Homeschool Chinese: Tones, Tones, Tones
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...
Read MoreHomeschool Chinese: Story Comprehension
Once the words and structures are understood, you will be able to test it through reading and listening comprehension exercises. One of the ways, Laoshi...
Read MoreHomeschool Chinese: Writing Chinese Characters
As I eluded to in an earlier post (Homeschool Chinese: Vocabulary Homework), our Mandarin teacher provides the kids with homework to engage them in language...
Read MoreHomeschool Chinese: Getting Started with Teaching Mandarin Chinese
[caption id="attachment_1275" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Role Playing "我叫。。。"[/caption] When my daughter expressed her interest in learning Chinese, I was needless to say, apprehensive. I didn’t...
Read MoreDiscovering Chinese for the iPad - at STARTALK
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...
Read MoreNew Messaging Feature for Online Group Accounts
Hello Teachers and Friends! We have some exciting news to share with all of you. We've updated our Online Learning and Management System with a...
Read MorePiggy Picnic is Now Available in iTunes App Store!
We're happy to announce that Better Chinese has launched its first iPhone game, Piggy Picnic! Piggy Picnic includes 6 interactive games where children can explore...
Read More11 Year-Old Author, Justin Tsin, Writes the Book "The Chinese Zodiac: Who Am I?"
11-year old Justin Tsin, an author of "What Would You Imagine?" has written another popular origami book, "The Chinese Zodiac: Who Am I?". This book...
Read MoreImagination and Creativity - a Russian Mother Shares Ideas about Mandarin Education
Happy New Year! 新年快乐！Feliz año Nuevo! С новым годом! I can pretty much the first three languages, but the last I had a little help...
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