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Test Of Proficiency-Huayu registration period starts today

Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP) will be held on Nov. 1st 2008. The registration period starts today Sep. 15th to Oct. 9th. The registration fee is NT$1000.
I have posted previously about my experiences with the TOP test:
TOP for Beginners May 3 2008
Test of Proficiency-Huayu: Testees left in the dark
Results in! Test of Proficiency Huayu [...]

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Learn Mandarin: Bopomofo Quizlet & flashcards

Great online Bopomofo resource. It has been setup on a Quiz based web application called Quizlet. Its stated mission:

“…to make learning vocabulary not a chore.”

The Bopomofo Quizlet has a few games which match English letters to the Bopomofo/Zhuyin symbols. It also has free Bopomofo flashcards.

There’s no audio but if you’d like to listen to Bopomofo/Zhuyin audio files visit this blog.

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Learn Zhuyin fuhao/BoPoMoFo software

Learning Chinese in Taiwan will most likely involve learning Zhuyin fuhao (BoPoMoFo, ㄅㄆㄇㄈ, Zhuyin) which is is the standard phonetic system used in Taiwan to teach Mandarin (see earlier post).

I’ve looked at several software/learnware packages and one stands out for those needing to learn Zhuyin/BoPoMoFo.
Chinese LearnWare for PC Windows
Text can be displayed in traditional or [...]

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