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« Reply #285 on: June 21, 2012, 11:14:20 PM »
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My really great discovery, however, has been this guy 周立波 - Zhou Yi Bo

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Libo[/url]

a Shanghai standup comic who talks about a lot of very topical and controversial stuff.

It's a talk show/standup/news round up sort of show that the English do very well, also not unlike the Daily Show in the US.

Just to make this clear, this is contemporary political satire on mainstream Chinese TV!!! It's my ambition to get good enough to undestand everything he say.

What I've watched is called: Mr. Zhou's Live Show 。。。 can't find the Chinese translation right now, but will post back when I get it.

Mr Zhou is one funny fella th_ax
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« Reply #286 on: June 22, 2012, 04:44:55 AM »
yeah, he's the bestest
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« Reply #287 on: July 13, 2012, 08:09:28 AM »
http://www.memrise.com

Pretty interesting looking free(and fun) language learning app' - includes Chinese (of course!)
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« Reply #288 on: July 15, 2012, 11:02:59 AM »
http://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/

..is great for picking up extra resources, getting help/advice or just other people's perspectives.

E.g. I just found this link over there:

http://cctv.cntv.cn/lm/learningchinese/program/index.shtml

A nice set of 100 video lessons from CCTV.  Includes tapescripts.
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« Reply #289 on: July 15, 2012, 11:06:23 AM »
nice one MK - you're a great man for the random Chinese-learning links!

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« Reply #290 on: July 15, 2012, 11:26:25 AM »
Yeah, nice-and with transcripts, too.
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« Reply #291 on: July 15, 2012, 12:24:38 PM »
How long does it take to become 'fluent' in Chinese?

expert views:

http://www.haohaoreport.com/l/36570
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« Reply #292 on: July 15, 2012, 12:51:41 PM »
those 'growing up in Chinese' classes are actually pretty well done too...

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« Reply #293 on: July 15, 2012, 03:22:15 PM »
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you're a great man for the random Chinese-learning links

Yeah, if I spent the same amount of time actually using the resources I have instead of hunting for new ones I'd be fluent by now!
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« Reply #294 on: August 09, 2012, 07:45:35 PM »
Just watched this. http://speakfromday1.com/tedx/

A good antidote to lax motivation which I know attributes to alot of my flux in and flux out of learning Chinese. Those CCTV Links are cool.
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« Reply #295 on: August 11, 2012, 08:21:35 AM »
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if I spent the same amount of time actually using the resources I have instead of hunting for new ones I'd be fluent by now!
Yes! my problem exactly being a www addict I just go on hunting for more and more stuff instead of sitting down on my behind and swotting!
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« Reply #296 on: September 04, 2012, 02:41:32 AM »
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being a www addict I just go on hunting for more and more stuff

...er...

FluentFlix Wants to Take You to the Movies So You Can Learn Chinese
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FluentFlix is a startup web service that aims to teach you Chinese using videos and film clips. On signing up, users can select their language level, what kinds of clips they want to see (i.e. film clips, news, commercials, music videos, etc.) and what genres they prefer (entertainment, business, science, tech, etc.).

http://www.fluentflix.com/

It certainly looks very cool!

VIDEOS HOSTED ON YOUTUBE --> NEEDS Very Passable Nicety
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« Reply #297 on: September 04, 2012, 02:49:39 AM »
Most of the videos are bits of soap operas, adverts, lectures etc but this one sprang out at me for some reason:

http://members.fluentflix.com/video.php?id=492


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@Fozz, yes! don't judge it by this one 'odd' video!
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« Reply #298 on: September 04, 2012, 03:14:02 AM »
@MK -  th_m th_m th_m

is this site for real?? WTF?
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« Reply #299 on: September 04, 2012, 04:43:02 AM »
Yes!

The video I posted isn't very representative it just...caught my attention.   

Most of the stuff is snippets from soaps, adverts etc...controlled use of authentic material.

I think it has real potential and it's still in the testing stage.
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