Category: Chinese

When we encounter challenges, both as beginners and as advanced learners, most people tend to make decisions that solve the immediate problems in...

While most people claim that it’s essential to live in the country to learn the language, the fact is that this isn’t a prerequisite for reaching an...

I’ve found that pronunciation is one of the most neglected areas in Chinese language teaching. Teachers don’t have the time or don’t know how to...

The main goal for most students when it comes to pronunciation is to be able to speak clearly enough for other people to understand. This involves...

A few weeks ago, David Mansaray over at Language is Culture asked me if I was interested in appearing in his new interview series focusing on...

Watching TV is a great way to learn languages. It combines lots of useful Chinese words and phrases while providing rich context because of the...

I’m sure many readers are familiar with the term process writing, because it’s used by many teachers when teaching native speakers and second...

I just returned from a three-week trip to China after not having set foot in the country since before the pandemic. As...

Sara Jaaksola is from Finland, but have been living in Guangzhou, China since 2010. She originally went there to learn Chinese but ended up doing a...

If I wrote a comprehensive guide to learning Chinese with a special focus on vocabulary, what would it look like? Now you can find out for free!...