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The number of people who speak Mandarin Chinese in America has significantly increased in recent times that is indicative of the rise of Chinese culture and commerce. With more immigrants, students and professionals moving to the United States from China, Mandarin has become one of the most spoken languages apart from English and Spanish. This can be seen mostly in big cities such as New York City, San Francisco or Los Angeles where there are substantive Chinatowns and active communities contributing to linguistic and cultural diversity. Furthermore, this increasing demand for Mandarin by American schools at all levels across the country represents its significance within the USA. Thus knowledge of Mandarin is a valuable tool across various sectors such as business, diplomacy, intercultural relationships etc., thereby shaping America’s multicultural landscape.
Reliable resources for Mandarin:
Websites:
Pandanese.com
Pandanese teaches you radicals, and then the characters and vocabulary that you can build with them: far more intuitive than learning individual strokes.
Skritter.com
With Skritter you write characters in your browser and get real-time grading. Skritter gives you immediate stroke-level feedback and helps you review hard characters more often.
Tests:
Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi
HSK is designed to take non-native speakers as its object with the goal of examining students’ capability in applying Chinese language in their studies, personal life and work. HSK test is consisted of two independent parts; a Written Test and an Oral Test. The written test is comprised of six levels, from HSK-Level 1 through HSK Level 6, while the oral test is comprised of HSK-Elementary), HSK-Intermediate and HSK-Advanced.
Youth Chinese test
YCT is an internationally standardized test of Chinese language proficiency. It assesses young foreign students' abilities to use Chinese in their daily and academic lives. The YCT consists of a Writing Test and a Speaking Test, which are independent of each other. The Written Test is divided into four levels, from YCT-Level I through YCT Level IV.
Business Chinese Test
Business Chinese Test (BCT) is an international standardized test designed to assess the Chinese proficiency of non-native speakers engaged in business activities. It is especially used by companies to certify or evaluate the level of their employees.
Apps:
LingoAce
LingoAce is an online educational company that offers both Chinese and English courses to young students aged 3-15 around the world.
HelloTalk
HelloTalk Language Exchanges are short, structured voice calls whereby each partner practices their target language for an equal amount of time. Language Exchanges can be activated instantly, or scheduled in advance.
LingoDeer
LingoDeer is a very competent app for learning Chinese. This one focuses mostly on Asian dialects, including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
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