Monday, July 9, 2012

Week 8 - Interesting video on Chinese Characters


Mario Bros is one the most well-known video games around the globe. Despite different languages and cultures, people can easily identify and recognize this game and its component in the game.  Given that pictograph is one formation of Chinese characters, the authors of this video uses the storyline of Mario Bros to introduce the evolution of the Chinese characters such as turtles, fish, flowers, and cloud.

Users know what to expect in the game and each component repeats itself for several times in this 2 minutes video. At the end of the video, it shows the pictures of  all the components in the game, its old writing styles, and its current Chinese characters.

This is a very interesting and educational video because users can explore the subject matters. It introduces origins of Chinese characters in a fun and unconventional way which can motivate students to learn Chinese characters. 

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