Set Goals to Learn Chinese

Many learners who learn Chinese may face one common question: “Do we need to set goals to learn Chinese efficiently?” The answer is a definite YES. Actually, we need goals to learn everything. Goals are targets for your learning, clearly defined milestones that are placed along the road to your final destination of studying Chinese.

Set Goals to Learn Chinese

Why do you need goals for learning Chinese?

It’s easy to understand. If you don’t have a goal, there is no such thing as “progress”. The reason we say that we become better at something is because we’re approaching a goal, explicit or implicit. If we know nothing about why we are learning Chinese and have no goals defined, we are just wandering around randomly.

Chinese language learning is a skill that enables you to use a foreign language. If you have a goal, you will know what it takes to achieve that goal, and work exactly on that. By setting a goal, we get to know something we didn’t know before.

Having a goal in mind will do you many benefits. For example, when you listen to a new Chinese audio or video clip for the first time, there will more than likely be several things you don’t understand. How do you react in that situation? Many learners habitually get discouraged and conclude that it's too difficult for them and give up. However, unless your goal is to score the best out of a Chinese test, you should accept that not understanding 100% the first time you listen is 100% normal. Relax and Listen again.

What are your goals for learning Chinese?

Before students join MeetMandarin’s online classes, our course consultant will ask each of them the same question: “Why do you want to learn Chinese?” We do so because only after knowing their goals, can we customize a personalized study plan to match their goals.

So, before you truly start your journey of Chinese learning, ask yourself “Why do I want to learn Chinese?” When you know the answer, your will have a clear path of what to do and how to do it! Now, we have made a collection of the various reasons (goals) why meetmandarin’s students learn Chinese.

1.     Be able to chat with my friends or families who are Chinese.

2.     Understand a film or read a novel in Chinese.

3.     Be able to do business in China.

4.     For work purposes, like teaching Chinese in China.

5.     Pass the highest level HSK exam.

6.     Learn words or phrases for traveling in China.

7.     Learn Chinese for personal interests.

8.     Choose online Chinese lessons for kids who are Chinese-American or kids who have a Chinese course at school.

The list is endless. Why do you want to learn Chinese? But whatever your goal is, you should always keep it in mind and take appropriate methods to achieve that goal for learning Chinese.