May 2009 – CEOCIO
Hank Horkoff, Praxis CEO, was recently interviewed for Chinese business magazine, CEOCIO, on the Praxis Language brands and his future plans for the company.
See the full article here:
http://www.ceocio.com.cn/12/93/522/555/43187.html
May 2009 – SteamyKitchen
Jaden Hair, author of leading Asian Food Bog SteamyKitchen.com, has written an authentic recipe especially for The Menu Stealer, ChinesePod ‘s latest video podcast series. The Menu Stealer focuses on teaching the culture, history and language of Chinese foods and Jaden’s appetizing Sweet & Sour Spare Ribs recipe is a perfect accompaniment.
Over [...]
May 2009 – The Beijinger
The first episode of ChinesePod’s latest video series, The Menu Stealer, has been featured as Video of the Week by English language magazine, The Beijinger. Teaching the vocabulary of well-known Chinese dishes, The Menu Stealer also draws on the related culture, history and geography.
The first episode can be viewed on The [...]
May 2009 – Handeslsblatt
ChinesePod has been featured by German newspaper Handelsblatt, in an article discussing the best options available to learn Chinese for those based in Germany. Also included are interviews with Britta Heidemann, 2008 Olympic gold medallist, and the former German minister Christian Schwarz-Schilling, who share their experiences of mastering the language.
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April 2009 -World Summit Awards
ChinesePod has just been given special mention as Asia’s best e-learning content provider at the 2009 World Summit Awards. We feel privileged to have been nominated and we’re obviously delighted with their selection!
http://www.wsis-award.org/index.wbp
April 2009 – Malaysian Star
The Malaysian Star recently interviewed Jenny Zhu on everything from teaching Mandarin to an global audience at ChinesePod to the growing population of ‘new Shanghainese’ in her home city, Shanghai.
“Her years abroad have helped Jenny Zhu to bridge the cultural gap with her international students learning Chinese via podcast…”
To read [...]
March 2009 – Financial Times
Leading British broadsheet, The Financial Times, has profiled Ken Carroll, Praxis Language co-founder, for their regular ‘Business Life’ section. Ken spoke to Patti Waldemeir about ChinesePod’s continued growth during the international economic downtown, and future plans for Praxis.
“Ken Carroll is challenging a basic tenet in the global economy: that we [...]
January 2009 – City Weekend
The cover story of both CityWeekend’s Beijing and Shanghai January editions, ChinesePod was featured as amongst the most effective methods for China expats to learn Mandarin.
“For busy professionals, finding the time for Chinese classes can be as difficult as the language itself. But online learning and podcasts now allow us to [...]
December 2008 – City Weekend
Shanghai’s CityWeekend magazine took a behind-the-scenes peek at the work (and play) of John Pasden, Praxis Language Senior Product Manager and ChinesePod host, tracking his typical day in their weekly column, Day in the Life.
Read John’s entertaining diary-style entry in full:
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