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Editorial Reviews
From the Actor
From The Dove Review Board
Anybody wanting an introduction to Mandarin Chinese would greatly benefit
from this video. The teaching methods are clear, concise, and repeated for
emphasis each time. Each video has an instructional booklet with phonetic
pronunciations for each word.
The cartoon characters are cute, without being cutesy, they don't detract
from the message: to teach the basics of an intricate language. The tones that
are characteristic of the Mandarin dialect are taught with pictures and sounds
that any young child can grasp. One word, spelled exactly the same, has four
different meanings, depending on where the inflection is placed and the tonal
quality in which it is spoken.
This is a quality product, recommended for anyone wanting to connect with the
Chinese culture.
Description
Research shows that children who learn foreign languages at
an early age receive life-long benefits:
- Near-native fluency
- Better overall performance in school
- Greater career possibilities
Introduce your child to one of the most useful languages of the future ¨C
Mandarin Chinese. Learn Chinese with Billy and Benboo Vol. 1 teaches Mandarin
Chinese to children in a fun and accessible manner. Filled with colorful images
and modern sing-along songs, this video is sure to engage your child from start
to finish. Billy and his cute Shih Tzu dog, Benboo will teach children (and
parents) useful phrases and vocabulary words appropriate for everyday
situations: meeting and greeting, bathing, eating, and much more. To help
develop correct pronunciation, this video also explains pinyin tones in a truly
unique and enjoyable way.
* Perfect for beginner students with no previous exposure to Mandarin
Chinese.
* Narrated in English with dialogue spoken by native speakers from Mainland
China. * Co-developed by a Stanford University Cognitive Scientist and an
instructor of Chinese at UC Berkeley.
* Includes six complete lessons with phrase/vocabulary review and songs to
reinforce the lessons.
* Accompanied with a support booklet in English, Chinese, and pinyin so
parents can follow along and get involved in the teaching process
All Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:
Educational & Entertaining, May 6, 2004
My family and I loved the video. It is highly educational and entertaining.
By the time you finish watching it you will want a Shih Tzu dog, if you don't
already have one! The visuals really helped us remember the tones and words in
pin yin too.
Educational & Entertaining, May 6, 2004
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My family and I loved the video. It is highly educational and entertaining.
By the time you finish watching it you will want a Shih Tzu dog, if you don't
already have one! The visuals really helped us remember the tones and words in
pin yin too.
4 of 5 people found the
following review helpful:
Learning a new language can be easy and fun!, March 24, 2004
I watched both the level 1 and level 2 videos with my American-born elementry
school nephew and pre-school niece.
The video was appealing to them because it's like a cartoon video. The scenes
in the video are very visual and focused, it's directly related to the dialog,
so it's very easy for children to understand what the video is teaching.
The music and songs in the video are also great! I love the tunes, they are
very catchy. The children learned it really fast, and soon they are singing
along.
I also like the fact that the song lyrics are made up of phrases from the
teaching material, and repeat itself over and over. This helps the children to
learn through repeatition.
My nephew and niece are both attending private after school program to learn
Chinese. I saw far more progress after watching the videos for few weeks, than
they going to 1-1/2 years of language school. Plus if I watch the video with the
kids, I know exactly what was taught in the video, it's much easier for me to
start practcing with them. As oppose to going to the language school, which I
have no idea what they are teaching, therefore it's hard for me to start a
conversation in Chinese with them.
Also the materials from the video are related to things we would normally
encounter in real life, so there are many occasions to take the opportunity to
practice the vocabularies.
Lastly, the story of all the videos are centered around Billy and BenBoo, the
two main characters, and their family, so you'll be familiar with the characters
after the first video, and easy to move on to the next. I especially love the
adorable dog Ben Boo, he's so playful and brings so much energy!
Thanks Language Tree for making learning so much fun!!! I can't wait to see
the next video!
3 of 3 people found the
following review helpful:
Fun and Learn, March 13, 2004
With my eight year old son and infant daughter, I reviewed "Mandarin Chinese
Beginning Level 1" presented by Language Tree. What amazes me the most is they
make the language learning process entertaining, rather than the traditional way
of "pain".
Several songs throughout the video make the whole process fun! Literally, you
can dance with the songs while you and your children are learning - that's what
I did with my kids. The short sentences are easy to follow, and for every scene
you get a quick review on what you just learned. The multiple story sessions are
situations you bump into daily. It is amazing that all of the above is packed in
just 30 minutes! I am waiting for Language Tree's next video to be produced.
Martin Liu...
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