2. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl © The Internet Toolbox for Chinese An idea developed by Wim Oostindier w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl University of Applied Sciences Groningen The Netherlands Expertise Centre for Languages & Cultures International Business School

3. The Internet as your indispensable tool while learning and teaching Chinese

4. To be discussed.... What toolbox? Why creating one? The finding of useful sites Selecting the sites that matter ‘Web didactics’ applied … Show me! If we have some time left: off-line software

5. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl What toolbox? http://chinese-hanze.pbwiki.com/

6. These are the basic tools to tackle problems while learning Chinese: the solution is always ‘one click away’ Target group of this specific toolbox: my Dutch speaking students Each toolbox should be geared towards a specific target group. The group is populated by students who are going to do there placement in a China based company

7. This is the toolbox I have created for my English speaking students It’s set up in a different wiki with more options and facilities, but also free of charge and freely accessible anywhere, anytime All solutions are ‘ONE-CLICK-AWAY’ Let’s have a look how it can be used

8. These are the problems my target group needs a solution for

9. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Why create a toolbox? Students had a problem: How can I find out about the order of strokes within a specific character? It must be on the Internet… I’ve seen it somewhere some time ago….. ….. But where?....... Was it.com or.org or.net?….. Please give us a quick solution!

10. As for this problem, they were looking for this site: www.yellowbridge.com Have a look.......

12. How to find a site like this? www.google.com + the right keywords….

13. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Selecting the sites…… A matter of teaching experience En forgeant on devient forgeron Die Übung macht den Meister

14. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl The ‘web-didactical approach’ That is: The right link for my specific target group…. at the right moment ….. Just before frustration strikes… and always: one-click-away

15. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Ok, show us…. Hopefully with a ‘working’ Internet http://chinese- hanze.pbwiki.com

16. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Problem number 1 Tones? What tones?

17. Practice the tones

19. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Problem nr. 2 What is the meaning of the word I just heard?

20. Draw on screen

22. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Problem 3 New reading material is due today…. How do I pronounce these words in a sentence?

23. Text-to-Speech

24. An example.... Ein Beispiel.... Copy the text

25. ... and click...

26. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Problem 4 Hm, I would like to see this text in pinyin.....

27. Character-to-Pinyin

29. Very useful with texts containing already learned material.....

30. Procedure First listen and see what you can read/understand Reading problems?  Characters-to- Pinyin

32. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Translation problems? Go to the translation link 

33. Quick translation

35. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Not satisfied with the translation? Use the annotation tool: www.popjisyo.com

37. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Ok, one more problem:.... I want to know if I can use a specific word in the context I need..... I do have an on-line dictionary, but only in characters....

38. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl What to do?

39. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Of course the solution is available in.... De Internet Toolbox

40. Context + Rikai

43. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Thanks to the toolbox..... My students can find for each problem a quick solution....one-click-away....

44. If not.... They will contact me….

45. w.oostindier@pl.hanze.nl Finally…. If the Internet is not available Don’t forget Chinese free downloadable software: www.google.com + dimsum download

46. Basic software for learning Chinese DimSum  has everything you need: –D–Dictionary –C–Converting tools –C–Character tools –W–Web browser... It freeware! How to find it? wwww.google.com KKey words = dimsum download

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49. Of course I made this with one of the Toolbox one-click-away links!