The International English Language Testing System or more commonly known as IELTS is the brainchild of the British and Australian. It is an international standardised test of English language proficiency. IELTS has effectively been granted the monopoly power when both the British and Australian home office made it compulsory for student visa applicants to take the test. IELTS is also used as a benchmark...

Chinese is referred as one of the toughest language to master. You might learn to hold some basic conversations, identifying some characters or even to write some Chinese. But probably only one of few thousands can speak Chinese like a native. Of course, I’m talking about the non-native speakers. A lot of people think it’s impossible for a non-native speaker speaks like a native. Well,...

The demand of Chinese skill is amazingly increasing now as China is one of the fastest developing countries. However, not everyone has the time and chance to enroll into a class to take lessons. More and more people are starting to learn Chinese online due to the convenience of the internet. There are various types of resources, from downloadable audio files to online lessons. ChinesePod is a new type...

When you look at the global nature of our economy taking the time and effort to learn Chinese on CD will just enhance your business and career prospects. This is even more true when you look at the number of people on this planet that speak Chinese. So how can you learn it? Traditional choices include Immersion training, college classes, private tutoring and Chinese language training CDs. It probably...

Learning Spanish is necessary to keep pace with popular culture as Hispanic influence on culture in the world is strong and is increasing. Stimulating the brain, by learning languages for example, reduces your chances of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. Multilingualism enhances mental abilities in people. It can improve your memory and slow age-related decline. Studying languages makes you smarter!...

Going global with your business? That’s easy. With the internet shrinking the world beyond belief, many businesses, small and big, are going the global way. In fact, capturing the global market might be necessary to ensure the very survival of the business. Businesses operating from the US may well deal with markets in Japan, China, India, Africa and Iran. But, what happens to communication when...

I am a slow learner. I can learn only very little a day. I tend to forget easily. These were my major blocks to learning a new language. But Rocket Chinese kicked the butt of all these shortcomings!! I can now speak Chinese very fluently. I am no more apprehensive about having food from a restaurant in China or shopping in any Chinese malls. From ‘Ni hao’ (Hello) to ‘Wan an’...

Heisig is a powerful mnemonic Kanji learning technique, invented by James W. Heisig in order to expedite the process of “how not to forget the meaning and writing of Japanese characters”. In his seminal book, Remembering the Kanji, Heisig advocates ditching visual memory, and endless rote learning of kanji (the most common and traditional methods for kanji learning) to tackle the huge amount...

It is a well known fact that the Chinese language is spoken by almost one-fifth of the total population of the world and the language is implied with the concept of a high level of internal diversity. It is regarded to be the most desired way to interact with people living in countries like the United States of America, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, etc., and hence it becomes quite clear that...

The number of English speakers, or should I say expatriates, living in in China or Taiwan who can communicate in Chinese is quite high. The few that don’t speak the language almost all express regret at not being able to do so. It is a fact that native English speakers are a bit spoilt because English is arguably the number one international language. I have never been to any international airport...