Periodically, Laoshi Shawn will divert from the lessons in the Better Chinese book to focus on pronunciation and tones.  Correct pronunciation is very important in...

Once the words and structures are understood, you will be able to test it through reading and listening comprehension exercises. One of the ways, Laoshi...

As I eluded to in an earlier post (Homeschool Chinese:  Vocabulary Homework), our Mandarin teacher provides the kids with homework to engage them in language...

[caption id="attachment_1275" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Role Playing "我叫。。。"[/caption]   When my daughter expressed her interest in learning Chinese, I was needless to say, apprehensive.  I didn’t...

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! We're doing pretty well here at Better Chinese. For those of you who don't know, we recently...

Hello Teachers and Friends! We have some exciting news to share with all of you. We've updated our Online Learning and Management System with a...

We're happy to announce that Better Chinese has launched its first iPhone game, Piggy Picnic! Piggy Picnic includes 6 interactive games where children can explore...

11-year old Justin Tsin, an author of "What Would You Imagine?" has written another popular origami book, "The Chinese Zodiac: Who Am I?". This book...

Happy New Year! 新年快乐！Feliz año Nuevo! С новым годом! I can pretty much the first three languages, but the last I had a little help...