We took a popular Chinese Sitcom and turned it into an intermediate level Mandarin course. This is exciting for several reasons: 1) the language is modern and authentic, 2) the topics reflect real social issues effecting China today, 3) it…
A very useful expressions when shopping in China is "Tài guì le" (That's too expensive!). In a shopping mall it might not be so useful, but at least it gives you a chance to express your frustration. However, in a…
One major challenge of learning a language is knowing if you are pronouncing words correctly. Up until know, it has required the help of a "expert". But, the new "voice comparison tool" from Chinese Skill has made it much easier.…
Effective Chinese might be the only school in the US to offer 3 courses of pinyin only (ie, no characters). We understand that people with jobs don't have time to learn a new language and a new writing system at…
Portland location is at the Lloyd Center, 3rd floor rm 2007. Each class is 1.5 hours, once a week for 10 weeks. [els_quarterly_listing 2018Q2 Portland]Note: "Chinese" classes are the ones you take after the "Mandarin" classes.
