After taking Chinese classes for almost 4 years I decided in February that I would stop going to class and focus more on work while studying in my spare time. That’s really easier said than done and self-study requires a … Continue reading
The following is a guest post by James Steed of Mandarin Click by Click If you are living in Taiwan, you may have noticed that the taxi drivers are very friendly and very talkative. I studied Chinese for a year … Continue reading
This seems obvious, but think about it – how much time learning Chinese is spent on words that you actually use? Words that you know is one thing but here I’m talking about words for the equivalents that you use … Continue reading
If you planning on studying Chinese in China or Taiwan then watching TV while you are there is essential if you’re to pick up on the local lingo and improve your listening and comprehension ability. The problem is that you’ll … Continue reading
It’s been a few years since I last made a mind map, 5 years ago during university to be exact. Though, I do remember it being of use for storing important facts to memory, even if they would be washed … Continue reading
If you find yourself getting burnt out on textbooks, and generally despise the news channels, then perhaps studying a film might be a fun alternative for learning Chinese. Most of the time it’s nice to just sit back, watch and … Continue reading
We talk a lot of varied and diverse study plans and about not wasting time by writing line after line of words in repetition, but maybe at the earlier stages of learning Chinese this kind of practice is necessary. Like … Continue reading
A phenomenon that is usually associated with Chinese learners of English is that of becoming “mute English”, but is also a danger to learners of Chinese, too, is if speaking and pronunciation practice is overlooked. 啞巴英語（哑巴英语） Pinyin: yǎ bā yīng … Continue reading
There really isn’t an excuse… try one. Give one reason why you can’t read more Chinese today and improve your Chinese reading and comprehension ability. There really isn’t a reasonable excuse, unless of course your house has burnt down, and … Continue reading
Learning Chinese is supposed to be fun, right? So why does it not always feel that way? Something that often affects language learners, myself included, is that we impose a lot of rules or restrictions on ourselves in terms of … Continue reading
