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I was just in Beijing last week and it was a great experience. And everyday I would look forward to the TIC program and I think it's an excellent program using everyday language. Keep up the good work and thanks for having the video lessons on the net, otherwise I would have no access to it!

I agree with comments about including pinyin in the programme, because a lot of us trying to learn the language are using books which have this system. Sometimes it is a struggle to keep up when the dialogue includes words that are unfamiliar, and personally I would appreciate revision on grammar. However, it is still a very good programme!

Since 1995 I have been struggling with Chinese but with the help of a book and CDs by a French firm Assimil and some Chinese friends, who have practised pronunciation with me, I have no trouble learning to pronouce words written in Pinyin. I am now close to 70 years old and have an even harder time than most foreigners learning hanzi. I know some foreigners who have lived several years in China, who are fluent in spoken Chinese but not in hanzi. I think it would be most helpful, if, during the entire dialogue section of your program you would include along with the English translation the pinyin pronunciation. Also in your lessons on this website. Thankyou

Why does the grammar point secton on the website give only english examples and not chinese examples like the travel in chinese program. It doesn't make sense as we know English and are trying to learn Chinese?????