What makes someone motivated to learn Chinese?
My story My own journey of learning Mandarin Chinese is perhaps not the most usual one. My parents lived in Beijing in the 1980’s for a few years when my mother was working at the Finnish Embassy there. During their…
Taking a big step and pursuing further study
Since 2014 September I’ve been working as a Chinese language teacher and experienced the highs and lows of teaching a foreign language as a non native speaker. First year being unsure of my own capabilities while I was still a…
Good and bad reasons for learning Chinese
For learning Chinese there are both good and bad reasons to get started. Let’s hop in with the worst reasons to study Chinese. 1. I’ve been living in China for ages and I feel guilty of not learning Why it’s…
Our new Chinese courses are starting!
My Chinese language center in Guangzhou, called Expat Chinese, is starting a new semester right after the Chinese New Year. Now is the time to take a look of what kind of Chinese courses we are offering here in Guangzhou.…
