Confucius Institute Online
Dear all,
On 20th March 2008, the Confucius Institute Online(
www.confuciusinstitute.net), sponsored by the Confucius Institute Headquarters, entered a period of trial operation.
The website has these two objectives:
1. Provide a communication platform for Confucius Institute around the world;
2. Provide various resources for teachers and learners on Chinese language and
culture teaching/learning.
The Confucius Institute Online has four columns: Confucius Institute,
Resource Pool,
ChinesePod and Grand Forum.
1. "Confucius Institute" provides information regarding the
Confucius Institute
Headquarters and worldwide Confucius Institutes. Confucius
Institute around
the world can issue their information, news, courses and
teaching resources in
the form of blog. (Note: the function is still being tested. As
long as we completed
the testing work, we will send an independent ID to every
Confucius Institute).
2. "Resource Pool" provides language and culture resources
which are rich in content
and diverse in form. More than 2,000 pieces of resources of
various kinds have been
uploaded so far. Users can find necessary resources according
to their category,
name, difficulty levels, target group and tag.
3. "ChinesePod" introduces popular topics of China in the form
of dialogue. The topics
are updated daily with interesting and live content, which are
easy to learn.
4. "Grand Forum" is a collection of brilliant speeches given by
famous persons, which
will help users have a deep understanding about Chinese
language and culture.
More functions will be launched in May:
1. Confucius Institute Space (exchange information and share resources)
2. Chinese version of the website
3. Online Chinese classroom
4. Study group
The Confucius Institute Online (www.confuciusinstitute.net) has just
entered a period of trial
operation. We would encourage you to visit the site, and direct any
questions or suggestions
by email to:
ziyuan@hanban.edu.cn
The Confucius Institute Headquarters
April 30, 2008
Capacity Building and Management Division
The Office of Chinese Language Council International(Hanban)
17th Floor, Fangyuan Mansion B56, Zhongguancun South St.
Haidian District, Beijing, 100044
Tel/Fax:86-10-88026372