Beginning Chinese
Seton Hall UniversityJohn DeFrancis worked at Seton Hall University in the Department of Asian Studies’ Chinese Studies program, authoring textbooks for Mandarin Chinese in the early 1960s.
John DeFrancis was hired by Dr. John B. Tsu, the founding chair of the Department of Asian Studies. At that time, the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, which was founded in 1951, acted as a leader in the US with respect to teachin... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Categories | EducationLanguage Learning | ||||
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- Very useful
It’s the accompanying audio material to the John DeFrancis series of Chinese books. Excellent resource if you have the books.
Apple Podcasts5oldchum626262
United Kingdom7 years ago - Useless
I've no idea what the point of preserving this material was. As has been said in another review, it seems to just be Mandarin phrases read out with no explanation as to what the phrases mean in English. As such, it is of no use whatsoever to anybody hoping to learn Mandarin from a course entitled, "Beginning Chinese".
Apple Podcasts1Nick diableUnited Kingdom7 years ago - Excellent
You can follow small sentences and improve pronunciation. For me, it was perfect 👌
Apple Podcasts5Fernanda_lea
Brazil7 years ago - Where are the podcasts
I have the books and was told this is where to get the audio-it’s listed, but no podcasts available?
Apple Podcasts5SoloPocono
United States8 years ago - This is an accompanying audio files
This podcast series is not a course by itself. These are the accompanying audio files for the book Beginning Chinese by Dr. John Defrancis. The book, along with the entire series, Begining Chinese Reader, Intermediate Chinese, Intermediate Chinese Reader, Advance Chinese, Advance Chinese Reader, even though they are quite old, still the best. Materials may be a bit outdated and China has long moved away from wearing Mao clothings but the method of reenforcing what you have learned in the past... more
Apple Podcasts5tjbsbUnited States8 years ago
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