DangDai Chinese 當代中文課程

Mandarin Training Center

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About this app

*INTRODUCTION
The most professional app to learn Mandarin Chinese!
Now get DangDai Chinese APP to study Chinese on your Phone/Pad.
Learn the first three lessons FREE and fully functional.
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MTC is presenting this brand new DangDai Chinese APP after half a century’s worth of educational experience. All the contents of DangDai Chinese APP are from Volume one of a paper-booked series “A Course in Contemporary Chinese.” The level of Volume one is equivalent to CEFR A1 - A2 (noviced - intermediate mid).
The “A Course in Contemporary Chinese” series was first trialed at MTC and other language centers around Taiwan for a year. The current version underwent numerous drafts, and materialized under the careful guidance of the consultants, a diligent reading from the review committee, and feedback from teachers and students.
MTC is very proud to bring you the DangDai Chinese APP. Furthermore, it is our hope that DangDai Chinese APP is a practical APP for your Mandarin Chinese learning.

*FEATURES
1. Study Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese in one APP.
2. Switch to Chinese-Only Mode to train reading skills.
3. Every sentence has English translation and Pinyin (拼音).
4. Well-chosen vocabulary with English translation, Pinyin (拼音), Mandarin Phonetic Symbols (注音, Zhuyin), parts of speech and audio pronunciations.
5. Build custom list of favorite vocabulary.
6. Learn every Chinese character in the vocabulary via stroke animation and handwriting practice.
7. Voiced by native Mandarin Chinese speaker.
8. Listen and read simultaneously.
9. Follow the voice and record to practice speaking.
10. Loop repeat/A-B repeat playback.
11. Bookmark and notebook functions.
12. Completed grammatical sections and appropriate example sentences.
13. Various types of exercises and practice tests formulated by Mandarin Chinese teaching experts.

*PUBLISHED BY MTC
The Mandarin Training Center (MTC) was founded in the autumn of 1956 for teaching Chinese as a second language. Currently, the MTC is the largest and the most renowned Chinese language center, with around 1,700 students from more than 70 countries enrolled each academic quarter (three months.)
MTC students come from different cultures and language backgrounds. They share the common goal of learning to communicate in Chinese effectively--some for employment; some for interests in Chinese culture and history. Many students have never learned Chinese before they enroll at the MTC, whereas some are good enough to start at intermediate and advanced levels. No matter what your motivation for learning Chinese is or the level of your Chinese, the MTC will do all it can to help you make rapid progress.
Official website: mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/eng/

*SUPPORT
If you have any suggestions, feedbacks or questions, please let us know. :)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtc.ntnu/
Website: http://www.mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/eng/

Ratings and reviews

Waiting for books 4 and 5. I live in the US and each volume costs a ridiculous amount of money ($70-$100). With this app I can access the books for the same price as buying them in Taiwan, and for that I'm extremely thankful. Plus I feel like the built-in functions make it much easier for self-taught learners like me to study with the app than with a hard copy. Keep up the good work guys.

Books 1-3 and 2-3 are well-tailored for adults learning Mandarin as a second or foreign language. The contents offer essential vocabulary for practical situations, and the grammar sections provide good practice for reinforcing words and syntax learned. The extra "Bits of Chinese" section offers good insights into the culture and beliefs of Taiwanese people in general. Book3-1 has an error in segment 2 of the Grammar section on Pairs. Nothing appears on screen for any matching to be done!

Purchases are platform-dependent. If you use or switch to an iOS device you would have to buy your lessons twice. This is unacceptable in 2020. We should have account and purchases should be attached to the account, not the device. The lesson context is great but there's no good entry point for beginners. I'm at a more intermediate level so it's ok for me, but beginners beware. The UI is a little weird. This and the iOS version both stray from their respective design guidelines.

What's new

1. Add a privacy policy link in the ‘About’ section.
2. Update: Build the app using Android 14 (API 34) SDK to comply with Play Store policies.
3. Update: Use Billing Library version 7.0.0 for in-app purchases to comply with Play Store policies.