The Most Useful Tips on Learning Chinese Online

Nowadays many Chinese learners have to take online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online classes have quite a few advantages that allow students to save a significant amount of time. And it makes their learning process relatively convenient. However, many students still prefer to take offline classes. They think offline classes are more productive than online classes. Here we’d like to give you some advice on how learn Chinese online more effectively.

1. Dress Properly

Taking online classes is considered extremely convenient. You can have classes wherever you want as long as you have a computer. Sometimes even a cell phone would be enough for you to take online classes and access to the Internet. However, being able to have classes at home doesn’t mean that you can just turn off the camera and lie in bed. Some students think it’s important to listen to what their teachers say during the class, and interaction only plays a secondary role. Nevertheless, when it comes to learning a language, interaction with your teacher would allow you to quickly improve your listening and speaking. Therefore, it would be good idea for you to get motivated and dress properly in order to avoid a slack attitude towards your study.

2. Put Your Phone Away

People get distracted by different factors on a daily basis. Nowadays nobody can live without their phone. And many people tend to unconsciously check their text messages from time to time. Therefore, it’s sensible to put your phone away when having online classes with your teacher. Learning Chinese is a marathon rather than a sprint. And it’s important for you to fully concentrate on the learning content in class and grab every single opportunity to practice key structures with your teacher.

3. Be Clear About What You Want to Learn

Before you start to learn Chinese online, you need to let your teacher have a clear idea of your learning objectives. As your teacher is deprived of the opportunity to explain grammatical and sentence structures on a blackboard during online classes, it would be necessary to let your teacher prepare different kinds of auxiliary materials (such as detailed explanation with practical examples) beforehand if your main learning goal is to solidify your knowledge of Chinese grammar and vocabulary. Meanwhile, it would also allow your teacher to find out what exactly you need to improve.

4. Interact With Your Teacher

When it comes to online classes, your teacher will prepare task-based materials to help you improve your listening and speaking. You are advised to “immerse” yourself in these tasks to make full interaction with your teacher. You might do role plays and make dialogues simulating real-life situations during the class. It is a good opportunity for you to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese people’s talking habit.

5. Practice With a Language Partner Online

If you would like to practice Chinese after class, it would be a good idea to find yourself a language learning partner online. Many young people in China know the importance of English and what they can benefit from it. Therefore, if you are a native English speaker, it’s not hard to find a language learning partner online. It will help you improve your Chinese language skills. You will be able to study Chinese in a relaxed atmosphere. You can also learn some interesting slang words that are usually not taught in class.

We hope these tips will be useful and help you learn Chinese online. To find out more useful posts, check out one of our blog posts All You Need to Know to Register For HSK Online