Saturday, January 17, 2009

chinese learning: Pronunciation

Chinese Pronunciation (By New Concept Mandarin Limited, Hong Kong) An introduction to Chinese pronunciation. All syllables are listed and sounds can be heard. Good for beginners to learn pronunication and Pinyin. Date: 2006
Chinese Pronunciation Guide (By Harvard University) One of the first sites introducing Pinyin system. Sound and exercises are available. Date: 1997
Chinese syllables (By China Information Corporation College of Chinese Language & Culture Beijing Normal University) Listen to the pronunciation of all Chinese syllables. Date: 2003
GR Junction (By Warmington, Richard) A web site to introduce Gwoyeu Romatzyh 國語羅馬字 Date: Last modified 2001
Introduction to Pinyin (By Covantis LLC.) This series of lessons teaches how to read and pronounce \ Date: 2005
LISRC Computerized System for Learning Pinyin (By The City University of Hong Kong) This web site is for Cantonese speakers to learn Pinyin system. Date: None
Patrick Moran's drawing to teach z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, ,r j, q, x (By Moran, Patrick) Drawings to show the places of articulation of sounds. Date: None
Pinyin Master (By Li, Sanpao and Jeff Winters) Multimedia CD for learning Pinyin Date: Last updated 2001
Pinyin Practice (By Alan Peterka) Practice Pinyin initials, finals and tones. This site also has three other program: Chinese color which practices Chinese color words, and Speaking Chinese which is for beginning learners. Date: 2004
Pinyin Talker (By Kika Bisogno) The application converts numeric pinyin into spoken Mandarin Chinese. Date: Unknown
Pinyin.info - a guide to writing Mandarin Chinese in Romanization (By 拼音/Pinyin.info) Provides useful information about Romanization, Zhuyin and other systems. Includes reading list about Chinese characters and Romanization. Very useful information. Date: 2004
Standard Chinese (By Hansen, Joel) A program to help students to learn Mandarin pronunciation and some phrases. Date: 2005, 2006