thepersimmon Posted April 18, 2006 at 09:05 AM Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 at 09:05 AM can anyone recommend a good set (or any set at all) of audio cds for self-study of taiwanese mandarin? all the ones i can find appear to use mainland pronunciation and usages. much thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaox0018 Posted April 19, 2006 at 03:07 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 03:07 AM contact shi-da in taipei. they make their own. try to contact someone over there or look up major book stores. thats all i know. can't help much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:05 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:05 AM talk to taiwanese in noodle shops or 7-11 stores. they will teach you. it's cheaper than audio CDs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_lab Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:32 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:32 AM I can't think of any examples, but my impression of the Shi-da books is that they are a mixture of Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese. I can't think of anything else, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malinuo Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:37 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:37 AM If you really mean Taiwanese "Mandarin", I cannot help you. However, if you mean Taiwanese, Minnan, there is one, but unfortunately in Japanese. It has parallel text in Mandarin in addition to Taiwanese and Japanese though. http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4756906656/qid%3D1145424908/503-7044050-7828703 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:38 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 05:38 AM attached is a list of taiwanese resources from this location http://lomaji.com/poj/faq/ITASA_2001_Resources.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted April 19, 2006 at 08:59 AM Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 at 08:59 AM I'm risking to be wrong (as I often am ) but I believe what thepersimmon really wants is just plain, standard Mandarin. What kind of difference do we expect a beginner to spot between "mainland Mandarin" and "Taiwanese Mandarin" ??? Even if we assume that someone can turn a language expert overnight, what damage would it do to anyone to speak "just-plain Mandarin" to Taiwanese? And the fact is: whatever differences exist between mainland and Taiwanese Mandarin, they tend to convert/ disappear in the materials used for second-language teaching (unless one is talking about the difference of the simplified/ traditional writing systems). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weixiaoma Posted April 24, 2006 at 07:17 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 at 07:17 PM I know of a couple of series of textbooks with accompanying CDs that are widely sold in Taiwan. The first is Practical Audio-Visual Chinese, and the second is Far East Everyday Chinese. PAVC is the older and more widely used series, but the language used in it sounds strange to a lot of Taiwanese people. FEEC is still fairly formal, but will probably help you more with your everyday needs. You can get the CDs either at the bookstore by Shida, or at the Caves bookstore near Shuanglian MRT. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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