Chinese: General Classroom Resource Links

Study More Chinese - Study More Chinese is a social network for people learning Mandarin online. Students & teachers can write blog posts, share videos, music and discuss the language in the forums.

Chinese Notes 汉语笔记 - The Web site offers a variety of resources for learners of Chinese.

China the Beautiful - Classical Chinese art, calligraphy, poetry, history, literature, painting and philosophy.

Kuaile Hanyu (Happy Chinese) - This is "a series of Chinese multimedia courseware which is specially designed for English speaking school students from 11 to 16 years old. The course focuses on the training of Chinese communicative competence, and on motivating learners by providing various exercises and games within each lesson"

Chinese Idioms   成语  - 20 animated Chinese folktales to illustrate Chinese idiomatic expressions.

Chinese Proverbs – An alphabetical listing of Chinese proverbs. Each proverb is written in Chinese characters, in pinyin, and in English. A sound file and an explanation (in English) are also provided.

On-line Chinese Tools  This page provides various means to learn Chinese on-line. You can use the tools to make character flash cards, use the on-line dictionary, or find a Chinese name.

Zon - Interactive multiplayer online role playing game for learning Mandarin Chinese.

CTCTL: Multimedia Chinese Language - This supplementary Chinese course of 22 lessons in simplified characters at elementary-intermediate level.  It makes comprehensive use of multimedia materials, including video and audio files, interactive character writing exercises, interactive grammar drills, multiple choice vocabulary tests, and indexes for grammar and vocabulary.

Conversational Chinese Online - Online materials for learning Chinese conversation. It includes 15 units with patterns and practice drills.

BBC - Languages - Real Chinese - A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts. Click on the topics in order to see the slideshow and hear the language.You'll also find useful phrases with tips on pronunciation and grammar, cultural notes and a short challenge to check what you've learnt.

Learn Chinese -  This Web site contains15 units. Each has easy-to-understand dialogues with useful phrases. Each sentence in this course is written in Chinese characters, English and pinyin. Audio is available for each sentence. You will also find grammar and usage notes at the bottom of most dialogues. So far, our course has only traditional Chinese characters.

Learn Chinese - Beginner level Chinese lessons for children with pictures to illustrate all words and sound files to listen to their pronunciation.

Zhongwen Red - Free Online Mandarin Chinese Lessons. This is a vocabulary-centered language learning program. Each lesson centers around a vocabulary unit that is presented in the context of several example sentences, then expanded upon by a short dialogue.  Listen to the lessons on your MP3 player, and use our PDF transcripts just as you would a regular textbook.

Chinese Language Page — An extensive sitography compiled by Prof. Jim Becker, Webmaster and Professor Emeritus, University of Northern Iowa.