Articles tagged with ‘How I learnt Chinese’

1. How I learnt Chinese, part 7: Teaching, writing, learning

   

   This is the 7th part of the story of how I learnt Chinese, bringing us up to date and probably a few years into the future as well. Topics covered include: motivation, distributed learning and teaching as a learning method.

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2. How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan

   

   In this sixth part of the story of how I learnt Chinese, I talk about my two years in a master’s program for teaching Chinese as a second language in Taiwan. I share three main insight about motivation, extra-curricular activities and advanced learning.

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3. How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden

   

   In this fifth part of the story of how I learnt Chinese I write about the two years I spent in Sweden after returning from Taiwan. I learnt on my own, through online course and by hanging out with exchange students.

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4. How I learnt Chinese, part 4： My second year in Taiwan

   

   This post covers my third year of learning Chinese, which was spent at NTNU in Taipei and at Wenzao in Gaoxiong. I round off with important lessons I learnt about learning Mandarin during this time.

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5. How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan

   

   This is the third part of the story of how I learnt Chinese. It covers my first year in Taiwan, starting in 2008.

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6. How I learnt Chinese, part 2: Learning Mandarin in Sweden

   

   This is the second part of the story of how I learnt Chinese. It covers my first year of studying in Sweden, starting in 2007.

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7. How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started

   

   This is the first part in a series of articles about how I learnt Chinese. It covers the very beginning, why I became interested in learning Chinese and how that transformed into an opportunity to actually learn.

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