Chinese Language Teaching (Is CLT a commonly used term now?  Much like ELT?) has been through a lot of changes, fueled by better understanding the...

Hard to believe it's September again! At Better Chinese, we hope everyone had an enjoyable summer and are excited to go back to school. As...

What is a good text to use with high school students who have absolutely no background in Chinese and live in a non Chinese environment?

Hi Educators, Hope April has found you well.  As we are gearing up for NCLC (National Chinese Langauge Conference) in Chicago, I would like to...

Always inspired by the wisdom in Chinese culture, I thought textbook publishers must have created sufficient materials to introduce Chinese culture to heritage and non-heritage...

I teach Chinese in an afterschool class in a public elementary school and my kids are from non-heritage families.  In the beginning, it was hard...