SexyMandarin.com fuses soft porn with Chinese language classes

I don't really get it.

> Footages of lingerie models speaking in Mandarin will be interspersed by sequences where an animated, pervy looking teacher will explain the phrases used.

Are these girls teaching or just randomly talking? It seems something animated will do the teaching... but then further down...

> Disappointingly, the models teaching one-on-one lessons aren’t dressed in lingerie

Which suggests the models can teach.. strange.

I think the whole idea is a bit sad. As a straight 20-something guy if I am paying for language lessons I would always pay for quality over fluff like this. Its not like abundant amounts of softcore porn cannot be found for free.

I also find it disappointing that there aren't some hunky men for the ladies... I mean... if your going to make something this awful you might as well make it swing both ways.

While I don't have anything against sexy language learning in theory, I feel like the execution here isn't great. The best language lessons I've had were highly participatory; you remember the sounds much better by making them rather than hearing them. Unfortunately the voyeuristic nature of the lessons really exacerbates the non-participatory structure, and you end up just watching someone else speaking the language instead of speaking it yourself.

I only saw the example lesson in the article, so maybe later ones work differently, but from what I can see you're sacrificing quality of teaching in exchange for the sexy angle. I don't think it's worth it.

Sexual Gamification? Interesting idea.

I'd be interested in having an easier time learning, but my Chinese girlfriend forbids me to use a site like this :(

Come on...this is just a gimmick right?