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Books and Periodicals Audio and Video Computer Resources Useful External Links

LLC resources are searchable online in the Library catalogue (Location=Language Learning Centre).

Below, find some examples of multimedia resources available at the LLC for independent learning:

• Work on assignments with reference books New Practical Chinese Reader 1, 2, and 3, Masterworks Chinese Companion, Pop Chinese: Contemporary Colloquial Expressions.....
• Mandarin/English and Cantonese/English dictionaries with Pin-Yin
• Short stories, folktales and other readers (some with audio)

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• Live satellite television with Chinese TV. Programme schedules available here.
• Language material for self-study Live Interactive Chinese, Meeting in China: Practical Chinese Reading and Writing, Chinese Pronunciation Course
• Choose a DVD such as Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, House of Flying Daggers, Curiosity Kills the Cat, Lust Caution...
• Documentaries about Chinese history and culture: Searching for Confucius

• LLC computer software for Chinese
• Activate all your language skills
  with Tell Me More Chinese: a fantastic interactive software
  at 3 levels, even with speech recognition for self review
• Interactive Chinese: multimedia set for learning at all levels, including in-depth pronunciation practice and introduction to Chinese literature and poetry

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• Practise Chinese online
  includes language links with exercises, for grammar, listening, vocabulary, writing characters and literature
• Current issues
  read newspapers/magazines, or watch TV programmes online
• Discussion Forums
  discuss Chinese language and culture with people all over the world
• Reference
  dictionaries, encyclopedias, and translation
• Search the Web in Chinese