The Review of Online Chinese learning community ‘Study More Chinese’
Today I will review ‘Study More Chinese’ - a website dedicated to finding an “unstructured way to share, collaborate and improve” one’s Chinese. The vision of this website is to…
10 Reasons Interactive Learning Chinese Is Worth The Money
In the beginning were dictionaries and grammar references. Then, textbooks and workbooks appeared. Learners were enabled to write answers directly in the book and check them without teacher’s help. Later…
‘Survive in Chinese’ Review
Today I will write a review of the ‘Survive in Chinese’ videos on FluentinMandarin. The website comes from the very admirable vision of 25 year old Chris parker to “share…
A Review of Lang-8 for Chinese Writing
Opening / Introduction With so much innovation taking place in language learning, it can sometimes be difficult to pick the best tools to match your learning level, goals and preferences.…
Learning Mandarin Online: Teacher Vs. School
Are you learning Mandarin online? Nowadays, there is no need to explain the benefits of studying via Skype. However, “offline vs. online” is not the only alternative to choose from.…
Learning with Written Chinese Serial Tools
Nora Joy is an American from Wisconsin that initially arrived in Sichuan, China alone and without any Mandarin skills. She quickly discovered that she needed to learn Mandarin fast! Four…
Using Pleco as Your Guide to Daily Life in China
The Pleco app serves as a dictionary for the Chinese learner allowing them to search by pinyin, or by radical. While the dictionary part of the app is free, it…
Check List: Do You Really Use All the Online Tools for Learning Mandarin?
The development of internet technologies has been constantly changing the process of learning a foreign language, but are you sure that you use a maximum of the available online tools?…
Learning about Chinese Culture “Off the Great Wall”
If you really want to master a language, you should not ignore the spectacular culture associated with it. If you are interested in Chinese and the Chinese culture, you should…