Discovering The Real Struggle Of Learning Chinese: Hanyu Pinyin
Takeaways: There are 6 vowels in Chinese: a, o, e, iu, ui A and e always take the tone mark. If the first vowel of the pinyin is “i”, “u”, or “ü”, tone mark goes on the vowels (“a”, “e”, [...]
8 Secondary School Chinese Compo Mistakes That Cost Marks
Chinese composition mistakes can make kids want to pull their hair out. To ensure nothing is done wrong to avoid being slapped with unexpected point deductions makes it even more challenging. Unlike primary school compositions, secondary school composition writing usually [...]
Higher Sec Chinese Compo: What You Need To Know
Higher secondary level Chinese composition doesn’t have to be synonymous with stress. We still do hear a lot of true stories about students who went from failing to passing with an A2. But you can only imagine the hard work [...]
The 8 Misconceptions About Tuition in Singapore
Tuition in Singapore is prone to a lot of misconceptions. This is likely because people’s mindset about education has been overrun by the emphasis on lifting grades than acquiring knowledge and experience as a whole. For many students, their experience with [...]
How To Make Chinese Lessons More Interesting
It’s 3 pm. You hear the rustling of pages from a distance, and you take a peek through the open door of your child’s room. Your child has his/her elbow on the table, propping up his/her chin, barely holding in [...]
A List of Incredibly Useful Tips To Ace the PSLE Chinese Oral Conversation
Ever since the change of PSLE Chinese oral conversation format in 2017, we at Connected Learning believe that we can expect more remodelling in the education system in Singapore in time to come. This leads us to the recent announcement [...]
The Simplest Strategy To Study (& Master) Chinese Language
He blew minds when he made a speech in Chinese at Tsinghua University. Mark Zuckerberg pulled no punches ever since and has been reportedly been quite good in Chinese. We don’t need to go into details of what great lengths [...]
7 Expert-Approved Primary School Chinese Composition Writing Examples
Writing Chinese composition may feel like an insurmountable task, let alone writing a great piece. Composition writing just can’t be simply learned, no matter how much Singapore's Chinese Language syllabus and pedagogy have evolved in the last decade. As much [...]
The 10 Most Versatile (Also Interesting) Chinese Composition Phrases & Idioms
The beauty of Chinese phrases and idioms lies in their simplicity and the strong ability to spice up a composition article instantly. For the English language, idioms can give power to your writing. And the same goes for Chinese writing. [...]