360° Course Review of one-on-one Chinese language training provider MandarinHouse in Shanghai

First in a series of Totuba 360° Course Reviews of one-on-one Business / Executive Chinese language providers in China, Totuba co-founder Frank Quosdorf investigates MandarinHouse in Shanghai. Editorial Rating Editorial Review Opening MandarinHouse’s website, the targeted course could be easily spotted: “Executive Private Tutoring Course” in Shanghai. Neither a Skype or MSN Messenger option for [...]

Mandarin Promotion Week highlights language standardisation effort

While Mandarin (Putonghua) is the language learned by almost all foreign students of “Chinese”, the mainland plays host to dozens of different dialects between its vast borders. Mandarin Promotion Week is an effort to coordinate schools, government offices and the media to enhance awareness of a standard usage of Chinese, and seeks to increase the [...]