Many thousands of people have tried to learn a language using the most typical methods - studying grammar or rote memory. While these methods work for some people, many others struggle. They find these learning methods don't work well for them. The structure and content of "Chinese For Everyone" applies the methods of learning people use everyday. The research of Karl Jung and Howard Gardner is leveraged in this book to help you learn the same way you perceive the world; through sensing and intuition.

Learning a language can be an enjoyable undertaking. Learning Chinese is no exception. To help in your journey from beginner to intermediate Chinese, your preferred style of learning will be found in each of the 31 chapters and in the different activities. Your experience will be enhanced and made enjoyable as you practice your most effective learning styles. The different learning tools include illustrations, vocabulary, pronunciation, dialogues, grammar notes, exercises, puzzles, creative activities and culture. The activities are designed to enable you to reach the beginner to upper intermediate level. This can form a good basis to prepare for either the HSK (the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi exam is a Chinese proficiency test) or Advanced Placements tests.

Very Practical Chinese - 45 Conversations To Know (VPC) and its companion text, the VPC Study Guide are the product of three years of work and a combined total of 35 years of experience learning and teaching Chinese. The first two books in the start of an exciting new language learning series, VPC's unique system teaches you to understand, speak, read and write Mandarin, the language spoken by one billion people worldwide. VPC features Standard Mandarin, the official and most widely spoken and understood dialect of Chinese. The comprehensive 255 page VPC textbook features 45 original, easy to learn, practical and effective every day conversations, supported by a combined total of 12 hours of audio on two Audio CD-roms. The conversation topics cover a wide ground - everything from shopping and sightseeing to small talk and apartment hunting, discussing interests and meeting new people. VPC enables you to know to talk about life, love, travel, money, work, play…everything that's important to you! It's the perfect conversation book for real life! In addition, the VPC textbook features an 80 page glossary of over 3,000 words and phrases compiled from the pages of the text and study guide, a 15 page guide to the latest slang, proverbs, tongue twisters and more. The VPC Study Guide is a 224 page, sentence-by-sentence guide to the VPC textbook - to learn more, click here. For sample chapters, useful links, and FREE flashcards, available for downloading, check out the VPC website at verypracticalchinese.com

The VPC Study Guide is the companion text to Very Practical Chinese - 45 Conversations To Know (VPC). While the VPC Book can stand on its own, the VPC Study Guide ideal for those who are looking for a more in-depth explanation to the grammar, sentence patterns, and vocabulary introduced in the Book. The 225 page VPC Study Guide features 45 chapters, each a five to six page detailed explanation of the corresponding two page chapter in the book. The Study Guide offers a great deal of extra information for the avid learner, eager to know how to use the vocabulary and sentence patterns in the book to their full potential. In addition, new vocabulary, sentences and dialogues are introduced, all with the aim of supplying practical, every day Chinese that's useful and effective in real-lie situations. As a bonus, at the end of each VPC Study Guide chapter you'll find a Chinese character explained, a funny riddle (great as an icebreaker) and a two-three line dialogue illustrating how to use the slang from the textbook. Be sure to check out verypracticalchinese.com for useful links, study tips, worksheets/quizzes, and Chinese character flashcards, available to download for FREE (or to buy ready-made), as well as a site for finding a language exchange or pen-pal anywhere in the world!