Tag Archives: Learning

Zuckerberg Learning Chinese

Find a language exchange partner

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It doesn’t matter if you’re learning Chinese in your own country, or you have gone abroad to learn, finding good opportunities to practice Chinese can still be a problem. If you’re at home you have the obvious problems with immersing … Continue reading

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Progressing from intermediate to advanced Chinese

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This is a guest post that I wrote for Practice-Chinese.com in August. If you haven’t read Practice-Chinese.com before it’s a great blog that features guest posts from Chinese teachers and learners of Chinese, with a focus ranging from lessons and … Continue reading

Progressing in Chinese and the teacher’s role

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As you climb your way up from beginner to relative Chinese master, what form should Chinese class take? Should their be free discussion, or rigid lesson plans? What makes a good Chinese teacher at each stage in the learning process? … Continue reading

Zhuyin or Pinyin

Learning Chinese – Pinyin or Zhuyin?

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When you’re learning Chinese in school or university, you will most likely first learn some form of Pinyin for a period of time before progressing on to learning and reading the Chinese characters themselves. While learning a phonetic alphabet is … Continue reading

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Around the web: 12th June 2010

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Chinese Microblog Cartoon Webb in China featured this cartoon at the end of last month, which uses Japanese style cartoons to illustrate the various microblogging and social networking sites: Chinese Tongue Twisters If you’re learning Chinese then it is innevitable … Continue reading

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Chinese learning – Around the Web, 6th of June 2010

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So what happened in the world of learning Chinese and Chinese related blogs this week? (well more than a week since it’s been a while since the last post). How to Optimise Your VPN Connection Something that should be useful … Continue reading

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Immerse yourself in Chinese

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When learning Chinese, or any language for that matter, immersion is the key – that is, completely immersing yourself into the language, maximising exposure and expediting the learning process. If you are learning Chinese at home, in an English speaking … Continue reading