“In June 2010, my mother asked me: “Have you decided yet?” I nodded silently, and showed the form of my College Entrance Examination form, which said ‘Major: Chinese as foreign language education’. I was just 18 that year and decided to be a Mandarin teacher. Learning to teach Chinese The College Entrance Examination, the 高考gāokǎo, […]
Every day seems to be a day for something. There’s a Pancake day (February 25), a day for Lefthanders (August 13), or leaving the office early (June 2). And today is the best of them: it’s United Nation’s Chinese Language Day (联合国中文日Liánhéguó zhōngwén rì). Why Chinese Language Day? It’s set up in 2010 by UNESCO, […]
Learn and improve your Chinese language with these short stories. They’re spoken in clear and slow Mandarin, with Hanzi, Pinyin, and English subtitles. Plus you get to learn a bit about Chinese culture as well! Scroll down based on Chinese language levels: Beginner Chinese Elementary Chinese Intermediate Chinese Advanced Chinese Contest winners Beginner Chinese listening […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Morris Long (龙鳞 Lóng Lín), teacher of GoEast in Shanghai and online, who taught in Valdivia, Chile. A few […]
The Chinese language has an insane amount of idioms: 50,000! Not that much are part of daily life. For instance, ‘博士买驴’ (The scholar buys a donkey), isn’t very widely known (It means someone who talks very long without getting to the point). In this article (and video below) we share over 30 commonly used Chinese […]
Bahasa Mandarin tidak lagi terhad kepada hanya China, kerana ia semakin dituturkan di seluruh dunia. Dalam siri 'Cina adalah Bahasa Dunia', GoEast mengikuti beberapa penutur asli dan Mandarin asing. Kali ini, Sarah Johnson (江 淼 Jiāng Miǎo) dari Amerika Syarikat, selepas tinggal di Shanghai selama tiga tahun. Beliau menulis [...]
How to improve your Mandarin Chinese fast? In more than one language, the expression “It’s all Chinese to me” is used for showing someone’s confusion, which, in a sense, indicates the difficulty of the Chinese language. And yes; Chinese really is hard, even for Chinese people. But things have changed quite a lot, since more […]
Do you know what a 熊孩子Xióng háizi is? Or how to describe exceptional people? This is what GoEast’s Beyond Class series is for: to teach you Mandarin Chinese words you won’t learn in class — such as “you’re out of your mind”, “I’m done for” and “nonsense!” All by Ellie & Michael, and sometimes a […]
Come learn the Chinese language in Shanghai. Aside of learning at our campuses in the former French Concession or Yangpu, there are plenty of other reasons. International city It’s jokingly said that Beijing makes foreigners more Chinese, while Shanghai makes Chinese people more foreign. While an international city may not appeal to you at initially […]
Jane Luo is one of three co-founders of GoEast Language Center. She reflected on the importance of community for teachers and students at this Mandarin school in Shanghai, and the challenges of bringing GoEast to North America, and her hopes for continued growth and success. Jane Luo, GoEast Co-Founder and General Manager of North America, […]