Teaching Chinese at Home

[chrismei]

does anyone know of good and cheap courier company in china? tot dangdang’s transport fees are quite expensive…

[tamarind]

chrismei:

does anyone know of good and cheap courier company in china? tot dangdang's transport fees are quite expensive...

Actually I thought the dangdang direct shipping fees are reasonable, even including the shipping fees, the books are still 40%-50% cheaper than prices in Singapore.

[chrismei]

tamarind:

chrismei:

does anyone know of good and cheap courier company in china? tot dangdang's transport fees are quite expensive...

Actually I thought the dangdang direct shipping fees are reasonable, even including the shipping fees, the books are still 40%-50% cheaper than prices in Singapore.

yes i agreed that it is still reasonable compared to the price in Singapore. Tot of getting more saving since the shipping fee is about 75% of the cost of a book ??? and to ensure that i can receive my books in time. The storybooks that i ordered in Oct 10 has not arrived yet and dangdang informed that they need another 3 months to check from the date they reported lost...

[ahxuan.031873ymail.031873com]

tamarind:

nz,

Here is the list of approved dictionaries, both book and electronic :

http://www.nyps.moe.edu.sg/PDFs/LIST_OF_APPROVED_CHINESE_DICTIONARIES_FOR_USE_IN_2010_PSLE_update.pdf

Personally I will stick with the book. What if the electronic dictionary becomes faulty halfway through the exam ?

quite true... will stick with the book for now then:) Thanks.

[daddybear]

chrismei:

yes i agreed that it is still reasonable compared to the price in Singapore. Tot of getting more saving since the shipping fee is about 75% of the cost of a book ??? and to ensure that i can receive my books in time. The storybooks that i ordered in Oct 10 has not arrived yet and dangdang informed that they need another 3 months to check from the date they reported lost...

That makes no sense as a new delivery should take 8 weeks. I would suggest you ask for a full refund and make a new order.

[ahxuan.031873ymail.031873com]

daddybear:

chrismei:

yes i agreed that it is still reasonable compared to the price in Singapore. Tot of getting more saving since the shipping fee is about 75% of the cost of a book ??? and to ensure that i can receive my books in time. The storybooks that i ordered in Oct 10 has not arrived yet and dangdang informed that they need another 3 months to check from the date they reported lost...

That makes no sense as a new delivery should take 8 weeks. I would suggest you ask for a full refund and make a new order.

chrismei,
my order was shipped out in early Dec but til date, still no news. DD said needs 3mths to trace my parcel.

daddybear,
not so straightforward. DD told me since it had been shipped out, the only way to get a refund is do not accept the parcel when they deliver to me. Parcel will be returned to DD and DD will then refund the money to me. Quite ridiculous since DD was the one failed to deliver the goods within 8weeks. Quite a number of mummies had similar encounter. I guess there's nothing we could except waiting...

[hquek]

nz:

the only way to get a refund is do not accept the parcel when they deliver to me. Parcel will be returned to DD and DD will then refund the money to me. Quite ridiculous since DD was the one failed to deliver the goods within 8weeks. Quite a number of mummies had similar encounter. I guess there's nothing we could except waiting...

True. I asked DD to deliver books to my sis hotel in chengdu last year. The courier co got the books but didn't do anything. Ended up I had to wait until that courier return the books to DD then I could get my refund. It was very aggravating, but the refund took 8 days once the books were verified.

[phankao]

nz:

tamarind:

nz,

Here is the list of approved dictionaries, both book and electronic :

http://www.nyps.moe.edu.sg/PDFs/LIST_OF_APPROVED_CHINESE_DICTIONARIES_FOR_USE_IN_2010_PSLE_update.pdf

Personally I will stick with the book. What if the electronic dictionary becomes faulty halfway through the exam ?

quite true... will stick with the book for now then:) Thanks.

You can bring whatever you want to the exam if you think the desk is large enough. HAHA. Can bring any number of calculators or dictionaries, as long as they are in the approved list. I usually let them bring 2 calculators or 2 dictionaries each. Just in case of failure for any reason. And it makes sense if you have more than 1 child anyway.

[porcupine12trade]

daddybear:

Actually, i found it very useful as a parent as well as a person of chinese origin. The values and the concepts are actually foundations of the chinese culture. The CD plays the words but also provides explanation. So convenient!!! :lol:

There is a useful translation at the following site. Between the chinese explanation and the english translation, its very easy to understand. And you don't have to do it all at once. Right now, what I learn, I \"transfer\" to my kid 24 hours later. Must absorb, digest and then transfer in kids language mah...

http://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/sanzijing.php

Should be legal lah... The discs were on the front seat but the customs also just wave me along. The packaging is just a plastic cover. But i think its quite famous. When the salesgirl play it for me (must test mah), all the kids magically crowd around and can recite! :shock:

I will be getting the DVDs then :). I read the san zi jin..ooh so this is it, I have seen them but din know they are the san zi jin, good website!

[porcupine12trade]

tamarind:

Are you using the Sage Basic Chinese 500 books ? These books repeat the same words in different sentences throughout the series, and every page has different pages. You will know whether he remembers the word or is he reading from memory by looking at the pictures.

Yes I am using the Sage books on my #2, i find the books usedul, at least I know she has learnt some new words! I think she can recog the words, just that some words she \"guess\" by the sentence and got them right. I'll continue with this coz I believe its better than doing nothing. Btw if I get the 45kuaidu, do i need to use both Sage and the 45KD? Thanks

tamarind:

Also, try not to let him read the same books over and over again, keep reading new books, so that it is less likely for him to remember the sentences related to the pictures.

oops he always repeat the same books. Cos i dont have many \"low\" level books for him (#3), basically he cant read much.

tamarind:

For your #2, its OK for her to read softly, just make sure that she pronounces every word correctly. It is fine to read to her, if you can make sure that she is looking at every word, and she can remember new words that you have read to her before.

ok I will monitor this, I was hoping she can be loud, coz it trains her \"oral skills\" am I right?

I think I am trying to \"impose\" what their sister has done for the past yrs and currently. Very little effort has been put on her, yet the returns are big, so I am hoping to do the same for the younger ones, but I think no 1 method will suit all children, hence I have to do it differently for the younger ones.