Improving Speaking Mandarin

[MartaDenver]

I'm a Polish student who just graduated from PhD program in Biology. I have being offered a Post Doc position in a lab in China. I'm looking for a way to improve my Spoken Mandarin before I start the new position. Are there any good ways to practice with Native Mandarin speakers?

 

Before I came to the US I used a website called www.spokenenglishpractice.com which helped me a lot in improving my English speaking. I want to do the same thing with Mandarin. Again, I'm not looking for elementary grammar lessons - I'm looking more for conversation Mandarin, with a native speakers.

 

Thanks,

M

[lexie9299]

Hi, you can try http://www.italki.com/ or https://www.verbling.com. Both websites have free and paid Chinese sessions. Enjoy the process of learning Chinese and your stay in China! : )

Edited March 2, 2015 by lexie9299

[Xeno]

Nciku is pretty good as a tool.  There are some books you should try buying:  "Conversational Mandarin Online" by Tim Xie (its a book).  Beyond that?  Brainscape has some basic flashcards which are useful.  Check them out if you get a chance.