{"id":1135,"date":"2019-02-15T04:04:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T04:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terellb7.sg-host.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2020-11-19T20:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:31:13","slug":"why-china-is-the-best-place-to-learn-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enreacheducation.com\/cn\/1135\/why-china-is-the-best-place-to-learn-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Why China is the best place to learn Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

From high schools adding Chinese to their foreign language options to university students studying abroad in Beijing, the number of Chinese-language learners is growing rapidly worldwide. Whether you\u2019ve just dabbled in Duolingo or have taken years of Chinese classes, there\u2019s one great way to accelerate your language acquisition: Moving to China. Having learned Chinese exclusively while living in China, I have personally experienced the benefits of immersing oneself in a Mandarin-speaking environment. While it is obvious that moving to a country where the language is spoken is a great way to improve any language, there are some China and Chinese-specific reasons why moving to China is a great way to improve your Chinese language abilities.<\/p>\n

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  1. Ordering food is a daily test of your abilities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you\u2019re trying to learn Mandarin Chinese outside of China, you\u2019re probably using a mix of apps and classes. These are a great place to start, but eventually these study methods get old and you can only improve and stay motivated if you put yourself in situations where you have to use the language.<\/p>\n

    Ordering food is a great place to start.\u00a0 Reading the menu, speaking with the waiter, and making small talk with the owner of the restaurant are all great opportunities to practice reading, listening, and speaking Chinese.<\/p>\n

    Chinese takes English speakers a long time to learn [hyperlink: https:\/\/www.state.gov\/m\/fsi\/sls\/c78549.htm].\u00a0 Small successes \u2013 like ordering a steaming bowl of rice with a side of savory \u72ee\u5b50\u5934meatballs (sh\u012b zi t\u00f3u \u2013 literally translates to lion\u2019s head \u2013don\u2019t worry they\u2019re made of pork!) is a great way to stay motivated and put what you are learning into practice immediately.<\/p>\n

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    One of many delicious rewards available to those who can order in Mandarin!<\/p>\n

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    1. People are incredibly supportive.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Non-Chinese people learning Chinese is a relatively new phenomenon.\u00a0 Chinese learners in China will find that everyone from taxi drivers to shopkeepers are effervescent with their praise of even fairly simple Mandarin language abilities. This is especially true in smaller cities with fewer foreigners where even a simple \u4f60\u597d(n\u012dh\u0103o\u2013 hello) can excite locals.<\/p>\n

      While there is little expectation that non-Chinese people will speak Mandarin, your efforts to learn Mandarin will be noticed and appreciated!<\/p>\n

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      1. Your pronunciation is worse than you think.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Even for those who have already learned pinyin (the Romanized pronunciation guide of Mandarin Chinese), pronunciation of Chinese consonants and vowels is\u00a0hard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

        Living in China helps Chinese language learners to daily test whether or not they are pronouncing a word well enough to be understood.\u00a0 Pronouncing the word wrong also isn\u2019t the end of the world \u2013 When I\u2019ve run into situations where my pronunciation was too incorrect for the other person to guess my meaning, I\u2019ve always pulled out my phone, pulled up the word in my dictionary, and learned how to say the word correctly from the experience.<\/p>\n

        Programs like duo lingo are great, but only going out into a Mandarin-speaking world will truly help you master some of the trickiest consonant and vowel combinations.<\/p>\n

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        1. Accents abound!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          I spent much of my first two years in China in a smaller city that had its own local dialect.\u00a0 Although everyone could understand Mandarin, many people, especially of the older generations, spoke Mandarin as a second language.<\/p>\n

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          Map of China\u2019s regional languages<\/p>\n

          Especially in Southern China, it is incredibly common to find people who speak Mandarin that is colored with the accent of their local language.\u00a0 Many Chinese people abroad also have an accent different from the \u201cstandard\u201d accent taught in your classroom.<\/p>\n

          While many people might think that surrounding oneself by \u201cnonstandard\u201d accents is a bad thing for language learners, the ability to understand different accents is a learnable and useful skill.\u00a0 Mandarin is spoken around the world by non-native speakers whose native language ranges from Hokkien to Cantonese to Sichuan dialect.<\/p>\n

          Learning to understand Mandarin how it is actually spoken by much of the population will make you a more flexible communicator.<\/p>\n

          By Rebecca Bosslet<\/p>\n

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          From high schools adding Chinese to their foreign language options to university students studying abroad in Beijing, the number of Chinese-language learners is growing rapidly worldwide. Whether you\u2019ve just dabbled in Duolingo or have taken years of Chinese classes, there\u2019s one great way to accelerate your language acquisition: Moving to China. Having learned Chinese exclusively …<\/p>\n

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