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It has been sometime since last year a company, and now a book called “Chineasy” developed by ShaoLan Hsueh has drawn a lot of attention in the Chinese learning world. Many students have asked me if they should buy Chineasy. Admittedly I have never read this book, but only watched ShaoLan’s Ted talk, and knew…
There is always a debate. Which is better – learn Chinese in English (or your native language) or learn Chinese in Chinese? Learning Chinese in English (or your native language) means the teacher mainly uses English (or students’ native language) to teach Chinese and communicate with students; Learning Chinese in Chinese means the teacher uses…
Here is a question to think about: how intensive is ideal in learning Chinese? Or does intensity (hours put in study) matter when it comes to language learning? As a teacher, I’ve taught classes in several levels of intensities (1hr/week, 2hr/week, 6hr/week, 35hr/week, 40hr/week). The 40hr/week is Chinese trainings I have given for Berlitz‘s clients,…
From my own experience, whatever I learn, I find it very important to set realistic but challenging, and measurable goals. And when it comes to language learning, taking properly authorized tests can be a good example of such goals. Thinking back on my experiences in learning Dutch, one of the things I regret is that…
Yesterday at my weekly class in the Amsterdam International Community School (AICS), I taught the little students (kids between 4-8 year old non-native speakers) an easy Chinese song. This is the third class with the group, so they are still know almost nothing about Chinese yet. One of the goals for yesterday’s class is…
Last week in the gym, I came across a woman with a tatoo “狗” on her arm. “狗(gǒu)” means dog in Chinese. The sign immediately put a smile on my face, as it seemed so hilarious to a Chinese mind to have it as a tattoo. I suppose this lady loves her dog, or dogs…
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