File Size: 1369 KB
Print Length: 74 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Sia Mohajer (October 18, 2015)
Publication Date: October 18, 2015
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B016U99QYA
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Best Sellers Rank: #151,737 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #5 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar > Semantics #19 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Foreign Language Study & Reference > Language Instruction > Chinese #27 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > Chinese
This short guide to learning Mandarin is an excellent summary of what it takes to learn the language. For myself, being a self-taught learner of Chinese for several years, I didn't discover any earth-shanking secrets in this book because I had stumbled across most of them on my own, but I can definitely say that if I had read this book at the beginning of my journey, I feel I would have made much more progress.Especially if you're ust starting, or if you want some tips on the newer uses of technology to speed-up or help you in learning Chinese, this book is a definite asset to acquire
This book covers all the basics of learning Chinese and provides a ton of insights into how to avoid common mistakes.One of the biggest concepts in this book is wasting so much time writing by hand, as a Chinese myself I can say that writing characters is a huge investment of time and energy and in the end you usually forget most words. instead focus on using technology to learn writing. learning to type is more important than learning to write by hand.
This book has really motivated me to increase my Mandarin studies and the intensity of them. I have already used or tried several of the methods in the book, but the author also introduced a few new methods that I haven't thought of yet - or had used previously, but since forgotten about.Having spent some time in China and Taiwan myself (and also in Japan, studying Japanese), I know that everything Sia Mohajer mentions in this book really does work - and these are the methods that more or less are being used by language learners who acquire these languages the quickest.Buy this book first - before you spend money on expensive classes or programs and think about what you really want to get out of the language and why you want to learn it, and how you will build your "habit plan".
On the whole it seemed useful and it gave me a lot of great ideas so I am glad I read it. However, the author seems to be pushing ChinesePod, which, when I looked into seemed overly pricey, have a very spammy site with pop up advertisings, and in general lost my trust. Looking further they seem to have poor customer service, etc. Given that, I have to wonder if maybe this was product placement. Still, the book gave me lots of good insights for learning Chinese :)
What I found most helpful from reading Sia's book is how practical it is. Like with any language, you're not going to learn it overnight but only through serious dedication can you reach a comfortable level. I like the different scenarios he gives regarding three different Chinese language learners and breaks down each one. He gives all types of small tips from his personal experience to good habits one should pick up to take advantage of getting better everyday.I started learning Chinese 6 months ago so this was especially helpful for me as building a foundation is key for learning new languages. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who is seriously interested in learning Chinese.If you're not having fun learning Chinese, I personally think you'll never reach a certain level of fluency. It's a fascinating/fun challenging getting better everyday and this book reinforces that.
I am not learning Chinese. I am learning Japanese. This book was one of the best that I have read on learning a language. It was a short, yet in depth book on how to take your learning to the next level, and do so in a much quicker and more effective way. I can honestly say that I am very grateful that this book came into my life.
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