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Other names | CPod |
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Genre | Educational; language course; mobile learning |
Running time | Lesson shows – 8 to 20 minutes (average) |
Country of origin | China |
Language(s) | English; Standard Mandarin |
Hosted by | Fiona Tian Gwilym Constance Fang Ariel Jenny Zhu David Xu Ryan John Pasden Connie Cheng Jenny Zhu Lu Jiaojie Ken Carroll Peter Braden Li Dilu Vera Zhang Tom Greg |
Recording studio | Hong Kong |
Original release | October 2005 – present date |
No. of episodes | 4500+ shows (as of May 9, 2018) |
Audio format | MP3 |
Website | chinesepod.com |
ChinesePod is a web-based Chinese language-learning service composed of multiple key components: video and audio lessons, mobile apps and exercises for characters, pronunciation and dialogue. There are also virtual classroom sessions for private lessons with Mandarin Chinese teachers. The service was founded in June 2004 in Shanghai, by Ken Carroll, Hank Horkoff, and Steve Williams.