Listen to recording of the lessons Using RealAudio, students can listen to text recordings anytime and anywhere. These are supplementary reading and listening exercises. After reading or listening, students answer multiple choice questions to check their comprehension. A score will be generated automatically at the end. The reading materials are arranged according to their difficulty level.
Students read a piece and then answer questions.
They can only move to read the second piece when their comprehension of the first one is satisfactory. A vocabulary item in Chinese character appears, and students are asked to type in pinyin and provide meaning in English from a choice of four. When the test is over, a grade will be given and the result can be sent to the teacher by e-mail. Students learn Chinese pop songs through the Web in the privacy of their dorms to refresh and relax. Some with lyrics.