Travel in Chinese

Travel in Chinese is a 15-minute segment on CCTV-9 that is hosted by Dashan. The segment is a Chinese lesson.

Background

The Chinese lesson segments is broken down into:

A 2- to 3-minute action scene using key Chinese phrases
An analysis by Dashan on each of the phrases
A word substitution exercise to utilize the key phrases described in the action scene
A recap of the action scene
A 2- to 3-minute segment providing in-depth information about the travel destination in the action scene

On occasion, the entire program is a review of past lessons with guests consisting of Chinese language students who will converse completely in Mandarin while Dashan responds in English. Typical students are usually not of Chinese origin.

The programme particularly focuses on aspects of the Standard Chinese language. Dashan usually points out many language points such as idioms that don't particularly translate to English and the use of the measure word.

Although anyone can start learning Chinese through this program, the program is geared for many levels from beginner to advanced.

Communicate in Chinese

Travel in Chinese succeeded Communicate in Chinese, the previous title, but also with Dashan as the host.

Some key differences in strategies between Travel in Chinese and Communicate in Chinese are:

Travel In Chinese focused more on conversational situations whereas Communicate in Chinese focused on sentence structures
Travel In Chinese had more realistic scenarios than Communicate in Chinese did even though both series had non-Chinese performers speaking in Mandarin. Communicate in Chinese focused on situations that would more likely to occur outside of China, such as ordering beer, going to the bar, and talking about how one is learning Chinese with the teacher. Travel In Chinese focused more on how to order authentic Chinese dishes and on how to talk to police in an emergency (both scenarios are examples of scenarios that are likely to occur when in China).

Sports Chinese

In January, 2008, a new series replaced Travel in Chinese on CCTV-9. Still hosted by Dashan but now titled Sports Chinese, this series largely follows a format similar to Travel in Chinese and Communicate in Chinese, with new content focusing on the topic of sports as Beijing prepared to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Easy Chinese

The 13-episode series, Easy Chinese, has been aired during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, helping foreigners visiting China during Olympic Games. Daily lessons with short Chinese phrases, more simple than Travel in Chinese and Sports Chinese. It's hosted by Aurora Carlson.

Growing up with Chinese

Newly launched on CCTV-News, the 100-episode series Growing up with Chinese started on August 2, 2010. It is aimed at teenagers and hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, a television host known as Ai Hua in China.

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China Central Television (CCTV) Shows

Variety Shows	Sing My Song 1 2 3 Infinite Challenge Lucky 52

Series	Dream of the Red Chamber (1987) Golden Dusk Towards the Republic See Without Looking Ancient Legends The Han Triumph Huang Yanpei Mad Detective Di Renjie The Myth Will You Marry Me and My Family 1911 Revolution Kong Que Ling Melody of Youth Twin of Brothers (2011) Destiny by Love Mao Zedong Battle of Changsha Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads

Documentaries	The Internet Age Approaching Science River Elegy A Bite of China Travelogue News Probe Rediscovering the Yangtze River The Rise of the Great Powers Yuanfang De Jia Run Daddy Run

Animations	Black Cat Detective The Blue Mouse and the Big Faced Cat Boonie Bears The Dreaming Girl Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King Magic Boy Kitchener Romance of the Three Kingdoms Shaolin Wuzang Wanderings of Sanmao Wumpa's World The Dibidogs Tortoise Hanba's Stories AI Football GGO

Other shows	Lecture Room Growing up with Chinese Culture Express The Same Song Tell It Like It Is Travel in Chinese Xinwen Lianbo China Today (CCTV) Chinese Characters Dictation Competition

Television special	CCTV New Year's Gala

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