Integrating Firefox with On-line Dictionaries

TweetI have stumbled upon this great Firefox add-on a few days ago. OpenSearchFox is a great extension which helps you create your own Firefox search plug-in with only a few clicks. Firefox users should already be familar with the search bar at the top right search box. You can enter a search term and receive [...]

Dora the Bilingual Kid

TweetIt was my wife’s birthday two weeks ago. I went to the mall to search for a gift. Finally I bought one … for my daughter Michelle. It was a DVD from the ‘Dora the Explorer’ series. My wife was not happy after knowing this. She said Michelle is watching Dora everyday from the TV [...]

Learn from the Learners

TweetA major cause of people giving up language learning is the lack of motivation. I believe one way to constantly get motivated while acquiring a language is to talk to those who have acquired it. A native speaker speaks the language well, but usually he cannot share with you his experience or struggles in learning [...]

Speaking Like a Pop Star

TweetI have been talking to a lot of Mandarin speakers on Skype in the past few weeks. Many of them have no problem identifying my ‘Hong Kong Mandarin’ accent (港腔) right away. One Mandarin speaker kindly pointed out that I tend to mix up the first and forth tones. I realize that it is a [...]

Get on with Language Study

TweetFor those who have not noticed, a post from Ken the ChinesePod entrepreneur in his blog has ignited an explosive discussion chain over the weekend. The topic? Master Steve and his language learning methodology. As of today, the number of comments is exceeding 80, not including more than a dozen from Steve’s own blog. I [...]

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