As the kids are getting older, they are becoming more independent learners.  This is great in many ways, but it also requires that I be...

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the release of Discovering Chinese Pro V1.0.8! Please join us to experience learning Chinese with iPad on our...

Periodically, Laoshi Shawn will divert from the lessons in the Better Chinese book to focus on pronunciation and tones.  Correct pronunciation is very important in...

I feel very strongly that learning a foreign language takes time.  In order to become fluent in a second (or subsequent) language, one must devote...

[caption id="attachment_1636" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Meili reading from My First Chinese Reader, "Do You Like the Color Red?" (Volume 2 Lesson 13)[/caption] Color words are perhaps...

We're launching the Discovering Chinese app today, and we’re pretty excited because it makes Chinese learning a lot more accessible and engaging. The app has been a...

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! We're doing pretty well here at Better Chinese. For those of you who don't know, we recently...