As a Chinese student, you probably have a number of questions about study methods or language specifics. For example, what are the best Chinese textbooks, where are the best schools for Chinese immersion, or how do you translate certain words or concepts into Chinese?

One good site for interacting with other Chinese students (and that includes socializing or getting opinions or advice) is Chinese-forums.com.

In addition to the message boards the site also has, at last count, 46 blogs.

The site is quite active too. I see there have been 36 entries made in the last 24 hours.

I recently received an email from Lin Ping over at Rocket Languages that outlined reasons why students should choose Rocket Chinese over other Chinese study courses. Since I’ve been using Rocket Chinese for over a year now, and I agree with her points, I thought I would include them here at Chinese Study Lounge.

Reason 1.
You can learn Chinese anywhere, anytime, by learning online,
downloading the course to your computer and/or transferring the
audio lessons to your MP3 player.

Reason 2.
Learn to speak Chinese confidently by taking part in the modern,
everyday conversations that make up the popular Interactive Audio
lessons.

Reason 3.
You’ll learn to speak Chinese naturally, by understanding the
culture and how the language works, with our Language & Culture
Lessons (which include loads of embedded audio clips, quizzes, and
extra vocabulary.)

These lessons will give you insights into a wide variety of
situations you’re likely to encounter in China!

Reason 4.
You’ll get 24/7 online access to the Rocket Chinese Forum, where I
will answer your questions, together with other Rocket Chinese
teachers, native speakers and Rocket Chinese learners.

Reason 5.
You can follow the easy-to-use recommended learning path or choose
the lessons in the order that is most important to your life and
work – and you won’t forget which lesson you’re up to or where
you’re headed next because we’ve included a progress tracking
feature in the Rocket Chinese Learning Lounge.

Reason 6.
You’ll know much your Chinese has improved by using the Rocket
Chinese Premium Plus interactive quizzes and self-tests, and when
you’re ready, you can get certified with the Rocket Chinese
Certificate Tests!

Reason 7.
You WON’T BELIEVE how easy it is to learn Chinese with all this at
your fingertips – learn at your own pace, when it suits you, and
most importantly, ENJOY yourself.

Reason 8.
This is the cheapest way to get serious about speaking Chinese.

Go to Rocket Chinese website

Although I haven’t spent much time learning Chinese characters (I’m still relying on pinyin) I decided to install 5000 Chinese Audio Flashcards (also known as Flashcard Fu) on my iPhone 4. There are a couple of things I like about this little app.

First, it uses optimized learning. That just means that characters you have the most difficulty remembering are tested most often.

Second, Flashcard Fu has 5000 of the most frequently used characters. But the characters are divided into “decks” which means you can study the most important characters first, in bite-sized study intervals.

The 5000 Chinese Audio Flashcards app costs $2.99.

If you are looking for a Chinese flashcard app, check it out. You might find it helpful.

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