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Here are some of our favorite links.

NOTE: visiting websites can allow viruses into your computer. Be sure your anti-virus software is up to date!

There is also a Google search box at the bottom of this page.

Note: many websites outside China do not always work inside China; sorry if you can't connect from your location.

Students & Teachers:

 

Our current students: click here (for a list of resources you might be looking for)

 

Our Learner Links page links students & teachers to many sites; our Resources page links you to helpful resources at Krigline.com.

 

Successful Writing for the Real World (extra resources related to my writing textbook)

 

The Chinese agency which oversees Foreign Expert Affairs: http://www.safea.gov.cn/

 

Foreign Language Teaching and Resource Press (my publisher; English home page)

 

www.TESOL.org (I'm a member of this highly-regarded international organization for English teachers; the site doesn't always work from inside China)

 

Asia-TEFL (I'm also a member of this Asian teachers' association) (www.asiatefl.org)

 

China:

 

Φ Our "Intro to China" page with links to info about China & it's history

Φ Go-Kunming (website for expatriates in Kunming; www.gokunming.com/en/)

Φ The University of Akron (Ohio) has a great links/resources page for those interested in China and the Chinese language. It includes an insightful speech (video) by Dr. Shirk, University of California.

Φ Some sites for booking air tickets in China include:

   www.elong.com (in Chinese)

   www.elong.net (in English)

   www.cathaypacific.com (bilingual)

   www.cheaptickethk.com [broken link?]

   www.kayak.com (English)

Φ Visit a friend's website about Xiamen & Fujian: http://www.amoymagic.mts.cn (within China)   http://www.amoymagic.com (outside China)

Φ Google "Flying Tigers" and you should be able to see some cool pictures and paintings of the Flying Tigers, US volunteers who helped China defeat the Japanese in World War 2. (I can't reach the sites that used to work, but did find stuff at Wikipedia.) [broken link?] flyingtigersavg.com used to work

Φ The Cypress Leadership Institute looks like a wonderful avenue for positive change among China's business leaders. Check it out. www.chinacli.com/index-en.php [broken link?]

 

USA:

 

The University of Akron (where Michael taught in 2011, where Andrew is currently working on his BA, and where Michael's parents taught before retirement). Click here to see a video advertisement.

 

Agape English Language Institute   
(where Michael taught college ESL in the USA)

 

Columbia International Festival
(Michael helped get this great annual event started)

 

City of Columbia, SC, USA
(our hometown, South Carolina, U.S.A.)

 

Shopping:

 

www.booksforchina.com.cn

A Chinese-only website selling some great books and resources (this worked in June 2012, but not in October 2012)

 

Chinese/Bilingual Art & Gift Ideas (www.newdaycreations.com/business/

products_polyresin.html)   

 

An English website regarding good books available in China (www.baojiayin.com)

News & Internet:

 

Google news page            Google Search 

                   Google Translate

Yahoo Home                    MSN news

           Longman English Dictionary

               Farlex Free Dictionary

Princeton's WordNetWeb dictionary

UsingEnglish.com (ESL resources, including the definition of sayings)

 

Xinhua news and China Daily: English-language news from a Chinese perspective. (Primary sources of English news, because they are never blocked!)

 

China Today (www.chinatoday.com) is a huge site, with links to a wealth of articles about China from news outlets all over the English-speaking world, as well as lots of other information. It also has a large "Who's who" section, so you can find out about some of China's most important people.

 

VOA news (read/listen/learn)

US audio headlines            CT Magazine

(click "news headlines" at the bottom of the linked page)

 

World time clock and converter (www.timeanddate.com)

 

A free service to remind you of birthdays and other events by email: www.memotome.com

 

Focus on the Family's Chinese website offers excellent advice and features to the people of China. www.focf.org

 

Do you like movies? Visit my Movie Study Guides Index, or click here to visit two Net movie sites: www.imdb.com or Yahoo movies. Here's a site with lots of movie box office stats, and others with lots of posters: www.movieposterdb.com  [broken link?] or www.movieposter.com  [broken link?] or

www.impawards.com or www.freemovieposters.net

 

 

Here's some links to some great software (freeware) that can help you backup your DVDs.

--DVD Shrink: http://www.dvdshrink.org

DVD Shrink help/user manual: http://www.dvdshrink.org/how_en.php
--I frequently use DVDFab HD Decrypter and DVDFab Passkey Lite; see  [broken link?]

http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm (you may need these first if DVD Shrink gives you an "encryption error" message).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any of these links don't work, I'm sorry, but the web is constantly changing. You should be able to find a current web address through www.google.com or your favorite search engine.

 

Our contact information is on the

home page.

Music:

 

♫ Michael's music & mp3 downloads 

♫ Boston Pete Radio Tuner 

a favorite US music radio station

An American radio station for kids 

Google Play (subscription needed)

A Christmas-music station (without words, so it is easy to work/study with this on)

Phil Keaggy Music  
(listen to a favorite US musician)

Jim Brickman Music  
(another favorite US musician, who I learned about in China)

Old Time Radio  Free downloads in mp3 format of programs from the 1930s-80s. Non-native English speakers will have trouble listening "fast enough" but I love these old shows! (Use Explorer, not Firefox)

Follow the links on this site to hear music & interesting talk in English, Chinese, and many other languages.

 

Family/Personal:

 

If you want to see Vivian's scrapbook, try www.chinadollscrapping.weebly.com or http://www.scrapbookflair.com/china_doll.

 

Andrew Krigline's website: akrigline.com

 

Learn about Andrew here, and see some of his art work at the Deviant Art website.

 

Your kids might like Andrew's former favorite game sites: Lego.com,  Runescape,  (CBN) SuperBook

 

How to contact us: see our Current Update page for contact information

 

The Jian Hua Foundation (a Hong Kong charity that has been helping professionals like us find places to serve in China for over 25 years)

 

These websites explain some of the basic ideas of Christianity in a simple, understandable way:

--Steps to Peace with God

--The Four Spiritual Principles

 

Cameras/Reviews:

While shopping for a new camera in 2007, I found these sites helpful:
 

Some of the most in-depth reviews on the web, including "shutter lag" (the time between when you push the button and when the camera takes a photo--this is what I hate most about digital cameras): http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ (I have posted a review of the Canon A630 on that website)  [broken link?]

 

One of best things about this UK website is a shutter lag comparison chart (but you can also navigate to good reviews, an advice section and more)

 

Additional sites with insightful reviews: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm      www.steves-digicams.com  [broken link?]     www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/home.html www.epinions.com/Digital_Cameras (I have posted a review of the Canon A630 on that website, too)  

 

Our Photo Index page tells what cameras we used for photos on this website.

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