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Useful Web Resources and Software

NB These materials have been recommended by students and teachers but Dacorum Chinese School Association offers no warranty of fitness for purpose
on-line Dictionaries    
Yellowbridge http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/chinese-dictionary.php on-line dictionary converting between English, Chinese (Simplified or Traditional) and Pinyin. It also has stroke animations of the way to write characters and a 'drawing pad' to input characters
MDBG Dictionary http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php on-line dictionary converting between English, Chinese (Simplified or Traditional) and Pinyin. It also has the ability to attempt to translate substantial amounts of text, not just individual words
Learning Software    
Newpepper http://speachi.com/speachi/ This is the learning software being used by the School - ask your teacher how you can access it. You can try it out for a short period by downloading from the website
Browser plug-in    
Perapera-kun http://perapera.wordpress.com/ A plug-in for Firefox or Internet Explorer which uses a dictionary to translate Chinese Character text on web pages
Language support tools    
Pinyin Joe http://www.pinyinjoe.com/ A site with instructions on how to set up your Windows PC to allow you to type chinese characters. It also has macros to convert numbered Pinyin (eg hao3) into Pinyin with tone marks in Microsoft Word and Excel
on-line TV    
CCTV-9 Travel in Chinese http://english.cntv.cn/program/learnchinese/travelinchinese/index.shtml CCTV-9 is the English language service of China state TV. It includes programmes to support learning Mandarin including Travel in Chinese which is aimed at intermediate students. About 100 episodes are available here.
on-line learning materials    
BBC languages matertial all ages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/ video and learning materials at an introductory level
BBC languages material for primary school age children http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/mandarin/ video, games and learning materials aimed at primary school children
Confucius Institute online http://cul.chinese.cn/en/ rich source of learning materials, cultural material, educational games etc
UKAPCE http://www.ukapce.org.uk information on UK competitions and teaching development activities
Overseas Chinese Language and Culture Education on-line http://www.hwjyw.com Information on Chinese language and culture teaching activities (some in China) and materials - site is mainly in Chinese

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