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New Browser-Based MMO Teaches Mandarin Chinese

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the don't-come-round-here-with-all-that-readin-and-stuff dept.

Have you ever wanted to learn Mandarin Chinese? (Yeah, me neither.) However, if you suddenly feel the urge to learn how to welcome your new Chinese overlords, researchers supported by Michigan State University and the Office of the Chinese Language Council International have a game for you. "Zon" is a browser-based virtual world, currently in beta-testing, that helps users to learn the Mandarin Chinese language.

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  1. Yah, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, half an hour later, you just want to learn another new language.

  2. Yes, it is. by The+Iso · · Score: 5, Informative

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