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Results of my second business Chinese test (BCT)

I took the Business Chinese test in October 2009 and again recently in June 2010, after taking an intermediate Mandarin course. The question was: did I improve at all? Continue reading

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Learning languages: Can I learn (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) without learning to read and write?

I am often asked question is whether it is possible to learn an Asian language without learning the script. My answer is that it depends on how you intend to use the language. Continue reading

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Business Mandarin course

It’s been two years ago that I followed a Mandarin course, but I have decided to start again. Three weeks ago, I started the BCT preparation course at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. These are my experiences. Continue reading

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My best teacher ever

Ms. Wang was my best teacher ever as she made her class do things they didn’t believe themselves they could do – while having fun at the same time. Continue reading

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how to write numbers in Chinese

While many Chinese texts include numbers in the familiar Arabic format (1,2,3 etc.), there is also a Chinese way of writing numbers. This post covers how they are written. Continue reading

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Should you learn writing Mandarin?

As computers are replacing the pen for word processing and even the Chinese themselves are forgetting how to write certain characters, should you invest your time in learning how to write Chinese characters? Continue reading

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Learning Mandarin: the first 2 months

Charlie is British and just started learning Chinese. He keeps a blog of his learning experiences at discoveringmandarin.blogspot.com. He was so kind to write a guest post for this blog, and share his motivations and experience of learning the language … Continue reading

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How to send an SMS in Chinese characters

The Chinese are big fans of SMS. But how do you send an SMS in Chinese characters? Certainly a mobile phone doesn’t have enough buttons? Continue reading

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