My Chinese Coach is a video game for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 and iOS developed by Sensory Sweep Studios

Sensory Sweep Studios

Sensory Sweep Studios was an American developer of computer and video games. The studio was located in Salt Lake City, Utah.Founded in 2003 by Dave Rushton, Sensory Sweep was initially a handheld studio, developing games for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PSP...

 and published by Ubisoft

Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....

. As an installment of the My Coach

My Coach

My Coach is a series of video games released by UbiSoft for the Nintendo DS and Wii gaming systems. Pauline Jacquey, the series producer, has described the series as a tool for "developing projects that make people feel that playing games is worth their while, allowing them to spend quality time...

series, the game teaches Mandarin Chinese through a series of lessons and games. It was released August 26, 2008.

Gameplay

According to Ubisoft, My Chinese Coach will develop a player's Chinese knowledge by lessons which teach the player the correct ways to pronounce words in Mandarin Chinese by comparing themselves to native speakers using the Nintendo DS's, iPhone's, or iPod Touch's microphone, as well as using the touch screen or stylus to allow players to trace and correctly write simplified Chinese characters.