Hello Listener, Every Chinese learner wants to better at Chinese and say everything they’d like to say...without mistakes. But how can you get to that level of Chinese awesomeness? You need feedback from an actual Chinese teacher. Someone to tell you... “here’s how you fix your accent” “don’t use that. This phrase sounds more natural” ...”here is how to fix your mistakes” And now you can get speech analysis from your own Chinese teacher at ChineseClass101! How? We just released a brand new tool called Premium PLUS My Teacher! New! Perfect Your Speaking with Premium PLUS My Teacher! Premium PLUS My Teacher, exclusively for Premium PLUS subscribers, gives you 1-on-1 access to a teacher. Just record your voice and send... Show more

Hello Listener, Imagine having your very own ChineseClass101 teacher. They give you personal attention and fix any Chinese problem you’ll ever have. They can... Correct your writing Be a source of constant Chinese practice Give you insider tips on what words sound more natural in Chinese Correct your Chinese pronunciation (something most native speakers are too polite to do!) Point out your weaknesses Tell you how to best master Chinese Access to your own Chinese teacher was already available in our Premium PLUS subscription, but mostly via email interaction. Now, there’s a new Premium PLUS feature that gives you 1-on-1 instruction on the website or on the go via an App:... Show more

Greetings from Team ChineseClass101! We’re stopping by the blog today to tell you about an exciting new feature we’re slowly rolling out on the website. A few select users have been chosen to test drive the new Dashboard feature. Log in to your account today to see if you’re one of them! The new Dashboard aims to help you track your Chinese learning quickly and easily. We’ve produced a lot of lessons in our lifetime and while we pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of lessons to our users, we realized that it can been pretty overwhelming for some. Where do I start? What level is best for me? What series do I move on to now? These were common questions coming in from avid users like you, so we set out to solve these... Show more

It seems to us that studying through rote memorization is the best method for retention. While it works (to an extent), unless you encounter what you’ve memorized on a constant basis, you will forget it. After all, how much do you remember after you took that last test at school? Somehow, we’re under the impression that if we reread and repeat things enough times in our head, it will magically get stuck there. In a way, it’s the lazy and painful approach to studying. The difficulty lies in the fact that we’re introducing a new concept to our brain with nothing to relate it to. Do logarithms make sense to you? (let the non-math lovers answer please) The concept itself may have no relation to you or anything in your life. It’s too... Show more

How to Really Learn Chinese in Just Minutes a Day and Stick with it Get an Instant 10% OFF with coupon code FF2009 for a limited time. The Myth What if I told you mastering Italian wasn't that hard. That actually learning the language itself is not nearly as difficult as you may have heard. And that the problem to progressing is an age old one...failure to execute. The Real Issue Said another way, "People don't progress 'cause they don't do! If you don't do the work, you won't reach your goals." It's a bold statement, but think about it. How many things have you tried, only to give up at some later point in time. Exercising daily, diets, hobbies, etc. Language learning is no exception. We tend to start out... Show more

Dear Chinese Students, Today we're pleased to announce the launch of ChineseClass101.com. This is a joint project between Popup Chinese and the folks at Innovative Language Learning. If you're familiar with the Innovative Language approach to teaching, you'll know the strength of their materials has always been tight, step-by-step progressive lessons for beginners. At Popup Chinese, we've historically geared our materials towards more advanced students, so when we had the chance to cooperate with the Innovative team and work together to build something that could take advantage of the powerful system they've already built we leapt at the chance, and began work designing a focused and stepwise program for Mandarin instruction. ... Show more