Things to do in class
- Type Chinese characters (3 ways)
http://sites.google.com/site/chinese100a/Home/type-chinese-characters
(1) type online (only need the internet connection)
http://chinese.cari.com.my/ime/py21000.html
http://chinese.cari.com.my/ime/
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/ime.html
(2) change the setting in your computer (PC or Mac)
(3) download Google Pinyin
2. Annotation (add Pinyin and English annotation)
http://sites.google.com/site/chinese100a/Home/annotation-and-translation
(1) http://mandarinspot.com/annotate
Try the webpages:
http://english.cntv.cn/program/learnchinese/20100831/100943.shtml (Copy the text, paste it to the Mandarinspot.com website)
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20111028-Hong-Kong-University-President-132770963.html (Copy the text, paste it to the Mandarinspot.com website)
(2) other websites
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/annotation.html
3. Stroke order of characters
- http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-stroke-order.php?searchChinese=1&zi=%E5%9C%8B (stroke order, translation, etc.)
- http://www.eon.com.hk (stroke order)
- http://www.archchinese.com/arch_animation.html (stroke order, pronunciation, phrase, dictionary)
Homework, due Monday, 10/31
1. Please type a paragraph or two in Chinese to introduce yourself and your family. If you do not want to talk about yourself and/or your family, you can talk about the character Li You (李友) in our textbook, or any other family you would like to introduce.
Please post your homework in our D2L > Discussions > Typing Homework
2. Write down in Chinese characters, from number 1 to 99, (handwritten)