Monday, June 9, 2008

Learning Chinese - The Game

I read in the Chronicle of Higher Education about something called Zon, an online game that teaches you Mandarin. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like it puts users in realistic situations and one then learns to use the proper Mandarin to get through. It's apparently a massively multiplayer online game. If it's any good, it could be a very interesting way to learn languages.

When I think ahead about education, I keep wondering if things like this will be a major part of what we'll be doing in education in the future.

1 comment:

danny said...

I am interested in Chinese culture. I prefer to learn Mandarin Chinese .it sounds nice, it is the language which is spoken by most people. Besides, It is the language, which has potential to influence the future. If you want to learn Mandarin, perhaps yon can visit http://www.hellomandarin.com .it's a good website from where i learn Chinese.
I hope this information is helpful to you.