{"id":556,"date":"2011-06-22T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/anderkoo\/?p=556"},"modified":"2011-07-04T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T02:34:28","slug":"speak-sing-chinese-with-mei-mei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/anderkoo\/2011\/06\/speak-sing-chinese-with-mei-mei\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Review: Speak & Sing Chinese with Mei Mei"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speak & Sing Chinese with Mei Mei<\/a>\"\" is one of the best resources we’ve come across for getting Chinese into a predominantly English-speaking family. The CD comprises a mix of basic vocabulary lessons and songs that incorporate those words. For example, the lesson on body parts is followed, naturally, by a Chinese version of the well-known English children’s song Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes<\/em>. There’s no drilling on tones, grammar, or any of that, just “repeat after me” words.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Jacob<\/strong> loves this CD; for a while, it was an indispensible part of his morning routine. As we’re still waiting for his first words of any<\/em> language, we can’t know if he’s learning any Chinese (or English).<\/p>\n

Gene:<\/strong> I think this is a wonderful resource for both children and parents. Songs and music are fun and much easier to remember than just vocabulary words themselves. I find myself humming or singing many of the tunes from this CD throughout the day. Mei Mei exaggerates her pronunciation and tones, which I think makes it easier for a non-Chinese-speaker to pick up on the hardest aspects of the Chinese language.<\/p>\n

For whatever reason Hu Mei Mei isn’t selling the rest of her resources on Amazon, but you can find them on her site, Mei Mei and Me<\/a>. The DVDs (and VHS!) seem quite dated; I hope she does some upgrading soon as I really like this introductory CD. Highly recommended!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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