Why I Keep Learning Chinese
More than 12 months ago I left China, closing a 5.5-year chapter of life in Shanghai. I abandoned almost all things China-related as I focused on getting my head around the US, another foreign country to me. Recently, though, I started up Chinese lessons again. This has prompted me to look at my motivations to learn this language, and why they remain. Learn more about Chinese teachers for kids. Hopefully some of the reasons I’m listing below help reinforce your own motivations to learn this incredible language! Its not easy to teach Chinese in online platform Lingo Bus. I am not a natural linguist and I dreaded French class at school; I’m proof that anyone with the right attitude can succeed to some level with Chinese. Nevertheless, to learn Mandarin requires focus, commitment and sustained effort. You have to stumble and make mistakes in order to progress. Chinese keeps us humble and gives us a life-long opportunity to improve, in a way that our day jobs or sports do not. It wa...