Fast Track For Beginners - Online Mandarin Chinese Course

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February 2012

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Fast Track for Beginners - Online Mandarin Chinese Course

Fast Track for Beginners is a course powered by the SuperMemo learning method. It contains 39 units that introduce elementary vocabulary and sentences in Mandarin Chinese. New words and structures are presented within a number of basic everyday subjects, e.g. family, shopping, hobbies, transportation, etc. The course comprises of 3,300 exercises that allow the user to practice and learn 1,500 new words and expressions both in Chinese characters and pinyin. Each lesson consists of mastering new vocabulary in a set of tasks based on matching, multiple choice, translating and listening.
Please check the User Guide to learn how it works.

What is SuperMemo?

SuperMemo is a method of computer-aided learning based on research into long-term memory. It provides the learner with an optimum plan of repetition while studying. Repetition is crucial to knowledge retention as it prevents forgetting. By analyzing the processes of retention and forgetting for each user individually, SuperMemo finds the optimum timing for reviewing the material. Each item of information is set with a unique pattern of repetition. With SuperMemo, you waste no time on repeating material you remember well. For exmaple, if you enter 10%, SuperMemo algorithm schedules the repetitions so that you remember 90% of the material studied. 10% constitutes the optimal forgetting rate.
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Course Options

Option One: Study Chinese with a Coach from SpeakMandarin.com

Combine online live Chinese sessions with computer-aided learning tool perfectly. Improve your Chinese efficiently from 0 beginners to intermediate level or above! Would you like to add online conversations to the self-study module? SpeakMandarin.com is here to help! Our coaches will supervise your learning process, motivate you to study Chinese systematically, explain language problems, monitor your progress. Below are some options you may choose from:

Package 1
Semi-Year Package with 20 50-min sessions per month, plus Supermemo for 6-month value $26.9, $269.99/month

Package 2
1-Year Package with 20 50-min sessions per month, plus Supermemo for 1-year value $49, $249.99/month

Option Two: Self Study Chinese Course only

This tool is accessed for registered users at SpeakMandarin.com for free! For self-study students at the novice level, a student with no previous exposure to Mandarin Chinese will need to spend 4-6 hours to finish and digest a topic. Assuming that you spend 5 hours per week on studying this self-study Chinese course package, you will be able to finish it in about 40 weeks.
Furthermore, a course named "Chinese: Vocabulary-..." is added to paid user's account at SpeakMandarin.com. It is designed to match up the other online Courses of SpeakMandarin.com. It provides the learner with an optimum plan of repetition while studying at our system. You will find it by clicking "My Supermemo" after logging in your account as the following pictures show.