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IQChinese interactive courseware constitutes a unique, multimedia language learning system that integrates the familiarity of typing with a detailed, individual performance analysis into an easy-to-use, computer-friendly format that makes learning Mandarin Chinese easy, enjoyable, and effective. Go200 is Level 2 of an 8 level set - for PC and Mac. Please read the detailed description under Level 1! The IQ Chinese GO curriculum facilitates interactive software learning with theme-based lessons that can easily be adapted into daily life. Additionally, the curriculum is designed according to the K-12 educational framework in the United States and Canada. COMMUNICATION: Apply Chinese to real life situations. CULTURES: Explore Chinese cultural practices and perspectives. CONNECTIONS: Connect Chinese with other subject areas. COMPARISONS: Compare and contrast Chinese culture and language to English. COMMUNITIES: Extend your language learning beyond the classroom. Each CD provides 10 lessons in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. It's like getting 20 lessons for the price of 10. Use the lessons to learn either format or for comparison. Research shows that academic material is easier learned in when presented in a musical format. The "Chant" function lets you hear the text sung by a native Chinese. It also lets you use only the Karaoke function to hear only the beat as you sing solo. Lastly, "Chant" also let you to hear the entire text spoken by a Chinese native speaker with no music. Go200 covers the verbs wear, take, say, see, using quantifiers, adjectives and antonyms, facial features, food, traffic, colors, seasons and more. IQ Chinese requires for PC: Windows 2000/XP/Vista; Pentium 4 1.7 GMHz+; 512 MB RAM+; CD-ROM drive; Sound card; 500MB free hard drive space; resolution of 1024x768+; Internet connection for product activation and East Asian Languages Support enabled (does not apply to Vista). Macintosh requires: OSX; 1GHz PowerPC G4 or G5; 512 MB RAM+; sound card; 500MB free hard drive space; resolution of 1024x768+.
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