Internet Resources

• At Carleton
  • Asian Languages and Literatures Department
    
  • Computing in Chinese on the Foreign Language Technology pages
  • We offer a variety of comprehensive self instruction language programs available by appointment at the Center.
• Off Campus
  • Chinese Dictionaries
    • Mbdg - Online Chinese-English dictionary (not as comprehensive as nciku but faster, particularly with slow internet connection off-campus)
    • nciku - Online Chinese-English dictionary (allows you to create your own vocab lists and gives contextual examples of words
    • Google Chinese Dictionary - Dictionary with a lot of specific vocab, i.e. names, places, organizations.
    • Guoyu Cidian 國語辭典 -- Chinese dictionary
    • Chinese Etymological Dictionary 中文字譜
    • Chinese Dictionaries
  • Chinese Proficiency Tests
  • • http://www.hsk.org.cn/Index_E.aspx Official website for the H.S.K (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) the Chinese proficiency test in PRC for international learners. The H.S.K is offered at many different levels: Threshold, Basic, Elementary-Intermediate, and Advanced. Information on the Basic, Elementary-Intermediate and Advanced tests is written in English, but revised information (more up-to-date) and information regarding the Threshold test is written in Chinese. This website also provides information on the C-Test: a relatively new proficiency test testing candidate’s ability to use Chinese in a business setting. This site provides mock tests, test registration and test site information. You can register for tests in the United States online at many different test centers around the United States. The HSK is offered twice a year at the University of Minnessota.   
      (http://www.hsk.org.cn/arrg_srv2time_f.aspx). Tests are offered more frequently and in many different locations in the PRC. No official vocabulary lists available on website.
    • http://www.confucius.umn.edu/students/testing/hsk/  Detailed information on the HSK from the University of MN website.
    • http://www.chinesetesting.cn/gosimexam.do# Practice tests for HSK. Good for assessing Chinese reading proficiency.
    • http://www.c-test.org.cn Main website for the C-Test: information on the test and how to register for it is listed (in Chinese).
    • http://www.hskflashcards.com Vocabulary lists for the HSK. Since there is no official HSK vocab list available, this vocabulary list has been compiled many unofficial lists available on the web. There is no guarantee that this is completely up- to-date, purchasing the current official H.S.K vocabulary books published by the Beijing Language and Culture University Press.
    • http://www.hskflashcards.com/download.php Flashcards for the New Practical Chinese Reader are also available here!
    • www.tw.org/huayu Official website for the T.O.P (Test of Proficiency – Huayu) the Chinese proficiency test in Taiwan for international learners. The site provides mock tests, vocabulary lists, test registration and test site information, and links to university programs in Taiwan (Chinese programs, engineering, medicine etc.)
  • Chinese Newspapers and Magazines
    • Chinese Language News and Magazines
    • Chinese News from the Kyodo Network
    • ChinaSite -- links to newspapers, TV, radio, magazines from all over the Chinese-speaking world
    • China Times -- daily news from Taiwan
  • Chinese Classics
    • Classical Chinese Reading Materials (for advanced students)
    • Confucian Classics
    • Dao De Jing 道德經
    • Tang Poetry
    • Chinese-Cantonese Syllabary -- from the 香港中文大學人文學科研究所人文電算與人文方法研究室粵音電子字典組
    • Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks 3
  • Chinese Language Learning Materials
  • • http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/PCR/PCR%20index.htm Online website for Chinese learners at the University of Oxford. Excellent grammar review section with clear explanations and examples.
    • http://chinese.rutgers.edu/content_cs.htm University of Rutgers website for Chinese learners. Good for practicing Chinese reading comprehension. Includes texts covering many different topics; these texts are accompanied by vocabulary lists.

Chinese Resources at the Language Center

• Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Reference
    • Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary
    • Practical Chinese Reader Books I, II, III
    • Times Chinese-English Dictionary
    • Xinhua Zidian
  • CD-ROMs
    • Hanzi Assistant
    • HyperChinese
    • Pinyin Master
    • Wenlin
  • Other Learning Materials
    • Rudiments of Chinese Phonetics Level 1
    • Elementary Aural Comprehension Level 2
  • Fairy Tales and Stories
    • Abada Venture
    • Alibaba and 40 Thieves
    • Christmas Stories
    • Cinderella
    • Circus Prince
    • Crystal Palace
    • E.T.
    • Little Flying Man
    • Magic Lamp
    • Miracle King
    • Miracle Kingdom (2)
    • Precious Stock Girl
    • The Risk of Spida
    • Rose Castle
    • Sleeping Beauty
    • Small Chief
    • Small Wooden Man(2)
    • Snowman and Red Rose
    • Space Warrior
    • Swan Lake
    • Warrior
  • Anthologies
    • 100 Ancient Chinese Poems

Chinese Staff/Office Hours: Fall 2011

Chinese Television Programming

• Mandarin CCTV
  • LDC Channel 63
  • For schedule:
    
    • From the general DISH Network TV listings grid, scroll to channel 681.
• For more information about Carleton Language Center Satellite TV, see here.