Mar 6, 2020 | Learning Chinese
Learning foreign languages is a passion or a hobby for some, while for others it’s a way to increase their employability or a fancy skill to add to their resume. Whatever your reasons for wanting to learn a foreign language, we’re going to help you decide...
Feb 23, 2020 | Learning Chinese
The term ‘comprehensible input’ was coined by Stephen Krashen, a distinguished professor of linguistics and expert in second language acquisition. Before we get into exactly what ‘comprehensible input’ means, let’s try to understand...
Jan 20, 2020 | Learning Chinese
The topic of this blog post, ‘Five secrets to fluent Mandarin’, actually comes from our e-book, ‘Learning Chinese in the Modern Era’, which is available for download to all of our Patreon supporters. So, if you’re interested in reading that, consider...
Dec 11, 2019 | Learning Chinese, Life in China
One of the very best ways to learn any foreign language is through immersion. You might have heard some people go as far to say that learning Chinese through immersion is the only possible way to learn the language. This is definitely incorrect, although, it probably...
Sep 11, 2019 | Learning Chinese, Life in China
We’re really happy to feature a guest post today from That’s Mandarin, a Chinese school with locations in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. For those who aren’t in China, they also offer online classes! So, if you’re looking for high-quality...
Jul 29, 2019 | Learning Chinese
In this short video I review Intermediate Spoken Chinese by Cornelius Kubler. I really like this textbook for a number of reasons, so if you have gotten over that beginner hump and want to progress your Chinese speaking skills, I think us this book is a wonderful way...
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