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Chinese Links

Library shelfmark: CH

LASR Courses in Chinese
OPAL Courses in Chinese

Oxford University Chinese Association on Facebook

The Library delicious page offers you more multimedia language links and the Netvibes page offers you the latest news. There are also extended e-resources available at Oxford.

Notes on Chinese characters

For Macintosh, the language kits are now included on the system CD-ROM disc starting with OS 9. Alternatively NJStar could be used for PC computers or the Windows Global IME (for simplified Chinese).

External links

Below are the links to the external websites. Language Centre takes no responsibility for the content of these websites.

Useful Links / Language Resources / Media / Culture


Useful Links


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Language Resources

  • General
    • Chinasoft Publisher of the Ni Hao series of Chinese learning materials.
    • Chinese Language Information Page contains an excellent range of links and resources
    • Chinese News Digest news about China in English and Chinese
    • Confucius Institute online "a series of Chinese multimedia courseware which is specially designed for English speaking school students from 11 to 16 years old", also has a choice of adult courses.
    • Learning Chinese online
    • Mandarin Tools 'These pages ... provide tools to assist people in learning and using the beautiful Chinese language. From the novice Chinese language student to the advanced programmer, I hope there is something here for everyone ... it provides tools to people who are already studying and using Chinese.' Includes Chinese Flashcards, characters with Java flashcards, Pinyin and Romanization Converter and Chinese English dictionary.
    • Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks An annotated list of "links to over four hundred China- and Chinese language and linguistics-related websites (and a few ftp and gopher sites). The links have been selected and annotated with the aim of directing...graduate and undergraduate students in Chinese -- as well as colleagues and other interested scholars -- to some useful internet resources."
    • NJStar.com collection of word processors and converters
    • Real Chinese is a course for beginners on video and on line, from the BBC. Video segments available for viewing in the Language Centre Library. Study the text and listen to dialogues on the web. Click on the topics in order to see the slideshow and hear the language, including useful phrases, tips on pronunciation and grammar, cultural notes and short quizzes to check what you've learnt. At the end of each slideshow there's a chance to watch a short (approx. 1 min) videoclip taken from the TV series. More information in website user guide.
    • UK Database of Chinese Research Materials Records from the British Library, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Oxford and SOAS.
  • Dictionaries


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Culture


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