IQChinese Courseware is Effective and Versatile: Inside and Outside of the Classroom
The unique IQChinese, “Type-to-Learn”, Go courseware is used across the globe, from classrooms with the simplest of setups to fully-equipped language labs. It is ideal for all levels of Chinese language ability. The versatility of having an entire curriculum incorporated onto a CD allows students to review and practice at home the exact lesson, including pronunciation, as it was taught in the classroom. This is especially helpful for students whose parents do not speak Chinese and can not offer any help with Mandarin sounds and tones.

IQChinese Provides Resources and Support to Ensure Success and
Product Knowledge

• Online Teaching Resources
   * Power Points
   * Assignments
   * Lesson Plans
   * Character Stroke Order Slides
   * Sample Classroom Activities

• Teacher Training
   * How to Effectively Use IQChinese Go Courseware

Substantial Savings Available: School Site-Licenses and Special Student
Discounts
A site license is ideal for a school using multiple computers. A site license offers the greatest savings while providing the largest number of lessons. Site license savings are available for as few as five computers with only one title to one hundred computers with nine different titles. A special discount is also available allowing students to have their own CD for review and practice at home.

Schools Currently Using IQChinese “Type-to-Learn” Courseware

The University of California, Irvine, CA (UCI)
UCI is ranked 44th best university in the United States in the 2008 U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges. UCI uses IQChinese Pinyin in their language lab to assist approximately 400 first year Chinese students improve their Mandarin sounds and tones.  The university’s Chinese instructors appreciate the versatility of IQChinese Pinyin to work in tandem with their existing curriculum. 

The School District of Hillsborough County, Florida (SDHC)
The SDHC serves all of Hillsborough County, FL and is the 3rd largest school district in Florida and the 11th largest school district in the United States. Five schools in the district currently equip their language labs with IQChinese Go 100 ~ Go 200 courseware and IQChinese Pinyin. These levels are ideal for SDHC students who are primarily beginning to intermediate level. As the students progress, the labs can easily expand to match the student’s progress with upper division Go courseware.

Weston High School, Weston Massachusetts
Weston High School is ranked 60th best high school in the United States by US News and World Report in 2008. Each computer in their language lab is equipped with IQChinese Pinyin and Go 100 ~ Go 800 courseware. The school purchased an IQChinese site license which provided a substantial discount and allows their students to progress from beginning level to advance level at the student’s and teacher’s convenience

FAQ

		What is “Type-to-Learn” Chinese?

IQChinese’ cutting-edge technology integrates computer input of Chinese as both a fifth language skill and a practical tool to make the process of learning Chinese more efficient, effective, and rewarding. Typing Chinese involves entering the correct pinyin aka Romanized sounds for Chinese syllables, and then selecting the correct tone. Learning accurate pinyin is crucial to speaking Chinese well. In the IQChinese Go Courseware series, pinyin keyboarding forms the basis of a new learning method that lets learners use the language in a practical and engaging way very early on in their studies. Students using the “Type-to-Learn” Chinese method learn Chinese characters more quickly, have better retention, and write more effective compositions than students learning by traditional methods. The “Type-to-Learn” Chinese method is additionally useful for students who will take the new AP Chinese test, which requires computer interaction.

		Do my students really need to learn to type Chinese?

First, students who use IQChinese courseware learn Mandarin Chinese via typing. Second they learn the skill of typing Chinese in the process. While most foreign languages can be typed on a computer keyboard, Chinese with its thousands of characters is obviously different. Most students already use keyboarding skills daily to write assignments, do research, email friends, and text message on their cell phones. International business people do the same. In our modern society, the ability to communicate by keyboarding is a must. To learn Mandarin Chinese and simultaneously learn to keyboard in that language is a huge plus.

		Does IQChinese “Type-to-Learn” replace the role of the classroom teacher?

Not at all, it only enhances the teacher’s role. A teacher is one voice in a classroom. Sometimes students are distracted, unmotivated or unruly and that one voice is not heard. Students who “Type-to-Learn” Chinese are using multiple senses in the process of acquiring a new language. They must get familiar with new characters; recognize the sounds and tones of the characters as well as the character’s individual shapes. They then must recall what they have learned and input it into the computer with correct pinyin and tones. If typed correctly, students will receive immediate visual and auditory feedback. Additionally, this same learning process, with visual and aural feedback, can be continued at home even if the student’s parents are unable to speak Chinese themselves.

		Does IQChinese have a textbook?

No, the entire IQChinese curriculum is contained on CDs. Like a textbook, IQChinese courseware includes text, drills, exercises, dialog, games, sentence patterns, word builders, quizzes, teacher assignments, and vocabulary list. Unlike a text, IQChinese Courseware SPEAKS out loud, provides instant feedback to identify problem areas with printable records, includes a musical chant format to introduce new characters, hides each character’s Romanization unless needed with a “Mouse-over-Character” function and provides quizzes with different levels of difficulties including visual only, aural only, visual and aural, and selecting characters with similar forms.

		Who else uses IQChinese?

Private schools, Language learning centers, and the US Govt. in the post 9/11 STARTALK Program designed to encourage American youth learn “critical need” languages.

		Do you provide teacher training and support?

Yes, IQChinese makes available teaching resources, product support and lesson plans.

		Do you offer a site license?

Yes, IQChinese offers many site license options to fit any school’s situation and at discount prices.

		Does the site license run from a server?

No, your school is provided with a list of product key numbers which are individually keyed into each computer. No CDs are then needed to operate the courseware after installation.

		Does the site license expire?

No, it never needs to be renewed.

		Is your courseware Mac and PC compatible?

Yes, All IQChinese courseware is both Mac and PC compatible

		What if I only have a couple of computers in my classroom?

Not a problem. Teachers have successfully supplemented their curriculum with one or two computers in the classroom loaded with IQChinese courseware. Students rotate usage. Other teachers with only one computer connected to a TV or projector have also supplemented regular instruction with dynamic lessons for the entire class.

		Do you offer special pricing?

Yes, the site license pricing is well below MSRP. We also provide a special student discount so students can have their own courseware to practice at home.

		Can the courseware be used on multiple computers?

No, each product key is designed for use on one computer. Student discounts are available if additional pieces are need.

		What if my computer crashes; can I reinstall the product key on my new computer?

Yes, just let us know and we’ll help you.

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