Comments on: Lesson 009. Weather and Seasons. http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/ Learn Mandarin Chinese with theme-based and progressive online lessons. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lewis http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-128603 Lewis Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:15:01 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-128603 Nice lessons Serge, they have really improved my spoken Chinese so thank you very much! Nice lessons Serge, they have really improved my spoken Chinese so thank you very much!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-127403 Barbara Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:03:24 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-127403 I've been learning Mandarin for 18 months now and this week's subject in class is weather. What a great lesson and resource. Thank you Serge. I’ve been learning Mandarin for 18 months now and this week’s subject in class is weather. What a great lesson and resource. Thank you Serge.

]]> By: Megan http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-105034 Megan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:38:52 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-105034 Hi, Serge, thanks for the interesting podcasts. I use them myself and also recommend them to my students who are learning Chinese. I noticed you decided to go ahead and update with both simplified and traditional characters. I think that is a great choice. You said above that traditional characters are more universal, but I would like to point out that it is untrue that most Mainland Chinese can read traditional characters. In fact, most people under the age of 60 could read many traditional characters! Megan Hi,

Serge, thanks for the interesting podcasts. I use them myself and also recommend them to my students who are learning Chinese.

I noticed you decided to go ahead and update with both simplified and traditional characters. I think that is a great choice. You said above that traditional characters are more universal, but I would like to point out that it is untrue that most Mainland Chinese can read traditional characters. In fact, most people under the age of 60 could read many traditional characters!

Megan

]]> By: Serge Melnyk http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-1539 Serge Melnyk Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:16:35 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-1539 An update here. Now both simplified and traditional versions are available. An update here. Now both simplified and traditional versions are available.

]]> By: Serge Melnyk http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-51 Serge Melnyk Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-51 Well, I thought about it. Maybe it's better to use simplified characters as majority of people who learn Chinese nowdays plan to have something to do with Mainland China, like business, travel, etc. In fact, I do not emphasize written language in my lessons as I don't really know how to teach writing through Podcasting. My reason for using Traditional characters is that, I believe, they are more universal, people from Mainland China can read them and people from Taiwan, HK and other Chinese abroad can also read them. If I use simplified characters, it will be only readable by Chinese from Mainland China. Another reason is that traditional characters are more authentic, they represent Chinese writing culture which has 5000 years. Simplified characters were adopted only after 1949 in order to eliminate illiteracy among Chinese population, because traditional characters are too complex to learn, they were simplified. Well, I thought about it. Maybe it’s better to use simplified characters as majority of people who learn Chinese nowdays plan to have something to do with Mainland China, like business, travel, etc.
In fact, I do not emphasize written language in my lessons as I don’t really know how to teach writing through Podcasting.
My reason for using Traditional characters is that, I believe, they are more universal, people from Mainland China can read them and people from Taiwan, HK and other Chinese abroad can also read them. If I use simplified characters, it will be only readable by Chinese from Mainland China. Another reason is that traditional characters are more authentic, they represent Chinese writing culture which has 5000 years. Simplified characters were adopted only after 1949 in order to eliminate illiteracy among Chinese population, because traditional characters are too complex to learn, they were simplified.

]]> By: Chris http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-nine-hows-the-weather-today/#comment-50 Chris Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:22:00 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/?p=17#comment-50 Hi Serge, Keep up the good work! Just one question about the transcripts and worksheets though. I notice you use traditional characters, any reason why you prefer these over the simplified ones? I have started already with simplified. This isn't a big problem as I can convert any differences as part of the learning process. I was just wondering what your opinion was. Hi Serge,
Keep up the good work!

Just one question about the transcripts and worksheets though. I notice you use traditional characters, any reason why you prefer these over the simplified ones? I have started already with simplified. This isn’t a big problem as I can convert any differences as part of the learning process. I was just wondering what your opinion was.

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