Customer Reviews

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (Traditional & Simplified Character) Character Workbook

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

The cd's are good but the speakers tend to speak fast. It's hard when starting to keep up. They include everything they say they have in the books.

...but quality is very poor. Volume of the speakers fluctuates, sound quality is very poor, and the occasional vocabulary word being read by a different speaker lead to my dissappointment. It is far too expensive considering these quality flaws. But, this CD is necessary if you are using the Integrated Chinese textbook to study on your own, as it will provide the proper pronounciation using the words and dialogues in the textbook (the textbook itself is excellent). There are home-made podcasts for Chinese language students that are far better quality...and free.

The audio is choppy and sometimes hard to understand. Speakers sometimes speak fast on all speeds whether slow, regular, or fast. Also speakers have different accents and makes for inconsistent pronunciation.

if you don't need to buy this, don't. it'd be much nicer to have an interactive graphical and audio tool. it's hard to follow and not friendly for learning in this format. also the speakers tend to speak with a more neutralish tone.

The characters are printed very clearly and neatly, however, there aren't enough practice boxes. The practice boxes with the dark dotted lines are also difficult to practice with (can't see what you write)

The sound quality of these CDs is terrible. There's a lot of hiss, and the voices are muffled. I can't beleive they're selling these to the public! If you have to get these discs for class - there are many sources on the Internet where you can get the material on these discs for free.

I like the character workbook because it gives me much needed practice of writing Chinese characters. The puzzles are also fun!

This is the second Mandarin Chinese simplified/traditional text that I've used in my study of Mandarin Chinese. The text are large, easy to study, particularly appealing to visual learners. I couldn't find the accompanying cds to go with the textbook but I have a private tutor who goes over the text with me so that's not so much an issue. However, if you are learning Chinese on your own, this is a good text to get.

this workbook is excellent b/c it teaches the traditional and simplified. We have loved it.

First, I caution everyone to look CAREFULLY at the description of this item. There is no indication that it will not be compatible with the third edition of the text and workbook of this series. The differences are substantial, another example of how textbook companies make minor though significant changes in materials to ensure that used materials will not be functional for users, thus ensuring their continued high returns on investment.

Second, the male voice on the tape is difficult to discern, especially in the pronunciation series of exercises.