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A GREAT MANY FEATURES
SPEECH RECOGNITION
Learn proper Mandarin Chinese by getting immediate feedback on your pronunciation while viewing the dialogue in pinyin romanization, phonetic equivalents, and traditional or simplified Chinese characters.
LANGUAGE LABS
Learn Mandarin pronunciation, English equivalents and pinyin romanization of phrase and sentences. Record your voice and compare it to the proper Chinese pronunciation.
LESSON DIALOGUE
Listen to discussions in Chinese and get direct English translations, grammar notes and cultural notes. View the dialogue in either traditional or simplified Chinese characters, pinyin romanization or phonetic equivalents.
CHARACTER WRITING
Learn to write Chinese characters. Character recognition allow you to practice character drawing and test your accuracy. Practice drawing traditional or simplified characters or phonetic equivalents and print exercise sheets.
ANIMATION ARTICULATION
Animated visual displays and voice explanations show correct mouth and tongue positions for proper pronunciation and articulation of Chinese sounds.
INTERACTIVE VOCABULARY BUILDER
Study new words, characters and sounds in context, by viewing scenes while you strengthen your vocabulary without using tedious lists.
TRANSLATION RELAY
Learn the proper pronunciation of words and phrases found in text or phrase books by typing in the pinyin
romanization and the program will correctly pronounce them for you.
CULTURE POINTS
View scenes from contemporary China while learning about different aspects of the Chinese culture.
GAMES
Practice new material in a fun, familiar way, while reinforcing basic character recognition, pronunciation, phonetics and sentence patterns.
FUN!
You'll enjoy learning with Games and Interactive Exercises which help you build associations between characters, sounds. and English meanings.
EASY!
Activities are presented in an Icon Format with Context Sensitive Help.
COMPREHENSIVE!
Equivalent to two years of education; well structured "books & lessons," Written by professors of Chinese, include pinyin, phonetic equivalence and traditional or simplified characters.
Professional Interactive Chinese for Windows is a multimedia CD-ROM educational Program that teaches Mandarin Chinese using the most contemporary language learning techniques. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the Chinese language including Speech Recognition, Voice Record/Compare, Vocabulary, Grammar, Phrases, Phonics, Character Recognition, Exercises, Games, and Much More. Professional Interactive Chinese for Windows incorporates two years of language instruction taking students through the intermediate level on one CD-ROM. It will supplement classroom instruction or serve as a learning method of its own.
Did you ever think you could learn a language as complex as Chinese right from your multimedia personal computer? If you did then look no further, and if you didn't then think again.
As computers have become commonplace in both businesses and colleges, more and more of your work or college life probably revolves around a computer. The computer literate public is increasingly less satisfied with any limitations concerning computerized technology and thus, we have felt the need to press beyond the imaginable and innovate what once seemed impossible.
Interactive Education
Interactive education is an example of what computerized wizardry can do for personal learning, development and growth. No longer will individuals sit at their desks and struggle with seemingly impossible computer applications. Interactive multimedia allows users to structure their own learning environment while utilizing new technology such as voice recognition and character recognition. Users are now able to become masters at directing their own education while maintaining needed structure.
with the development of new and exciting advances in computerized technology, not only have we placed high expectations on what a computer can provide, computers have increased demand for a continually broadening global economy).
To maintain and expand upon the developing global market, individuals must now develop greater knowledge of the world around them. An important first step in achieving this goal must always be in understanding a country's culture and language. China is a country burgeoning with economic growth and opportunity. For this reason it would be foolish to overlook the current interactive computerized tools available for furthering future economics success.
Chinese for Windows
Professional Interactive Chinese for Windows takes the language learning process to the next level.
Continued advances in hardware and user-interface technology have allowed personal computers to venture beyond graphical user interfaces into a realm dubbed multimedia. Current multimedia systems incorporate sound, animation, and video as well as graphics.
In comprehensive multimedia programs, the user has such significant input into what functions and procedures the program performs that the program is interactive. It is interactive multimedia software that has changed the face of education.
The power of increasingly inexpensive personal computers will provide impressive new educational possibilities for computers both in the classroom, at home and at work.
Interactive education currently utilizes the personal computer to facilitate the learning process in subjects ranging from language acquisition to studying physics and chemistry.
A computer can never replace a competent instructor with an extensive background in his or her field , however, computers can provide a valuable way for students to deepen their classroom experience, learn complex subjects at their own pace, review difficult material until mastered, and track learning performance objectively.
Multimedia
The ultimate goal of complete interactive multimedia educational software is to involve students in a process in which they feel comfortable and from which they garner the most effective learning experience possible.
Professional Interactive Chinese for Windows, a recent release from VentureTech, Inc. is an excellent example of what computer technology, educational experts and language instructors can offer computer users.
This multimedia tutorial program for Mandarin Chinese is the first comprehensive, interactive tutorial program available for Chinese and offers voice record compare as well as character recognition for both traditional and simplified Chinese characters.
Dr. Kong Haili, Associate Professor of Chinese at Swathmore College notes, "Professional Interactive Chinese for Windows is a truly interactive educational program that reinforces learning."
Discover how simple and fun Chinese can be as Multimedia lets you learn at your own pace.
Features for Professional Interactive Chinese Level I:
IBM PC or compatible (386 DX or higher running Windows 3.0 or higher
8 MB RAM recommended
CD-ROM drive
MPC compatible sound card with speakers and recording device.
13 MB hard drive space available
SVGA display ( with 256 colors)
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