2019年2月28日星期四

Advice for a conversationally fluent but illiterate Taiwanese-American?

Hi there! New here and hopefully this question is appropriate for this sub.

I grew up in a Chinese speaking household, went to Chinese school on the weekends but never took my studies seriously. I have a basic understanding of the written language but am pretty much illiterate. I ended up working in Bilingual Sales roles and have pretty strong listening and speaking skills, but am still completely dependent on Pinyin.

I’ve been trying to teach myself Chinese and possibly take the HSK exams. My goal here is to finally be able to read a newspaper and possibly study International Affairs in grad school (which will have a foreign language requirement).

My family members have been supportive and started tutoring me. They only know Traditional and I understand now the standard is Simplified. I’m getting overwhelmed and frustrated trying to learn both!

I think what I need is structure and just some general guidance for the new standard. Is there a textbook or study plan anyone here could recommend?

If anyone read this whole thing, thank you! :)

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