I already learned more after 12 lessons, than with my old mandarin book with all kind of useless difficulties.

I like to practice the games, to get really good at it.

Again, the daily use is amazing.

• Dennis, Netherlands
  

FIRST OF ALL...

I want you to know that YOU ARE SUPER POWERFUL in learning Chinese!

You are here NOT because you need to be saved and rescued by this program. You are here because:

• You are passionate about Taiwan and want to learn authentic Mandarin that Taiwanese people use in day-to-day life.
• You are fascinated by Taiwanese culture and can't wait to discover more!
• You are eager to communicate with your loved one from Taiwan and establish an even deeper connection with them.
• Your goal is to be able to communicate with people, not to pass a exam.

Agree? Let's keep on reading :)

I have to confess...

That many years ago, my teaching style was nothing like it is now. I used materials that the school provided and taught whatever the school wanted me to teach. I never questioned it because that was considered the "standard" way of teaching in the Chinese education system in Taiwan.

One day in my classroom, I was teaching a group of students from the Philippines a new vocabulary word. I explained its pronunciation and meaning.

One of the students raised her hand and asked, "Teacher, I know this word, but why my Taiwanese co-workers pronounce it nothing like you do?"

It was then that I realized that I was teaching the word in a FORMAL and STANDARD, perfect for exams, but NOT commonly used in everyday language at all! The worst was...NOT EVEN ME!

THAT WAS FREAKING REDICULOUS! I was teaching a way that I didn't even speak after I stepped out that classroom!

Since then, I decided that I want to teach mandarin that doesn't exist in textbooks, but EVERY Taiwanese person says.
Because my goal is not for you to pass an exam but be able to communicate with Taiwanese people!

I see you...

• I see you have been finding useful materials from Taiwan for a long time.
• I know you freeze up and panic while trying to navigate new situations alone.
• I know you really want to talk to people, but when the chance came, you always lack words...
• I understand the frustration of looking at your partner's family, you love them so much, but you can't express it because of the language barrier.
• When you just want to have a small conversation with people, you find out that none of the content that you learned in the past were helpful...
• I know you have tried to learn Chinese by yourself here and there, now you feel it's time to really dive deeper and build up solid ability to express yourself in Chinese.
  

But here comes the problem…



It’s hard to find a perfect material to learn ''real life Taiwanese mandarin''.

You are not alone! As a teacher I also had hard time on this.

• Most of the textbooks teach words more tend to China style not Taiwan style.
• The content is too formal and outdated, no one speaks like that.
• They explain grammar in a complex way while you can understand it much faster with just few effective examples.
  

I DECIDED I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

I am not going to seat here and let more students suffer from spending huge amount of time and effort learning Chinese, but turned out that they still find it almost impossible to understand local people! That is painful for me to see!

F* (excuse me for the language here) the professionalism, I don't care if people think that I am not ''professional'' enough, because ALL I CARE is how fast can I get you from no mandarin at all to a point that you can speak and connect with local people!

All I want to see you get what you deserve to get!

A whole new different approach of learning: Easy Peasy Taiwanese Mandarin

During these years, I have created my own collection of materials, students been to university language center said it's 1000 times MORE useful than what they have learned before!

What makes people want to learn Taiwanese mandarin is because Taiwan's amazing culture, amazing people, interesting customs and the delicious food!

How exciting if I can integrate all these elements into a mandarin course?

Why learning a language has to be only grammar and vocabulary focus? Why a video course's background is always the boring whiteboard and a teacher standing there?

Why it has to be:

Lesson one: My name is ...

Lesson two: There are 5 people in my family...

F*ck all that! I want to teach you:

• Top questions that Taiwanese people LOVE to ask a foreigner and how to answer them.
• How to make friends in Chinese.
• How to say: Can you speak slower? Can you say it again?
• Culture taboos
• Why Taiwanese people always like to ask: have you eaten yet?
• How to express your feeling and opinions

AND MORE!

I want to offer you a course without making you feel that you are ''taking a course''!

When we focus on learning HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE instead of jump into the rabbit hole of why the grammar works like that?

Learning Chinese become so easy!

There are 3 phases in this course to get you from completely no mandarin AT ALL to be able to have daily life conversation with people!

This course has helped hundreds of students learn authentic Taiwanese Mandarin!

and the upcoming version is EVEN BETTER! I spent 7 months refining and upgrading the course! I as a language lover, I am super picky and this is a DREAM course that I wish I could find to learn a language!

See what my previous students have to say:

This course has helped me hugely in my day-to-day life in Taiwan. Teacher Cecilia teaches specific, practical vocabulary that helped me decipher my surroundings more -- for example, the Chinese names of popular supermarkets and restaurants, the questions that store clerks, waiters and receptionists typically ask, and how to answer. I use all of this knowledge every day, and I really feel that Teacher Cecilia cluing me in was a lifesaver -- before this class, I would freeze up and panic while trying to navigate new situations alone.

Amber Kennedy, Scotland

Cecilia's course was extremely helpful and provided a great foundation for my Chinese. Her explanations of grammar concepts are clear and easy to understand, and her focus on Chinese that you'll actually hear and be able to use in daily life is spot-on. This course is thoughtfully planned and well-executed, I highly recommend it!

Marie, Philippines

This course has provided me a really great foundation for being able to speak and understand Chinese in Taiwan. The vocabulary and grammar covered are all helpful and I often recognize things from class in my daily life.

Dante Schneider, USA

As a qualified language teacher, I was very picky and wanted a professional teacher who understood how to build language skills from a low level.

I was very pleased to see many of the methods and practices I was taught in my education degree present in her lessons. Perhaps most importantly, she created a comfortable environment to practice with logical, tailored progression.

Her explanations helped me understand how mandarin differs from English and other languages I have previously studied, as well as the unique aspects of how the language is used in Taiwan.

I would wholeheartedly recommend her classes to anyone looking to learn mandarin.

Olli, UK

This course is really great 👍👏🏻 All in All You are a great Teacher I am so lucky that I am one of your students...Thank you so much. One day I will make you proud🙏🏻😇Jha manalo, Phillipines

I have had an intensive course in Taiwan for about a week. Using A course in Contemporary chinese. And did use some apps. And used to make some flash cards. After the class i tried to speak with my family in law, nevertheless, they didnt understand anything of it. And study at home with the book was also not possible, because afterwards everything is with chinese characters and I feel i had to learn 3 languages at one time (Pinyin, zhuyin, characters translate to english). So that was quitte overwhelming.

With the current course (Easy peasy Taiwain) I already used some sentences, and it seems to be more natural sentences, which people use. I stopped using Ni hao continiously, because with your explaination I understand why my family did not say that to me haha.

When I am with friends, I can understand them better because the words I am learning are quitte often used.

-Dennis

Common Q & A

Q: Is this a live class?
A: No, it is a pre-recorded video course. However, you are welcome to ask me any questions related to the course. Simply leave a comment under the lesson, I will reply to you ASAP.

Q: How long is this course?

A: About 18 hours. I divided this course into 26 weeks, but you can always adjust it base on your learning speed.

Q: How long do I have the access to this course?

A: Lifetime access.

Q: Can I get a certificate after finishing this course?

A: Yes, you can.

Q: I don’t know any mandarin, can I join?

A: Absolutely! This is a course for people who want to learn Taiwanese mandarin from scratch.

Q: Can I ask questions?

A: Absolutely! Simply leave a comment under the lesson, I will reply you as soon as possible.

Q: Do you teach characters in this course?

A: I don’t teach character here since this is a speaking focus course. However, you can immerse yourself with the content first (I will show characters along with pinyin or Zhuyin) and after finishing this course, you can join my character course so it’s not overwhelming:)

You deserve to...

• Feel confident steeping into a Taiwanese breakfast shop, order your meal, even have a fun conversation with the aunty who works there and start a good day!
• You deserve to hear your Taiwanese friends and partner's family to say: WOW! You made so much progress in Chinese! That is incredible!
• You should be able to start a simple conversation without rehearsal hundred times in your brain before you say it! It shouldn't be attacking your nervous system.
• You deserve to enjoy MORE and fully experience life in Taiwan!