffroom' for Mandarin teachers and to encourage the exchange of ideas, expertise and news, as well as materials and resources.
UK Federation of Chinese Schools - The UK Federation of Chinese Schools (UKFCS), founded in July 1994, is a charity that aims to promote, through its member schools, Chinese language education and Chinese culture. Since its formation, its membership has continued to increase. Today it has about one hundred member schools, representing over 13,000 pupils
Omniglot - Chinese language courses, dictionaries and other resources
Word2Word - List of on-line courses
Virtual Mandarin: On-line Language-Learner's Log
BBC's real Chinese website- it' s a "lively introduction to the language" which was designed for adults but is used in schools.
ChineseSavvy.com is a free website including a versatile reference tool with multiple forms of input (including English, pinyin, character, radical, and five-point) as well as output that includes pronunciation, video of stroke order, and related terms and idiomatic phrases.It also includes topical articles on Chinese culture and history, travelogues, Chinese art, Chinese language podcasts, Chinese multimedia and entertainment, and China-focused online forums.
Can't find Chinese CDs/DVDs/fashion for your children? Below are a few places where you might just find what you need:
Bilingual Supplies for Children - Information and recommendations for parents and teachers
Milet - Milet is an independent publisher of some of the most original and stylish books'
The Guardian
Mantra Lingua - Bilingual Books and CDs for children
The Language of... - Specialises in easy reading, contemporary novels and storybooks in a number of languages for both adults and children, all second-hand.
Chinese ChildBook.com -
Books and DVDs for learning Chinese. Also has free coloring pictures with Chinese characters.
Do you know what satellite to tune into to get Chinese television? Sorry don't know yet. If you do, please let us know.
Other Bits and Bobs:
Quality Language - This site contains an English-Chinese name translator (which displays the Chinese transliteration of over 2,000 names in Simplified and Traditional Chinese), a pinyin converter, and a date/time conversion tool.
Animal Noises - The noises animals make around the world!!
Songs for teaching - Use music to teach languages
Multilingual Songbook
- Children's songs in 25 languages
International
Collection of Tongue Twisters
International Radio and Newspapers A comprehensive list of both Internet Radio stations in over 40 languages and online Newspapers.
Mike's radio World - Listen live to over 3000 radio stations on your PC
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