Languages Articles

Fetching subjects...

Mandarin is not the only language in China

Please log in to view tutor details
By: Please log in to see tutor details
Subject: Mandarin Chinese
Last updated: 29/09/2010
Tags: did you know?, mandarin chinese
Mandarin Chinese

Recommended Reading

View all articles on Mandarin Chinese

Do you know that China is a huge country with many different languages spoken in its various parts? Mandarin is the national language. One can understand radio announcements and the news on television channels by knowing Mandarin. But when it comes to interaction with the local people, Mandarin is not as useful as many think it is.
Do you know that China's eight Special Administration Regions and Special Economic Zones are all located in areas where Cantonese, Hokkien (Minnan/Taiwanese), Teochew (Chaozhou) and Shanghainese are spoken? These languages are the main languages in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Fujian, Taiwan and Shanghai where the economy is booming.
I am a native speaker of Mandarin with profound knowledge of southeastern Chinese languages such as Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew. If you wish to learn Mandarin Chinese and also other major local languages in southeastern China, then I am the tutor you are looking for!

Sim Tze Wei Mandarin Chinese Tutor (West London)

About The Author

I am skilful at incorporating important linguistic concepts and topics such as phoneme, morpheme and linguistic relativity into teaching to make the learning process interesting. My strong background in theoretical linguistics makes me proficient in applying conversational and discourse pragmatics to explanation of differences in meanings and grammatical structures. My profound knowledge of other prestigious Chinese languages such as Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew as well as Malay and Indonesian enables me to acquaint my students with cultures in East Asia, allowing them to speak confidently in real communicative settings. I am also a linguist currently working on documenting several south eastern Chinese languages.



Rate and Comment this article

Please Login or Register to rate/comment on this article


Search for UK Private Tuition

Tutors Wanted

  • Japanese tutor London beginners
  • Mandarin (primary level) Bordeaux, France (live-in) 2 girls (5 & 6 yrs) 2 July to 6 August
  • Mandarin Chinese tutor Barnet London Beginner for 6 years old
  • Italian tutor LIVERPOOL Advanced conversation
  • Japanese language tutor Milton Keynes Fluent 9-year old child
  • Spanish, English tutor South east adults
  • Cantonese (No online tutor) Bexhill on sea Postcode TN40 for our x2 children 6 & 4
View tutor jobs
Tutors: Download your free e-book!