In some relation to the previous post about the placement test, I think it's important to place an assessment of my current language abilities. As of September 2025 I have spent around 2 100 hours studying Chinese, with all the time spent before November 2024 being a very…
Having arrived in Taiwan 2 weeks ago, I found myself immediately sick. The same thing happened last year after landing in Hong Kong for a planned 3 week vacation. At first I tried to imagine it just being jet lag, but two days later I realized I was just sick.…
As I will be starting class at Wenzao in a couple of weeks I was prompted to do a placement test using the TOCFL Speedy Screening testing system. The Speedy Screening test is a shortened TOCFL-like test that tests your listening and reading ability with 25 questions on each part.…
Hello and welcome to Mandarin Trails which will be my attempt on chronicling my Mandarin learning journey. What prompted me to create this blog was my upcoming trip to Kaohsiung, Taiwan in order to continue studying Chinese for a full year at Wenzao Chinese Language Center 文藻外語大學華語中心. There is a…