EDC 601 Online Course Project By Zhao, Dongli

1. Drawing Chinese characters Like most of the online dictionaries, you can type in Chinese characters directly, but if you are not sure of the pronunciation of the word, you can draw the characters by dragging your mouse. You can also use this drawing tool to practise your writing. Let’s save paper to protect our environment!

Step 2 Fill in the address box with then click the "Add Contact" button. Step 1 In the MSN menu, choose "Contact" and then "Add Contact". Step 3 The nciku robot will appear on your buddy list and you can start using the nciku dictionary robot. 2. Instant Helper: MSN Robert

3. Search Conversation Do you want to be a social butterfly? Here you may find many useful conversations. You can: Browse conversation by topic or by place. Grab it to “MY NCIKU” CREATE A COVERSATION START A CONVERSATON WITH FRIENDS

4. Learn theme words

5. Helpful Q&A

6. Team Blogs

My thinking: Teaching Chinese as a foreign language is a new emerging subject in China. We can proudly say we are the pioneers in this area. When I search online projects concerning learning Chinese, I feel frustrated as the resource is quite limited. I hope I can be well armed with technology after learning all the topics in this course and then do something……