How to chose a best way to learn Chinese? Nowadays, in China, when we talke about how to learn English, we surely can find so many methods with different theories. I think that's wonderful because so many people are in this Learning English area, then learners could find a suitable and enjoyable way to learn. And discussions can make this industry more healthy and advanced. But when we talk about how to learn Chinese? Which is the best way for a foreigner to get Chinese fluency? We cannot hear different voices as much as in English-Learning area. I'm not an expert. I just have thought thousands of time about how to teach foreign friends in a better way to let them understand that Chinese is actually not that hard. •Chinese grammar is easy and straightforward. The word order for simple sentences is exactly as same as English sentences. •Chinese people don't conjugate verbs. is/am/are/was in Chinese is 是 •no gender in Chinese •Chinese words are logical. I believe your Chinese learning process can be easy and fun for you only if u find a great way, a suitable way, a personalized way. According to books in Chinese learning area. I believe you guys have heard 发展汉语，新实用汉语，体验汉语，成功之路，环球汉语, and so on. Different materials may lead a totally different path when you use it to learn Chinese. There are four main different teaching styles in Chinese-teaching area. •decades-old method We can tell it's traditional just like how Chinese students learn English when we're at school. You my have so many grammar or confusing or non- related lessons, and after so long time of suffering, you may find I still cannot use it in a natural way. • institution method They may care about what u want at the beginning. And maybe focus on speaking. But if there are so many students learn language together, they cannot make a personalized plan for each one since institution always want more and more students to learn there. •the hardest method Yale, Harvard, Princeton have found the method before, it asks people cannot say one sentence without Chinese in two or three months. It needs high level teachers and this method is hard to conduct. But it works. • the MOST effective way--tasks in environment The reason we cannot learn a language by traditional way is teachers speaks much more about textbooks and students accept in a passive position. But in this method, we are not still learning Chinese but acquiring Chinese. I sincerely hope everyone could find a suitable way. Have a nice day!