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How Learning Chinese Helps You Become A Global Citizen
All over the world, every race has an established stereotype, all of which influence the life of every single person and how others view [...]
Helpful Tips To Keep Your Spirits Up When Learning Chinese
Learning Chinese can seem like one of the toughest things for anyone to do while they’re still schooling. It doesn’t have a phonetic system [...]
5 Ways You Can Improve Your Chinese Skills With Music
Music can be a beneficial instrument for learning a foreign language. The lyrics of the music, like the subtitles of a film, are an [...]
4 Effective Ways To Develop Your Chinese Vocabulary Today
Has it ever occurred to you to binge-watch your favourite Chinese drama and wish you wouldn’t have to watch the faces of the actors [...]
The Importance Of Chinese Language Proficiency in Singapore
In every country in the world, there is at least one language that people use both in verbal and written manner. China, being one [...]
How To Revise For Chinese Easily Through Visual Learning
There are different learning methods that experts have identified, but one of the most common learning methods is visual learning. Whether you are one [...]
How to Strengthen Chinese for K2 Children
Loads of parents in Singapore brave a variety of tests when raising and teaching their little ones. It’s not an easy task for children [...]
Primary School Chinese Writing: Narrative Composition
In primary school, compositions mainly refer to narrative essays. As long as students master the writing techniques for narrative essays, primary school compositions will [...]
Excelling in Chinese Oral PSLE: Expectations vs Reality
Raise your hand if you think the Chinese oral examinations during PSLE is one of the most daunting moments in your childhood. We think [...]
The Step-By-Step Guide To Write A Good Chinese Composition: Picture Composition For Higher Primary
Before getting down to a Chinese composition, the student needs to learn what makes it excellent—knowing how the questions work lets you cope with [...]
Chinese Words and Idioms (词语与成语) Part 4: 5 Important Tips To Learn Them
Perhaps you’ve been trying to pick up a few tricks or tips here to make the long, tedious Chinese learning process for your primary [...]
Chinese Words and Idioms (词语与成语) Part 3
Did you know that there is over 5,000 chengyu in the Chinese language? But it’s quite impossible for us to know all of them, [...]
Learn Chinese Effortlessly: Extensive List of Chinese Idioms (词语与成语) Part 2
Are you here because you need some guidance on Chinese idioms? Perhaps not for you, but for your young learners at home. No matter how [...]
Learn Chinese Effortlessly: Extensive List of Chinese Words and Idiomatic Expressions (词语与成语) Part 1
Often cracking your head wondering how your little ones at home can learn Chinese effortlessly and score well for their exams? Sorry, but we’d [...]
Adding Natural Flow To Primary School Chinese Composition Part 2: Situations and Sceneries
Previously, we talked about the importance of a logical structure and strong characters to add a natural flow to primary school Chinese composition, which [...]
Adding Natural Flow To Primary School Chinese Composition Part 1: Structure and Characters
Want to help your primary school kids write a compelling piece of Chinese composition? It's such a common misconception that students weak in Chinese skills [...]
A Summary of Primary School Chinese Learning Key Points
Pinyin There are a total of: 23 consonants (声母) for example, xin, yun, shang, fen 24 simple or compound vowel (韵母) e.g. gua, sheng, [...]
Learning Chinese Is Not As Hard As You Think. Here’s What Your Kid Can Do To Learn It Effortlessly.
I recall the lamentable moments when my students cringed at the sight of the Chinese textbook. "Huh! Not this again!" They pouted. Among other [...]
4 Famous Classic Poems That Are Perfect For Primary School Chinese Compositions
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Is this Chinese poem familiar to you? It should be. In Singapore, Chinese students should be pretty familiar with some poems created [...]
How To Teach Kids Chinese If Your Chinese Isn’t Good
A survey in 2016 shows that English is the most common home language in Singapore. If you’re like 36.9% of Singapore residents who uses [...]
Real Pro Tips to Gain More Marks for Chinese Reading Comprehension
As educators, we’ve seen a lot of fluffy studying tips for Chinese reading comprehension out there. Many of these tips are either too ubiquitous, [...]
Forming Grammatically Correct Sentences in Chinese (Part 2)
Forming sentences. Many students hate them; some love them, but all of them want to make the best of them. But how exactly can [...]
Forming Grammatically Correct Sentences in Chinese (Part 1)
Read your kid’s writing and can’t put your finger on what doesn’t seem right? It could be a case of sentence structure gone wrong. [...]
10 Minutes Per Day—How To Improve Chinese Composition
Here we go again: finding the perfect technique to combat the age-old quest on how to better your kid’s Chinese composition writing skills. Instead [...]
Primary School Chinese Learning Milestones: Chinese Skills to Expect at Different Stages
Children develop at their own rate. But during their primary school, they’re expected to meet certain milestones. Think about all little breakthroughs your child [...]
