iStudy Chinese我学习汉语A look at how you can use your iPod Touch or iPhone to help you

learn Chinese

Cameron Kerr 胡鑫

Demos

Enabling Chinese InputInput ChineseFlashcards using iFliprDianhua dictionary and study system

Got Chinese?

Settings

Got Chinese?

SettingsGeneral

Got Chinese?

SettingsGeneralKeyboard

Got Chinese?

SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational Keyboards

Got Chinese?

SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational KeyboardsChinese (Simplified)

Got Chinese?

SettingsGeneralKeyboardInternational KeyboardsChinese (Simplified)Turn on Handwriting and Pinyin inputs

Input Chinese

Globe icon cycles input method

• English

• Chinese handwriting

• Chinese pinyin

Input Chinese

Globe icon cycles input method

• English

• Chinese handwriting

• Chinese pinyin

Input Chinese

Globe icon cycles input method

• English

• Chinese handwriting

• Chinese pinyin

Input Chinese

Globe icon cycles input method

• English

• Chinese handwriting

• Chinese pinyin‣ with completion

iFlipr

$5.29 NZD from AppStore

• huge on-line collection of community contributed decks

• Portable!‣ make most use of your

downtime

iFlipr

Search from a huge on-line collection of community-contributed decksMake your own on the iFlipr website or on your iPod and sync over WiFi

iFlipr

Once you’ve found the decks you like, add them to your favourites and use them offline

• No internet connection required to practice!

iFlipr

Front to back

iFlipr

Front to backBack to front

iFlipr

Flashcards or multichoiceLinear (self-test) or “Leitner” (learning) orderingScale font sizesLimited font choice

喝言 喝言Verdana Hei

iFlipr

You can create your own decks

iFlipr

You can create your own decks with Chinese and EnglishThough you can’t recombine characters, pinyin and English

iFlipr

You can include photos and sound in your flashcards

iFlipr

You can even include some pinyin marks, although third tone isn’t supported, as it’s not used in real languagesRemember, pinyin isn’t a language, but a phonetic notation systemCreate on the website

DianHua

Free dictionary, based on community edited CEDICT dictionaryAlso available:

• Audio module for pronunciation

• Number practice

DianHua

English中文pin yinpin1yin1

Youchoose

DianHua

English中文pin yinpin1yin1

Evenhandwriting!(strokeordermatters)

DianHua

Easily readable search results

DianHua

Commonly you will have many possible meanings to choose from, or many possible things to say

• A better dictionary would have usage guides, etc.

DianHua

Pronunciation linked to DianHua Audio module

DianHua

Search history ends up being very useful when trying to use Chinese in the real world without a guide

DianHua

Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free

• Bookmark words

DianHua

Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free

• Bookmark words

• Flashcards

DianHua

Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free

• Bookmark words

• Flashcards‣ make use of your

bookmark folders

DianHua

Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free

• Bookmark words

• Flashcards‣ Right, Wrong or just

Don’t know

DianHua

Not just a dictionaryIncludes comprehensive study kit, for free

• Bookmark words

• Flashcards‣ Right, Wrong or just

Don’t know

‣ Recombine Chinese, Pinyin and English

DianHua

You can even lookup and pronounce numbersSeperately available is a program for learning numbers

DianHua

New feature: writing / typing test

• Test writing

DianHua

New feature: writing / typing test

• Test writing

• Test pinyin

Immature, needs more user feedback

Free

Form words only from dictionary

Audio module

Text only cards

More features

Costs a little

Make your own cards

Multimedia cards

Good user feedback

Huge community collection of decks

30 minutes walking to work30 minutes walking back

Public transportWaiting for coffeeWaiting for friendsBetween lecturesBetween TV ads

plus it can carry your audio files!

You don’t need an iPod or smart-phone to all this this, but it can be a

useful companion to learning.Smaller than real cards too.

It’s portable!