Introduction:
The development of spoken Chinese from early historical times to the present has been complex. Most Chinese people, in Sichuan and in a broad arc from the northeast (Manchuria) to the southwest (Yunnan), use various Mandarin dialects as their home language. The prevalence of Mandarin throughout northern China is largely due to north China’s plains. By contrast, the mountains and rivers of southern China favored linguistic diversity. Until the mid-20th century, most southern Chinese only spoke their native local variety of Chinese. However, despite the mix of officials and commoners speaking various Chinese dialects, Nanjing Mandarin became dominant at least during the Qing dynasty. Since the 17th century, the Empire had set up orthoepy academies (simplified Chinese: 正音书院; traditional Chinese: 正音書院; pinyin: Zhèngyīn Shūyuàn) to make pronunciation conform to the Qing capital Beijing’s standard, but had little success.
So,in this blog we will discuss where someone can learn Chinese language from 0 to advanced.
Best online resources to learn Chinese
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Rocket Chinese
There are few, if any, Chinese courses as comprehensive as Rocket Chinese. This three-level program is perfectly suited to Mandarin students looking for structure – it walks you from the absolute basics right through to an advanced level of Chinese. This course option is at the top of my recommendations for Mandarin Chinese learners.
It has a mixture of podcasts and pure dialogue delivery.
The Rocket Chinese courses are made up of podcasts that teach Mandarin in a fun, clear, and easy-to-follow way, but there are also natural dialogues and other content delivery styles within the different course levels.
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Multibhashi
The Bangalore-based EduTech company that provides professional courses for the Chinese language. The classes are of two types, one on one session for those who want to learn individually and a group session for those who are comfortable in learning in a group. The classes provided by Multibhashi are exclusively online. The trainers are also professionally trained in their respective fields. Multibhashi provides online classes to learn the Chinese language from 0 to advanced level.
You can log on to our website and know more details about the various courses.
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Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone is the biggest household name in language learning and one of the most popular courses for learning Chinese.
The strength of Rosetta lies in its unique immersion process. Since there is no translation or explicit grammar, you must learn vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills through intuition. The course intuitively promotes learning Chinese through simple language patterns for a low subscription cost.
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Mango
Mango is a phenomenal and greatly underrate program for learning Mandarin Chinese. In addition to Chinese, along with their monthly subscription, you get access to courses in 700 languages.
The design of this course is beautiful and it allows you to switch between literal and understood translations. It color codes words and lexical chunks to match the English translation which is great for visual learners. At $7.99 a month, it’s a steal in my opinion.
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Coursera
Coursera courses are for those who have a passion for learning Chinese and want a course by a reputable university in East Asia. These online Mandarin Chinese courses are offered by universities such as Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and National Taiwan University.
The courses offer a variety of lessons involving learners from various parts of Asia. This online Chinese course teaches basic through to advanced Chinese with a specialization in vocabulary. There are also courses for HSK.
Additionally, learners can enroll in Coursera for college credit. There’s even financial aid for those who can’t afford to pay for it.