Newbie form Ireland with Chinese wife

prephil
 June 22, 2010, 02:28 PM posted in General Discussion
Hi all, Was just browsing doingbusinessinchina.ie and found a link to this website. Looks like it could help me improve. I'm married to a Chinese woman and want to improve my Chinese. Spent a year as TEFL teacher in Shijiazhuang and have the basics and good pronunciation but haven't found the right learning techniques so hopefully this will do the trick. Wish me luck.
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xiao_liang
 June 22, 2010, 03:05 PM

好运! Good luck! :-) 

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pretzellogic
 June 22, 2010, 04:55 PM

Good luck.  Check out the study-strategy group if you get stuck. 

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suxiaoya
 June 23, 2010, 03:50 AM

Good luck, prephil!

It can be tough to maintain focus and motivation levels when you are not living in a Chinese-speaking country.

However, if you can maintain a regular input of Chinese, through listening to ChinesePod lessons and other sources that interest you, and ensure that you review and practice all you're learning, you'll find yourself progressing well - I have no doubt!

I think you have a great head start with having your wife around. She can help you build on the basics - just take every chance to practice with her!

If you need to practice with a professional teacher, though, do feel free to chat to our team about our teacher services.

Keep us updated on your progress!