Learning to Communicate in Chinese: The Dos and Don’ts Learning any language is for the majority of us about using it to communicate in a certain, or a number of capacities or situations. For example one person may ...
When I tell people I am fluent in Chinese, they usually respond by saying that they have always wanted to learn a language, but that they are just naturally bad at languages or don’t have the “language gene.” Many of ...
Today I learned to juggle. Not well but enough to keep three balls up in the air for a moment or two. Maybe two moments is pushing it. I’m still very much learning and expect to be doing so for ...
What are we actually talking about when we talk about how to learn a language? We talk about how to learn a language a lot. It’s worth stepping back and asking what exactly we mean by “learning”: what is learning and how can ...
My goal is to help you learn Chinese. Sensible Chinese is here to give you guidance whilst you learn one of the most challenging (and rewarding!) languages on earth. As well as running this blog I own Hanzi WallChart and am very proud to be on the team of WaiChinese.