Free Online Chinese Language Learning (Part 4)

Chinese-iLAB.com

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This comprehensive website offers a lot of free stuffs for you as a beginner to learn Chinese language. There are lessons in the form of videos, audio, interactive games and quizzes for you to discover the beauty of Chinese Language. A total of 10 lessons in Beginner Chinese Lessons and Elementary Chinese Lessons respectively. These is also a section for you to build your Chinese vocabulary through the highly instructive video slides. Besides, if you want to teach or learn together with your children, you are welcome to choose the Kids Chinese section. 

Chinese language is not a difficult language to learn. If you think this site is not suitable for you, you can always have your spare time to go through my other recommendations (Free Online Chinese Language Learning Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). 

Free Online Chinese Language Learning (Part 3)

China has developed drastically over the last 10 year. In my opinion, nowadays, learning Chinese becomes a necessity for business in today's economic development. There are hundreds of open sources to learn Chinese language, and this course, Diploma in Basic Chinese Language Studies published by Cambridge University in Alison is suitable for you to familiar with Chinese language.

Diploma in Basic Chinese Language Studies 

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In this FREE online course, you will learn the basics of written and spoken Chinese. The course provides an overview of the Chinese language and pronunciation through the use of Pinyin. You will also learn about the formation of the written Chinese characters and the formation of words. All the topics are presented using audio, Chinese script, Pinyin and English to facilitate your learning. This course is useful to those who want to travel to China or having regular contact with Chinese colleagues. Certification is provided after you finish the modules.

There are total of 9 modules including 3 assessments to complete this course, namely:
1. Introduction to the Chinese Language - First Contact
2. Basic Chinese - Talking About Yourself
3. Basic Chinese - Talking About Your Family
4. Diploma in Basic Chinese - First Assessment
5. Basic Chinese - Restaurants and Hotels
6. Basic Chinese - Using Transport: Travelling by Bus, Taxi and Train
7. Basic Chinese - Social and Leisure Activities
8. Diploma in Basic Chinese - Second Assessment
9. Diploma in Basic Chinese - Final Assessment

Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)

HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi / 汉语水平考试) is an international exam that test and rates the learner's Chinese language proficiency. It is used to examine non-native Chinese speaker's abilities and understanding in using the Chinese language in their daily situation. HSK is an important tool for Chinese language learners to assess and improve their proficiency in Chinese.

HSK consists of 6 levels and these correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). Level 6 is the highest level test. Participants who pass this level are able to express themselves easily in Chinese, in term of speaking and in written form. You can find out more about HSK in Chinese Tests - HSK such as the testing regulation and the test structure. This site provides mock test, thus you can have a self test before register or sit for the exam, or you just can test your own proficiency level on Chinese language. Have a try!

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Free Online Chinese Language Learning (Part 2)

CCTV Learn Chinese 学汉语 - Free Mandarin Video Lessons
CCTV.com (央视网) is a national web-based TV broadcaster developed by China Central Television. This is a platform where you can discover China world including recent China news, business, science discovery, travelogue, China culture, and for the learner, FREE Chinese learning lessons.

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There are several programmes teaching Chinese Language in multiple ways. For example, <Growing up with Chinese 成长汉语> series consists of 100 episodes and each of it takes about 15 minutes; <Survival Chinese 跟我说汉语> provides basics Chinese conversation and vocabulary for foreign travellers. Besides, you can also learn Chinese Language through listen to the news. You also have the chance to watch some of the famous Chinese movies to improve your listening skills. If your interest is the food or the culture in China, you can choose the special programme called <Travel in Chinese 旅游汉语> to learn the places and dishes in China.

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This website comprises of anything you wish to know about China. Thus, it is suitable for those who want to travel or study in China, and also those who want settle down in China. Good luck and enjoy!

Free Online Chinese Language Learning (Part 1)

As native Chinese speaker, I often aware of the websites which teach people Chinese language as second language. Chinese language is the main spoken language in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia. There are different forms of Chinese language such as Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew where the pronunciation and the writing system are different. However, Standard Chinese (or called Mandarin / Huáyǔ) is often taught as second or foreign language to non-native speakers. Standard Chinese has two main kinds of writing system, first is traditional Chinese (華語), second is simplified Chinese (华语). The traditional Chinese characters is more complicated than the simplified Chinese. However, they are actually having the same meaning (Standard Chinese = 華語 / 华语).

If you are interest in the history of Chinese development, you can always GOOGLE and get the detail.

Here is one of the great websites for non-Chinese speakers to learn the basic conversation of Standard Chinese. FREE!

Discover China, learn Chinese - Chinese-Tools.com

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You need to click the "LEARN CHINESE" tab to reach this page. You can learn to speak basic Chinese language through online lessons with audio. There are total of 40 online lessons which are the most complete guide to those who want to learn Chinese starting from the beginning. Each lesson includes grammar and vocabulary are which frequently used everyday. It also teach you how to spell the Chinese characters (pinyin) and the Chinese culture exploration. Depend on your native language, you can also learn Chinese in the other languages besides English. 

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Furthermore, it provides a broad range of free tools such as Chinese translation, dictionaries, pronunciation, pinyin editor and etc. to make learning Chinese language easier. 

More posts on Chinese Language Learning will coming soon. Be right back!